Tag Archives: Scholastic Focus

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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The Beekeepers: How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees by Dana L. Church

Posted on June 6, 2021 by kyurenka

The Beekeepers: How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees by Dana L. Church, Published by Scholastic Focus, 9781338565546, 2020 Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about the book? Looking … Continue reading →

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We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance – written by Deborah Hopkinson

Posted on April 4, 2021 by kyurenka

 We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance – written by Deborah Hopkinson, Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 9781338255775, 2021 Format: ARC (Hardcover available) Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5  What … Continue reading →

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Separate No More: The Long Road to Brown v. Board of Education by Lawrence Goldstone

Posted on March 2, 2021 by kyurenka

   Separate No More: The Long Road to Brown v. Board of Education by Lawrence Goldstone, Scholastic Focus, 9781338592832, 2021 Format: ARC Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book? Lawrence … Continue reading →

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Sisters of the War: Two Remarkable True Stories of Survival and Hope in Syria by Rania Abouzeid

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Stephanie Tournas

Sisters of the War: Two Remarkable True Stories of Survival and Hope in Syria by Rania Abouzeid. Scholastic Focus, 2020. 9781338551129 Format: ARC (9/20 pub date) Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like … Continue reading →

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Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights – Lawrence Goldstone

Posted on July 10, 2020 by kyurenka

Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights – Lawrence Goldstone, Scholastic Focus, 9781338323481, 2020 Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book?: As you read through the … Continue reading →

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Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl’s Brave Fight to Walk – by Meredith Davis and Rebeka Uwitonze

Posted on August 11, 2019 by kyurenka

 Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl’s Brave Fight to Walk – by Meredith Davis and Rebeka Uwitonze, Scholastic Focus, 9781338356373, 2019 Format: Paperback Advance Reader’s Edition Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Biography … Continue reading →

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Girl Under a Red Moon: Growing Up During China’s Cultural Revolution -Da Chen

Posted on July 25, 2019 by kyurenka

 Girl Under a Red Moon: Growing Up During China’s Cultural Revolution -Da Chen, Scholastic Focus, (9781338263886), 2019 Format: Uncorrected Proof Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Biography/Memoir What did you like about the book? This is a … Continue reading →

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