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I Don’t Want to Read This Book by Max Greenfield, illustrated by Mike Lowery

I Don’t Want to Read This Book by Max Greenfield, illustrated by Mike Lowery.  G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Penguin Random House, 2021. 9780593326060 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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Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd,  illustrated by Christian Robinson

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd,  illustrated by Christian Robinson. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2021. 9781524737283 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Biography What did you like … Continue reading

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Clarice the Brave by Lisa McMann, illustrated by Antonio Caparo

Clarice the Brave by Lisa McMann, illustrated by Antonio Caparo, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2021. 9780593323373 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Animal Fantasy What did you like about the book? Clarice … Continue reading

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Calvin by JR and Vanessa Ford, illustrated by Kayla Harren

Calvin by JR and Vanessa Ford, illustrated by Kayla Harren. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2021. 9780593108673 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic fiction/picture book What did you like about the book? “For as … Continue reading

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Gladys the Magic Chicken by Adam Rubin and Adam Rex

           Gladys the Magic Chicken by Adam Rubin and Adam Rex, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2021. 9780593325605 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture books What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn

Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2021. 9780525515609 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Amandla lives in Sugar Town, a township … Continue reading

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Paper Heart by Cat Patrick

Paper Heart by Cat Patrick. G.P. Putnam’s Sons for Young Readers, 2021. 9781984815347 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover  Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Tess is spending the summer … Continue reading

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Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee

Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee. G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, 2021. 9781524740986 Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format:  Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book?    Valora Luck … Continue reading

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Perfectly Parvin by Olivia Abtahi

Perfectly Parvin by Olivia Abtahi. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2021. 9780593109427 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  Parvin (pronounced PAR-veen) gets dumped on the … Continue reading

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The Taking of Jake Livingston, by Ryan Douglass

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2021. 9781984812537 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover Genre: Horror What did you like about the book?  Jake can see dead people. … Continue reading

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