Category Archives: *Starred Review

Snail Trail by Ziggy Hanaor, illustrated by Christos Kourtoglou

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

Snail Trail by Ziggy Hanaor, illustrated by Christos Kourtoglou. Cicada Books, 2023. 9781800660311 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Not all who wander are lost, … Continue reading →

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Race Against Death: The Greatest POW Rescue of World War II by Deborah Hopkinson

Posted on February 5, 2023 by kyurenka

Race Against Death: The Greatest POW Rescue of World War II by Deborah Hopkinson. Scholastic Focus, 2023. 9781338746167 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback ARC, published April 2023 What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Epic Animal Journeys: Navigation & Migration by Air, Land and Sea by Ed J Brown and Ziggy Hanaor

Posted on February 3, 2023 by kyurenka

Epic Animal Journeys: Navigation & Migration by Air, Land and Sea by Ed J Brown and Ziggy Hanaor. Cicada Books, c2022, 2023. 9781800660298 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like … Continue reading →

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Missing Dead Girls by Sara Walters

Posted on February 3, 2023 by susanh579

Missing Dead Girls by Sara Walters. SourceBooks Fire, 2023. 9781728234137 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback Genre:  Thriller What did you like about the book? Sara Walters is a young writer but it … Continue reading →

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Kind Crocodile by Leo Timmers

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

Kind Crocodile by Leo Timmers. Translated by Bill Nagelkerke. Gecko Press, 2023. 9781776574704 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Board Book What did you like about the book? Kind crocodile finds himself in the rescue … Continue reading →

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City of the Dead (City Spies 4) by James Ponti

Posted on February 3, 2023 by susanh579

City Spies: City of the Dead by James Ponti. Aladdin, 2023. 9781665911573  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Action/Adventure What did you like about the book? City Spies are at it again … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: a true story retold for young readers by Jeremy Dronfield

Posted on February 1, 2023 by kyurenka

            The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: a true story retold for young readers by Jeremy Dronfield. Quill Tree Books, 2023.  9780063236172 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you … Continue reading →

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The Moon Tonight: Our Moon’s Journey Around Earth by Jung Chang-hoon, illustrated by Jang Ho

Posted on January 31, 2023 by kyurenka

The Moon Tonight: Our Moon’s Journey Around Earth by Jung Chang-hoon, illustrated by Jang Ho, translated by Paige Morris. Blue Dot Kids, 2023. 9781737603252 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you … Continue reading →

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Wildoak by C. C. Harrington

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Stephanie Tournas

Wildoak by C. C. Harrington, drawings by Diana Sudyka. Scholastic Press, 2022. 9781338803860 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Maggie is so afflicted by … Continue reading →

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The Bear and the Wildcat by Kazumi Yumoto, illustrated by Komako Sakai

Posted on January 29, 2023 by kyurenka

The Bear and the Wildcat by Kazumi Yumoto, illustrated by Komako Sakai. Gecko Press, c2008, 2011, 2023 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Bear … Continue reading →

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