Category Archives: Grief

Four for the Road by K. J. Reilly

Posted on September 22, 2022 by kyurenka

            Four for the Road by K. J. Reilly, Atheneum, 2022. 9781665902281 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5++ Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book? Asher Hunting’s mother was killed … Continue reading →

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Gracie Brings Back Bubbe’s Smile by Jane Sutton, illustrated by Debbie Rahmalia

Posted on July 29, 2022 by susanh579

Gracie Brings Back Bubbe’s Smile by Jane Sutton, illustrated by Debbie Rahmalia. Albert Whitman & Company, 2022.  9780807510230 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review):  4 Format: Uncorrected proof (publication date 9/1/22) picture book What did you … Continue reading →

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Message Not Found by Dante Medema

Posted on July 1, 2022 by susanh579

Message Not Found by Dante Medema. Quill Tree Books, Harper Collins, 2022. 9780062954435 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery What did you like about the book? Bailey … Continue reading →

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Gideon Green in Black and White

Posted on June 15, 2022 by susanh579

Gideon Green in Black and White by Katie Henry. Katherine Tegen, 2022. 9780062955739 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery/realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  We first meet Gideon … Continue reading →

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Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire, illustrated by David Litchfield

Posted on June 7, 2022 by susanh579

Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire, illustrated by David Litchfield. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536211009 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Animal fantasy What did you like about the book? The young rabbit Cressida … Continue reading →

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Good-bye, Bear by Jane Chapman

Posted on April 1, 2022 by kyurenka

            Good-bye, Bear by Jane Chapman, tiger tales, 2022. 9781680102475 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Absolutely beautiful, full-page illustrations relate the story of … Continue reading →

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Rest Easy by Warona Jolomba

Posted on February 26, 2022 by susanh579

Rest Easy by Warona Jolomba. Wattpad Books, 2021. 9781989365953 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Paperback Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? The story offers representation of several marginalized populations. … Continue reading →

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Pax Journey Home by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Jon Klassen

Posted on January 2, 2022 by susanh579

Pax Journey Home by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Jon Klassen. Balzer + Bray, 2021. 9780062930347  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic What did you like about the book? This tale begins … Continue reading →

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AfterMath by Emily Barth Isler

Posted on November 29, 2021 by susanh579

AfterMath by Emily Barth Isler. Carolrhoda Books, 2021. 9781541599116 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Lucy and her parents have moved to a new … Continue reading →

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