Category Archives: Siblings

This Place is Still Beautiful by XiXi Tian

Posted on June 28, 2022 by susanh579

This Place is Still Beautiful by XiXi Tian. Balzer + Bray, 2022. 9780063086029 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  Annalie is the little … Continue reading →

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Swim, Jim! by Kaz Windness

Posted on June 17, 2022 by susanh579

Swim, Jim! by Kaz Windness. Simon & Schuster, 2022. 9781534483439 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  Jim the crocodile and his two sisters hatch … Continue reading →

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The Queen in the Cave by Júlia Sardá

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

The Queen in the Cave by Júlia Sardá. Candlewick Studio, 2022. 9781536220544 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? Franca has a funny feeling one day, … Continue reading →

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How to Welcome a New Baby by Jean Reagan,  illustrated by Lee Wildish

Posted on May 10, 2022 by susanh579

How to Welcome a New Baby by Jean Reagan,  illustrated by Lee Wildish. Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. 9780593430606 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Operation Sisterhood by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

Posted on April 13, 2022 by susanh579

Operation Sisterhood by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. Crown Books for Young Readers, 2022. 9780593379899 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? 11-year-old Bo has always been … Continue reading →

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Whistling for Angela by Robin Heald, illustrated by Peggy Collins

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

 Whistling for Angela by Robin Heald, illustrated by Peggy Collins. Pajama Press, 2022. 9781772782455 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic picture book What did you like about the book? Daniel and his … Continue reading →

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The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman. Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2022. 9780358468332 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? (Synopsis) Siblings in the royal … Continue reading →

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Free Kid To Good Home by Hiroshi Ito

Posted on February 26, 2022 by susanh579

Free Kid To Good Home by Hiroshi Ito, translated by Cathy Hirano. Gecko Press, c1991, 2022. 9781776574421 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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The Do-Over by Jennifer Torres

Posted on February 5, 2022 by susanh579

The Do-Over by Jennifer Torres. Scholastic, 2022. 9781338754193 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback ARC Genre: Realistic What did you like about the book?   Raquel and Lucinda are twins who have been drifting … Continue reading →

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Motor Mouse & Valentino by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Arthur Howard

Posted on January 15, 2022 by susanh579

Motor Mouse & Valentino by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Arthur Howard. Beach Lane Books, 2021. 9781534492950 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover  Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book?  Three … Continue reading →

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