Category Archives: School shootings

AfterMath by Emily Barth Isler

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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We Can Be Heroes – Kyrie McCauley

We Can Be Heroes – Kyrie McCauley, Katherine Tegen Books/ Harper Collins, 2021. 9780062885050 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Cassie, Vivian … Continue reading

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Thoughts & Prayers – Bryan Bliss

  Thoughts & Prayers – Bryan Bliss, Greenwillow Books (an imprint of HarperCollins), (9780062962249), 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? During a … Continue reading

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Kids on the March: 15 Stories of SPEAKING OUT, PROTESTING, and FIGHTING for JUSTICE – Michael G. Long

    Kids on the March: 15 Stories of  SPEAKING OUT, PROTESTING, and FIGHTING for JUSTICE – Michael G. Long, Algonquin Young Readers, 9781643751009, 2021 Format: Softcover  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 5  What did you … Continue reading

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The Lucky Ones – Liz Lawson

  The Lucky Ones – Liz Lawson, Delacorte Press, (9780593118498), 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5  Genre: Realistic contemporary fiction  What did you like about the book? May survived a school shooting … Continue reading

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