Category Archives: Journalism

The Supernatural Files of CJ Delaney by Carol Williams

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Stephanie Tournas

The Supernatural Files of CJ Delaney by Carol Williams. Holiday House, 2024. 9780823454129 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Spooky/supernatural What did you like about the book? CJ is thrilled to intern at her grandmother’s … Continue reading →

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Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist

Posted on December 24, 2023 by susanh579

Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist. Crown Books for Young Readers, 2023. 9780593429174 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Twelve-year-old Zoe Sparks … Continue reading →

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Frankie and Friends: Breaking News by Christine Platt, illustrated by Alea Marley

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

Frankie and Friends: Breaking News by Christine Platt, illustrated by Alea Marley. Walker Books, 2023. 9781536222098 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Frankie very … Continue reading →

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Top Story (Front Desk, #5) by Kelly Yang

Posted on August 20, 2023 by susanh579

Top Story (Front Desk, #5) by Kelly Yang. Scholastic Press, 2023. 9781338858396 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: ARC (publication date 9/5/23) Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  Mia Tang … Continue reading →

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Nellie vs. Elizabeth by Kate Hannigan, illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon

Posted on August 6, 2022 by susanh579

Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists’ Breakneck Race Around the World by Kate Hannigan, illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon. Calkins Creek, 2022. 9781684373772 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover What did you like about … Continue reading →

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What the Fact? by Dr. Seema Yasmin

Posted on July 30, 2022 by susanh579

What the Fact? by Dr. Seema Yasmin. Simon & Schuster, 2022. 9781665900034 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 5 Format: Paperback ARC (publication date 9/20/22) What did you like about the book? Dr. Seema Yasmin has worked … 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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She Persisted: Nellie Bly by Michelle Knudsen & She Persisted: Florence Griffith Joyner by Rita Williams-Garcia

Posted on August 16, 2021 by susanh579

She Persisted: Nellie Bly by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Gillian Flint. Philomel, 2021. 9780593115756 She Persisted: Florence Griffith Joyner by Rita Williams-Garcia, illustrated by Gillian Flint. Philomel, 2021. 9780593115961 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: … Continue reading →

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Who Was Nellie Bly? – by Margaret Gurevich, illustrated by Laurie A. Conley

Posted on December 11, 2020 by kyurenka

    Who Was Nellie Bly? – by Margaret Gurevich, illustrated by Laurie A. Conley. Penguin Workshop, 2020. 9781524787547  Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: biography  What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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