The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill

By Megan Frazer Blakemore, Reviewed by Adelle C. Macdowell

Published November 21, 2015

The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill, by Megan Frazer Blakemore; Bloomsbury Children’s Books: New York, 2015; $7.99 In 1953 Hazel...
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Wake Up Missing

By Kate Messner, Reviewed by Abraham Lawrence

Published November 19, 2015

Wake Up Missing, by Kate Messner; Walker Children’s Books: New York, 2014; $7.99 "The most terrifying thing about hitting your...
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18 Things

By Jamie Ayres, Reviewed by Kaylee Ayres

Published August 23, 2015

18 Things, by Jamie Ayres; Curiosity Quills Press: Reston, Virginia, 2012; $14.99 Jamie Ayres has written an inspiring story about...
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Counting by 7s

By Holly Goldberg Sloan, Reviewed by Isabel Folger

Published August 22, 2015

Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan; Dial Books for Young Readers: New York, 2013; $16.99 Twelve-year-old Willow Chance, who...
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Kira-Kira

By Cynthia Kadohata, Reviewed by Abhirupa Dasgupta

Published August 19, 2015

Kira-Kira, by Cynthia Kadohata; Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing: New York, 2006; $6.99 Once in a blue moon, you come...
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Willow

By Tonya Cherie Hegamin, Reviewed by Jessica McGaughey

Published August 17, 2015

Willow, by Tonya Cherie Hegamin; Candlewick Press: Somerville, Massachusetts, 2014; $16.99 The first thing I noticed about this book was...
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion

By Russell Freedman, Reviewed by Ben Dauphinais

Published August 17, 2015

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion, by Russell Freedman; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers: Boston, 2014;...
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The Running Dream

By Wendelin Van Draanen, Reviewed by Lauren Vanden Bosch

Published July 29, 2015

The Running Dream, by Wendelin Van Draanen; Knopf Books for Young Readers: New York, 2011; $16.99 Have you ever seen...
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