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Bloody Jack

By L. A. Meyer, Reviewed by Julia Kete

Published December 2, 2016

The Moment of Decision

By Kevin Zhou, Illustrated by Elizabeth Wright

Published December 2, 2016

Small Lives

By Travis Royce, Illustrated hy Anthony Pape-Calabrese

Published December 2, 2016

I gaze from the gray wooden bench in my neighbor's backyard as the water from the hose quietly flows out onto the budding tomato plants. I watch the plants and rest easy, knowing the hose...

A Window by the Sea

By Alison Citron, Illustrated by Dara Green

Published December 2, 2016

Eve set her bags down with a sigh, and looked around. The room's white walls stood out in stark contrast to the wood floors, the bed, with its antique-looking iron headboard and footboard and the...

Music from the Heart

By Kyle Eichner, Illustrated by Jessie Hennen

Published December 1, 2016

A Lasso for Adagio

By Julian March, Illustrated hy Noel Lunceford

Published November 30, 2016

I look back on that night and wonder why I was so scared. Was it the noises—or the fact I was alone, surrounded by water, with nothing overhead but the glittering stars and the Cheshire...

Girl of Kosovo

By Alice Mead, Reviewed by Eesha Dave

Published November 30, 2016

Girl of Kosovo by Alice Mead; Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York, 2001; $16 When people thought the Holocaust was over, it wasn't. For the Jews it may have been over in the 1940s, but...

Finders, Keepers

By Holly Wist, Illustrated by the author

Published November 30, 2016

I found the box today. It was on the dust-covered shelf in the new room. While I was searching for one of my many misplaced books, I picked up this plain-looking plastic box to set...

Forgotten Words

By Natalia M. Thompson, Illustrated by Natalie Chin

Published November 30, 2016

Bloody Jack

Review Published December 2, 2016 By L. A. Meyer, Reviewed by Julia Kete

Bloody Jack by L. A. Meyer; Harcourt, Inc.: New York, 2002; $17 Sometime in your life you most likely will experience the thrill of getting involved with something and loving it. It brings about new friends, new adventures, and sometimes even new hopes and a better life. Unfortunately, this new experience may not really be what you had overall expected.

The Moment of Decision

Story Published December 2, 2016 By Kevin Zhou, Illustrated by Elizabeth Wright

“Strike three!'' The quarterfinal game was over. Jesús Castillo had tossed his fourth perfect game in a row, earning the Little Leaguers of Miami a bid to the semifinals of the Little League World Series. His face was all over the newspapers. Headlines of Jesús becoming the next Koufax streaked across the tops of the pages.

Small Lives

Story Published December 2, 2016 By Travis Royce, Illustrated hy Anthony Pape-Calabrese

I gaze from the gray wooden bench in my neighbor's backyard as the water from the hose quietly flows out onto the budding tomato plants. I watch the plants and rest easy, knowing the hose is taking care of the plants, and there is nothing more I can do. The roots and soil soak up the water almost as fast as I can make it flow.

A Window by the Sea

Story Published December 2, 2016 By Alison Citron, Illustrated by Dara Green

Eve set her bags down with a sigh, and looked around. The room's white walls stood out in stark contrast to the wood floors, the bed, with its antique-looking iron headboard and footboard and the patchwork quilt, and the bare walnut bookshelf. The only ornament in the room was an old-fashioned fishing net hanging on the wall, with seashells and sea creatures attached to it.

Music from the Heart

Story Published December 1, 2016 By Kyle Eichner, Illustrated by Jessie Hennen

“He's back again?!” exclaimed Kaitlin, dropping her backpack on the floor. "What did the owners complain of this time?" Steve, the thirty-year-old manager of the animal shelter, replied, "Oh, the usual. He barks too much, bites, growls, and they simply can't put up with him." "Poor little Bullet," she sympathized, going over to the sign-in desk. "This is the fifth time he's been here.

A Lasso for Adagio

Story Published November 30, 2016 By Julian March, Illustrated hy Noel Lunceford

I look back on that night and wonder why I was so scared. Was it the noises—or the fact I was alone, surrounded by water, with nothing overhead but the glittering stars and the Cheshire moon? That day began just like any other Thursday. At school I almost fell asleep in math class, and by the time I got home, I was ready to go outside. Unfortunately, my mom made me finish my homework first.

Girl of Kosovo

Review Published November 30, 2016 By Alice Mead, Reviewed by Eesha Dave

Girl of Kosovo by Alice Mead; Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York, 2001; $16 When people thought the Holocaust was over, it wasn't. For the Jews it may have been over in the 1940s, but for the Albanians it wasn't over until 1999. Girl of Kosovo is a marvelous book.

Finders, Keepers

Story Published November 30, 2016 By Holly Wist, Illustrated by the author

I found the box today. It was on the dust-covered shelf in the new room. While I was searching for one of my many misplaced books, I picked up this plain-looking plastic box to set it out of the way. To my astonishment I discovered it was quite heavy. Placing it on my knee, I tugged the lid off and peeked curiously inside. What could it have contained? There they were.

Forgotten Words

Story Published November 30, 2016 By Natalia M. Thompson, Illustrated by Natalie Chin

It was a sultry day in August. Sofia lay on her bed, her eyes closed. She heard Isabela, her sister, playing with her cousins downstairs. Cousin Diego's radio drowned out baby Ana's wailing. Quietly, Sofia tiptoed out of the room. She darted down the stairs, through the kitchen, and out the back door, unnoticed. Out on the lawn, Sofia ran as fast as she could.

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