Category Archives: Magical Realism

Best Wishes by Sarah Mlynowski

Posted on September 3, 2022 by susanh579

Best Wishes by Sarah Mlynowski. Scholastic Press, 2022. 9781338628258 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: ARC (publication date 9/6/22) Genre: Magical realism What did you like about the book? Fifth grader Becca has been … Continue reading →

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Before Takeoff by Adi Alsaid

Posted on August 8, 2022 by susanh579

Before Takeoff  by Adi Alsaid. Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. 9780593375761 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Horror/dystopian/magical realism What did you like about the book?  Defying any attempt to slap a genre … Continue reading →

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Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd

Posted on July 13, 2022 by susanh579

Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd. Scholastic Press, 2022. 9781338654585 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: ARC (publication date 8/2/22) Genre: Magical realism What did you like about the book?  Olive Martin has been homeschooled her … Continue reading →

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This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke

Posted on June 5, 2022 by susanh579

This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke. Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. 9780593381243 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction, magical realism What did you like about the book?  Set during the first … Continue reading →

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Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin

Posted on March 10, 2022 by susanh579

Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin. Sourcebooks, 2022. 9781728229454 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 4 Format: Paperback, advanced reader copy Genre:  Young adult fantasy (magical realism) What did you like about the book? (Synopsis) In … Continue reading →

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Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

Posted on March 3, 2022 by susanh579

Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi. Alred A. Knopf, 2022. 9780593309032 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Magical realism What did you like about the book?  Bitter lives at Eucalyptus, an art school presided … Continue reading →

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Tamarind and the Star of Ishtar by Jasbinder Bilan

Posted on February 10, 2022 by susanh579

Tamarind and the Star of Ishtar by Jasbinder Bilan. Chicken House, Scholastic, 2022. 9781338769432 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: ARC (publication April, 2022) Genre: Magical realism What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Grandmother’s Pigeon by Louise Erdrich, illustrations by Jim LaMarche

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Grandmother’s Pigeon by Louise Erdrich, illustrations by Jim LaMarche. University of Minnesota Press, c1996, 2021. 9781517911478 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Magic realism/picture book What did you like about the book? A … Continue reading →

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That Thing about Bollywood – Supriya Kelkar

Posted on July 8, 2021 by kyurenka

That Thing about Bollywood – Supriya Kelkar; Simon Kids; 9781534466739, 2021 Format: hardcover Rating 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 4  Genre: fantasy or magical realism  What did you like about the book? Sonali is an Indian American … Continue reading →

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Home is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Home is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo. Make Me a World, (9780593177051), 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: novel in verse; science fiction or magical realism What did you like … Continue reading →

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