By Edith M. Hemingway, Reviewed by Adair Brooks
Published January 23, 2016
Road to Tater Hill, by Edith M. Hemingway; Delacorte Books for Young Readers: New York, 2009; $16.99 It was a delightful coincidence to find a book in the library that was set where I live!...
By Julie Kraut, Reviewed by Leah Wolfe
Published January 22, 2016
Slept Away, by Julie Kraut; Delacorte Books for Young Readers: New York, 2009; $8.99. When I first picked up Slept Away at the bookstore, I expected it to be a fun, entertaining story, and it’s...
By Siobhan Dowd, Reviewed by Rebecca Bihn-Wallace
Published January 22, 2016
The London Eye Mystery, by Siobhan Dowd; David Fickling Books: New York, 2008; $15.99 The London Eye Mystery is perfect for any reader who is looking for a spectacular book with an even balance of...
By Margaret McMullan, Reviewed by Mara Cobb
Published January 22, 2016
Sources of Light, by Margaret McMullan; Houghton Mifflin Books for Children: New York, 2010; $16 Have you ever felt a little out of place in the world? Maybe you have felt like you didn’t belong,...
By Karl Wolf-Morgenländer, Reviewed by John Delbert Floyd II
Published January 22, 2016
Ragtag, by Karl Wolf-Morgenländer; Clarion Books: New York, 2009; $16 There has been and still are wars between animals of different species. Have you ever heard of a war fought between city birds and birds...
By Jason Cockcroft, Reviewed by Hayden Rasberry
Published January 22, 2016
Counter Clockwise, by Jason Cockcroft; Katherine Tegen Books: New York, 2009; $15.99 Have you ever read a book that has changed the way you look at your life? A book that opens your eyes? Counter...
By Ann Rinaldi, Reviewed by Grace Russell
Published January 21, 2016
My Vicksburg, by Ann Rinaldi; Harcourt Children’s Books: New York, 2009; $16 Fourteen-year-old Claire Louise Corbet has always lived a life of medicine because her brother and papa are both doctors. Now more than ever...
By Laura Resau, Reviewed by Jamila dePeiza-Kern
Published January 21, 2016
Star in the Forest, by Laura Resau; Delacourte Books for Young Readers: New York, 2010; $14.99 Deported. On her eleventh birthday Zitlally Mora’s father was arrested for speeding. Now he is going to be sent...
By Leslie Connor, Reviewed by Juan Martin Velez
Published January 21, 2016
Crunch, by Leslie Connor; HarperCollins: New York, 2010; $16.99 A young boy named Dewey Mariss is running his dad’s bike shop during his parents’ anniversary trip. Unfortunately, the trip is right in the middle of...
By Jennifer Cervantes, Reviewed by Emily A. Davis
Published January 21, 2016
Tortilla Sun, by Jennifer Cervantes; Chronicle Books: San Francisco, 2010; $16.99 The thing that first hooked me onto Tortilla Sun was the word “magic.” In the first few sentences of Chapter One, Izzy Roybal is...
