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Review: Spy Ring by Sarah Beth DurstRachel and Joon are best friends out to solve a mystery: Did Anna Smith Strong, a purported spy during the Revolutionary War, leave...
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Review: The Good Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise by Robert NorrisWhile Robert Norris was growing up, his mother, Kay, set an example for him as an independent thinker. At a time when divorce was...
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Review: The Wildcat Behind Glass by Alki ZeiFascism was gaining ground in Greece in the 1930s, but young Melia and her sister Myrto are more concerned about visiting their summer...
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Review: The Wonderful Wisdom of Ants by Philip BuntingDid you know that if all the ants in the world were put on a scale they roughly would equal the weight of all the humans? Or that...
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Review: Sunny Parker Is Here To Stay by Margaret FinneganSunny Parker does her best to live up to her name, bringing the sunshine into the lives of her dad and her best friends. But she...
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Robert Norris On How His Mother Influenced His Love of StoriesToday I’m featuring a guest post by Robert Norris, author of a memoir that is also a tribute to his mother called, The Good Lord Willing...
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Review: Lola Meets the Bees by Anna McQuinnLola Meets the Bees by Anna McQuinn is a cute picture book that teaches little ones about honeybees. It starts when Lola visits her...
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Ruth Behar on Writing About Mothers and DaughtersToday I’m featuring a guest post by author Ruth Behar, whose books feature complicated mother-daughter relationships. Read on at the end of...
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Review: Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep At Night?Curious children want to know: What happens to things that live in the ocean when its time to sleep? A picture book by Steven J....
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Review: You Are a Little Seed by Sook-Hee ChoiIf you’re looking for a sweet picture book with tender drawings that capture the joy of life beginning, look no further than...
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Review: All About Color by Elizabeth Rusch & Elizabeth GossAll About Color , a picture book by Elizabeth Rusch and Elizabeth Goss, opens with a surprise fact: Color doesn’t exist. We...
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Review: The Fall of the House of Tatterly by Shanna MilesTheo Tatterly has a special gift. He can see ghosts and help them peacefully transition to the next world. He comes from a long line of...
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Review: Yumbo Gumbo by Keila V. DawsonAnnabelle is excited to go to her grandparents’ house and learn to cook gumbo, one of her favorite things to eat. But when they...
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Review: The Princess Protection Program by Alex LondonWhen Rosamund is woken with a kiss after being asleep for 100 years, her first instinct is to flee. With her prince in pursuit she...
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Our Story Book Review: Fatima Al-FihriOur Story books seek to shine a light on historical figures who accomplished great things. Fatima Al-Fihri is one of those. In 859 CE...
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Review: My University of the World by Neill McKeeToday I’m taking part in a blog tour through Wow! Women on Writing for Neill McKee’s book, My University of the World: Adventures of...
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Review: I’m Trying to Love Germs by Bethany BartonGerms are everywhere. And when most of us think of them, we think of bad germs. Like the ones that cause us to feel nauseated, or have...
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Review: The Zoo-Choo Train by K.B. OttoThe Zoo-Choo train is bringing sleepy animals back to their homes after a long day at play. There’s a lion and giraffes, hippos and zebras....
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Review: Meet Claude MonetBooks that highlight famous people of the past are great for introducing children to all kinds of concepts. Meet Claude Monet , part...
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Review: Too Many Interesting Things Are Happening to Ethan FairmontWhen we last saw young inventor Ethan Fairmont and his friends, they were finishing up a summer of adventure and surprises. They had...
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Review: Woke Up Like This by Amy LeaIt’s the end of her senior year and all that stands in the way of Char meeting all the goals on her checklist is her nemesis,...
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Review—Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston WeatherfordIn her book Kin: Rooted in Hope , award-winning children’s author and poet Carole Boston Weatherford takes a family roots...
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Author Carole Boston Weatherford on Kin: Rooted in HopeAward-winning children’s author Carole Boston Weatherford and her illustrator son Jeffrey, worked together to create Kin:...
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Review: The A&A Detective Agency: The Fairfleet Affair by K. H. SaxtonYoung readers who love mysteries similar to The Westing Game , will love K. H. Saxton’s The A & A Detective Agency: The...
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Review: Graveyard Girls Scream for the Camera by Lisi Harrison & Daniel KrausWhen we last saw the Graveyard Girls, Whisper, Sophie, Gemma, and their friend Zuzu, they had just found out that someone stole Silas...
