Tag Archives: Margaret Ferguson Books

Looking for True by Tricia Springstubb

Posted on February 25, 2023 by susanh579

Looking for True by Tricia Springstubb. Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House, 2022. 9780823450992 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Jude and Gladys are … Continue reading →

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Santiago!: Santiago Ramon Y Cajal – Artist, Scientist, Troublemaker by Jay Hosler

Posted on December 23, 2022 by kyurenka

            Santiago!: Santiago Ramon Y Cajal – Artist, Scientist, Troublemaker by Jay Hosler. Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House, 2022. 9780823450367  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover graphic biography What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Look and Listen by Dianne White, illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Look and Listen: Who’s in the Garden, Meadow, Brook? by Dianne White, illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford. Margaret Ferguson Books, 2022. 9780823443468 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre:  Nature fiction What did … Continue reading →

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Next Door to Happy by Alison Weiser Strout

Posted on November 4, 2022 by susanh579

Next Door to Happy by Alison Weiser Strout. Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House, 2022. 9780823450862 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  Twelve-year-old Violet … Continue reading →

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Fire on Headless Mountain by Iain Lawrence

Posted on September 28, 2022 by kyurenka

            Fire on Headless Mountain by Iain Lawrence, Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House, 2022. 9780823446544 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover Genre: Thriller/Mystery What did you like about the book?  Eleven-year-old Virgil, his sister … Continue reading →

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Salt Magic by Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock

Posted on December 18, 2021 by kyurenka

            Salt Magic by Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock, Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House, 2021. 9780823446209  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Fantasy/Historical What did you like about the book? It’s … Continue reading →

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Deadman’s Castle – Iain Lawrence

Posted on July 31, 2021 by kyurenka

            Deadman’s Castle – Iain Lawrence, Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House, (9780823446551), 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Mystery What did you like about the book? At the age of five, Igor … Continue reading →

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A Place to Hang the Moon – Kate Albus

Posted on July 19, 2021 by kyurenka

A Place to Hang the Moon – Kate Albus. Margaret Ferguson Books, 2021. 9780823447053 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: historical fiction  What did you like about the book? William (12), Edmund … Continue reading →

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Girls and Boys Come Out To Play – Tracey Campbell Pearson

Posted on May 21, 2021 by kyurenka

Girls and Boys Come Out To Play (Mother Goose) – Tracey Campbell Pearson, Margaret Ferguson Books, (9780823447138), 2021  Format:  Hardcover Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Picture Book What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Kate’s Light: Kate Walker at Robbins Reef Lighthouse by Elizabeth Spires, illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully

Posted on April 21, 2021 by kyurenka

   Kate’s Light: Kate Walker at Robbins Reef Lighthouse by Elizabeth Spires, illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully, Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House, 9780823443482, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Biographical picture book What did … Continue reading →

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