Category Archives: *Starred Review

Back to the Bright Before by Katherin Nolte

Back to the Bright Before by Katherin Nolte. Random House, 2023. 9780593565100  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Mystery/Adventure. What did you like about the book? Perpetua’s once sunny world is now … Continue reading

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Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us by Berna Anat

Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us by Berna Anat. Quill Tree Books, 2023. 9780063067370 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? Anat … Continue reading

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10 Things I Love About School by Samantha Sweeney, illustrated by John Joseph

10 Things I Love About School by Samantha Sweeney, illustrated by John Joseph. Tiger Tales, 2023. 9781680102932  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Filled … Continue reading

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Dear Street by Lindsay Zier-Vogel, illustrated by Caroline Bonne-Muller

Dear Street by Lindsay Zier-Vogel, illustrated by Caroline Bonne-Muller. Kids Can Press, 2023. 9781525303104  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Alice loves her street, … Continue reading

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Can You Dance Like a Peacock? by Rekha S. Rajan, illustrated by Hannah Abbo

Can You Dance Like a Peacock? by Rekha S. Rajan, illustrated by Hannah Abbo. Sourcebooks, 2023. 9781728264233  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: ARC (publication date 9/5/23) What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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For Lamb by Lesa Cline-Ransome

For Lamb by Lesa Cline-Ransome. Holiday House, 2023. 9780823450152 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback ARC Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book?  This story takes place in Jackson, Mississippi in … Continue reading

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Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World by Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD, illustrated by Rob Wilson

Unseen Jungle: The Microbes That Secretly Control Our World by Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD, illustrated by Rob Wilson. Mit Kids Press, 2023. 9781536226461 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like about … Continue reading

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To the Other Side by Erika Meza

To the Other Side by Erika Meza. Katherine Tegen Books, 2023. 9780063073166 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? The dangerous journey of leaving … Continue reading

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