By Russell Freedman, Reviewed by Akeyla Todd
Published November 15, 2016
The Voice That Challenged a Nation, by Russell Freedman; Clarion Books: New York, 2oo4; $18 Marian Anderson was a great opera singer during the 1930s and 1940s. She was also an African- American. Marian was...
By Christy Joy Frost, Illustrated by Vivien Rubin
Published November 15, 2016
Kayla dropped the laundry basket down by the washing machine. This was the last load to bring down. She was hot from running up and down the stairs all morning. She rolled up her sleeves...
By Natalia M. Thompson, Illustrated by Jessica Brodsky
Published November 15, 2016
Today is gray. A sluggish gray, tantalizing us with memories of the sunny days we could see Popocateptl. The day has been immersed with haze, clouds clotting the sky. It's on days like this that...
By Parth Ravel, Illustrated by Alex Hamilton
Published November 15, 2016
Have you found a landing site yet, Mallory?" roared General Landings, gray hairs bristling. In the close confines of the ship's cockpit, the sound nearly blew my eardrums out. I gritted my teeth and said,...
By Karin Denton, Illustrated by Tara Hutchinson
Published November 15, 2016
Tick-tick. Tick-tick. The turn signal silenced as Dad rounded the last curb. After a long car ride, Orchard Drive was finally in view. My soon-to-be new house loomed in the distance. It was a sort...
By Harry Mazer, Reviewed by Dylan Sun
Published November 15, 2016
A Boy No More, by Harry Mazer; Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing: New York, zoo4; $15.95 Harry Mazer's book, A Boy No More, is set during World War II. On December 7, 1941, Adam Pelko,...
By Katherine Roth, Illustrated by Emma Glennon
Published November 15, 2016
The movie droned on: " . . . though today some of the canyons hold man-made lakes. This played an important role in the discovery of . . . " I slumped down in my...
By Ben Mast, Illustrated by Thea Green
Published November 14, 2016
The hole, setting there in the middle of the clearing, was by no means small, but the little, wide-eyed girl of thirteen years was still amazed that something as big as a dragon could've fit...
By Colin Johnson
Published November 14, 2016
I smell butter cookies, hot chocolate and the stickiness of sleep As we gallop up the stairs to the family room My brother jumping up and down beside me Like a monkey in his tree-green...
By Annakai Hayakawa Geshlider, Illustrated by Marci Lessman
Published November 14, 2016
A mysterious quietness filled the misty morning air as Sadie stepped into her slippers and tiptoed out to the garden. The cold morning air slipped beneath her flannel nightgown and made her shiver. Here in...
