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Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford

Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2023. 9781665913621 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: ARC (9/23 publication date) Genre: Novel in verse What … Continue reading

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Ramen for Everyone by Patricia Tanumihardja, illustrated by Shiho Pate

Ramen for Everyone by Patricia Tanumihardja, illustrated by Shiho Pate. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2023. 9781665904353 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Seven year … Continue reading

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A Bucket of Questions by Tim Fite

A Bucket of Questions: Almost Answered by Tim Fite. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2023. 9781665918312 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 2 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  In this … Continue reading

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My Nest of Silence written and illustrated by Matt Faulkner

My Nest of Silence written and illustrated by Matt Faulkner. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2022. 9781534477629 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover with some graphic novel additions Genre: Historical fiction What did … Continue reading

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The Talk by Alicia D. Williams, illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu

The Talk by Alicia D. Williams, illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2022. 9781534495296 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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Four for the Road by K. J. Reilly

            Four for the Road by K. J. Reilly, Atheneum, 2022. 9781665902281 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5++ Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book? Asher Hunting’s mother was killed … Continue reading

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Time to Fly by George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman

Time to Fly by George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Simon & Schuster, 2022. 9781534474109 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you … Continue reading

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hello, moon written and illustrated by Evan Turk

hello, moon written and illustrated by Evan Turk, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2022. 9781534400801 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback galley Picture book What did you like about the book? A mother … Continue reading

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All Cats Welcome by Susin Nielsen,  illustrated by Vivian Mineker

All Cats Welcome by Susin Nielsen,  illustrated by Vivian Mineker. Atheneum Books, 2022. 9781534476974 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  Leonard the cat lives … Continue reading

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