Category Archives: *Starred Review

Hooray For Women! – Marcia Williams

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

     Hooray For Women! – Marcia Williams, Candlewick Press, 9781536201116, 2019 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book? This book is simply brimming with all kinds … Continue reading →

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My Grandma and Me – Mina Javaherbin, illustrated by Lindsey Yankey

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      My Grandma and Me – Mina Javaherbin, illustrated by Lindsey Yankey, Candlewick Press, 9780763694944, 2019 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Picture book What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Rise! From Cage Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou – Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Tonya Engel

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 Rise! From Cage Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou – Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Tonya Engel, forward by Colin Johnson, Lee & Low Books Inc., 9781620145876, 2019 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Voyage by Stanislaw Lem, adapted and illustrated by Jon J. Muth

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   The Seventh Voyage by Stanislaw Lem, adapted and illustrated by Jon J. Muth. Translated by Michael Kandel. Graphix, 2019. 9780545004626 Format: ARC Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Science fiction What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Each Tiny Spark – Pablo Cartaya

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

 Each Tiny Spark – Pablo Cartaya, Kokila; (9780451479723), 2019 Format: hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Emilia Torres is Cuban American and has ADHD. Her mind wanders and she relies … Continue reading →

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Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations, by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Keith Mallett

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

  Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations, by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Keith Mallett, Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin Random House, 9780525516095, 2019  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: … Continue reading →

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The Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa’s Last Great Herds by Sy Montgomery, photographs by Roger and Logan Wood

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

  The Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa’s Last Great Herds by Sy Montgomery, photographs by Roger and Logan Wood, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780544761131, 2019  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you … Continue reading →

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