By Paul Fleischman, Reviewed by Meenakshi Dalal
Published January 17, 2017
Mind's Eye by Paul Fleischman; Henry Holt and Company: New York, 1999; $15.95 D0 you know what your mind's eye is? It's your imagination. In this book a sixteen-year-old girl, Courtney, meets an eighty-eight-year-old lady,...
By Julia Echternach, Illustrated by the author
Published January 17, 2017
I'm spinning, spinning, spinning, my eyes closed. My hair brushes against the soft mossy grass and the sounds of traffic are distant, but I'm aware of them. Two arms—are they mine?—are holding onto the tire swing...
By Vera Litvin, Illustrated by Haylee Collins
Published January 17, 2017
Toly hid among the tall grasses of the tropical forest. He could feel the cold sweat trickling down his face. The tiger was standing close now, so close Toly could feel its pulsing breath. The...
By Mark Roberts
Published January 17, 2017
I didn't know That going to my new school Would mean four long nights Away from you. I didn't know I would miss your scratchy face When you kiss me, Wrestling on the bed, Climbing...
By Simon Reis, Illustrated by Lainey Guddat
Published January 17, 2017
It wasn't the best night for the race. Earlier that afternoon, a torrential downpour had drenched the ground. The air was thick and humid and the sky a murky gray soup. Dense fog was beginning...
By Zhang He, Illustrated by Natalie Chin
Published January 16, 2017
It was a freezing cold winter day in China. My family and I were visiting my beloved paternal grandmother who lives in ZhengZhou, a city in China. And this time we were celebrating the Chinese...
By Natalie Lam
Published January 16, 2017
At first misty then drizzling now coming down hard like long, thin fingers reaching down to earth gray against the green of the pine trees combining with the fog that has rolled in from the...
By Rachel Johnson, Illustrated by Jane Westrick
Published January 16, 2017
Our power was gone again. The house was at least sixty years old, I say sesenta, but we moved in a few weeks ago. The rain was slamming into the earth like a fist. Trees...
By Hana Bieliauskas, Illustrated by Christy Callahan
Published January 16, 2017
I had never had anyone my age who lived on my street. All of my friends lived at least ten minutes away. I had always envied those who could call up their friends whenever they...
By Jean Craighead George, Reviewed by Corben Wolford
Published January 16, 2017
Frightful's Mountain by Jean Craighead George; Dutton Children's Books: New York, 1999; $15.99 Jean Craighead George wrote the book Frightful's Mountain. It is about a peregrine falcon named Frightful and a boy named Sam who...
