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The Wicked Ones by Robin Benway
The Wicked Ones (A Dark Ascension Novel) by Robin Benway. Disney Press, 2023. 9781368078627 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? When sisters Drizella and … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Young Adult, Fairytale retelling, Robin Benway
Tagged Disney Press
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Race Against Death: The Greatest POW Rescue of World War II by Deborah Hopkinson
Race Against Death: The Greatest POW Rescue of World War II by Deborah Hopkinson. Scholastic Focus, 2023. 9781338746167 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback ARC, published April 2023 What did you like about … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, Deborah Hopkinson, Japan, Philippines, World War II
Tagged Scholastic Focus
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Epic Animal Journeys: Navigation & Migration by Air, Land and Sea by Ed J Brown and Ziggy Hanaor
Epic Animal Journeys: Navigation & Migration by Air, Land and Sea by Ed J Brown and Ziggy Hanaor. Cicada Books, c2022, 2023. 9781800660298 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, Science, Animals, Insects, Migration, Amphibians, Reptiles, Ed J Brown
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The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: a true story retold for young readers by Jeremy Dronfield
The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: a true story retold for young readers by Jeremy Dronfield. Quill Tree Books, 2023. 9780063236172 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, Holocaust, Jeremy Dronfield, World War II
Tagged Quill Tree Books
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The Moon Tonight: Our Moon’s Journey Around Earth by Jung Chang-hoon, illustrated by Jang Ho
The Moon Tonight: Our Moon’s Journey Around Earth by Jung Chang-hoon, illustrated by Jang Ho, translated by Paige Morris. Blue Dot Kids, 2023. 9781737603252 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, Astronomy, Jang Ho, Jung Chang-hoon, Moon, Science
Tagged Blue Dot Kids
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Cocoa Magic by Sandra Bradley, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Cocoa Magic by Sandra Bradley, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard. Pajama Press, 2022. 9781772782646 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Daniel was only four when … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Gabrielle Grimard, Kindness, Sandra Bradley
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Grandma’s Farm by Michael Garland
Grandma’s Farm by Michael Garland. Astra Young Readers, 2022. 9781635925838 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? When Grandma and Timmy go to visit the … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Farm, Memories, Michael Garland
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The Bear and the Wildcat by Kazumi Yumoto, illustrated by Komako Sakai
The Bear and the Wildcat by Kazumi Yumoto, illustrated by Komako Sakai. Gecko Press, c2008, 2011, 2023 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Bear … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, *Starred Review, Death, Kazumi Yumoto, Komako Sakai
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How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow
How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow. Harper Teen, 2022. 9780063078727 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction/ Romance What did you like about the book? The story begins as … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Young Adult, Jake Maia Arlow, LGBTQIA+, Love, Realistic fiction, Romance
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