Tag Archives: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Is Was – by Deborah Freedman

Posted on July 17, 2021 by kyurenka

Is Was – by Deborah Freedman, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 9781534475106, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book? This is a beautiful … Continue reading →

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Secret, Secret Agent Guy – written by Kira Bigwood, illustrated by Celia Krampien

Posted on July 12, 2021 by kyurenka

Secret, Secret Agent Guy – written by Kira Bigwood, illustrated by Celia Krampien, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 9781534469211, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture book What did you like … Continue reading →

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Old Pearl -Wendy Wahman

Posted on July 10, 2021 by kyurenka

Old Pearl –Wendy Wahman, A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book (Atheneum Books for Young Readers), (9781534462694), 2021 Format:  Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Genre:  Picture Book What did you like about the book?   A young … Continue reading →

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With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero – Margarita Engle

Posted on July 8, 2021 by kyurenka

With a Star in My Hand: Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero – Margarita Engle, Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster, 9781534424944, c2020, 2021 Format:  Paperback Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: Inspirational (although the … Continue reading →

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Across the Pond by Joy McCullough

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Across the Pond by Joy McCullough. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021. 9781534471214 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  When 12-year-old Callie learns … Continue reading →

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This Pretty Planet – Tom Chapin and John Forster, illustrated by Lee White

Posted on June 1, 2021 by kyurenka

This Pretty Planet – Tom Chapin and John Forster, illustrated by Lee White, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, (9781534445321), 2020  Format: Hardcover Picture book Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Keeping the City Going – written and illustrated by Brian Floca

Posted on May 25, 2021 by kyurenka

Keeping the City Going – written and illustrated by Brian Floca, Atheneum (an imprint of Simon & Schuster), 9781534493780, 2021  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book  What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Even the Smallest Will Grow by Lita Judge

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Even the Smallest Will Grow by Lita Judge. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 9781534457256, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Picture Books What did you like about the book? The illustrations … Continue reading →

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Your Heart, My Sky by Margarita Engle

Posted on April 22, 2021 by kyurenka

 Your Heart, My Sky by Margarita Engle, Atheneum (an imprint of Simon & Schuster), 9781534464964, 2021  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction, verse novels What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Almost There and Almost Not – Linda Urban

Posted on April 16, 2021 by kyurenka

  Almost There and Almost Not – Linda Urban. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021. 9781534478800  Format: Advanced Reader’s Copy Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: Realistic fiction/Fantasy  What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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