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Keeping Score

By Linda Sue Park, Reviewed by Eliza Edwards-Levin

Published January 27, 2016

Keeping Score, by Linda Sue Park; Clarion Books: New York, 2008; $16 Before I read Keeping Score, when I thought...
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After the Train

By Gloria Whelan, Reviewed by Siena Teare

Published January 24, 2016

After the Train, by Gloria Whelan; HarperCollins: New York, 2009; $15.99 Picture this: you are thirteen years old and living...
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Forge

By Laurie Halse Anderson, Reviewed by Maya Martin

Published January 15, 2016

Forge, by Laurie Halse Anderson; Atheneum: New York, 2010; $16.99 Picture this: you are ordered to build a shelter in...
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A Long Walk to Water

By Linda Sue Park, Reviewed by Julia Elrod

Published January 14, 2016

A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park; Clarion Books: New York, 2010; $16 Have you ever found yourself...
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Inside Out and Back Again

By Thanhha Lai, Reviewed by Annie Sheehan-Dean

Published January 7, 2016

Inside Out and Back Again, by Thanhha Lai; HarperCollins Children’s Books: New York, 2011; $16.99 Last year, my family and...
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The Silver Donkey

By Sonya Hartnett, Reviewed by Myla Indigaro

Published August 19, 2015

The Silver Donkey, by Sonya Hartnett; Candlewick Press: Somerville, Massachusetts, 2014; $8.99 "As they approached the hollow where the man...
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Keeping Score

Review Published January 27, 2016 By Linda Sue Park, Reviewed by Eliza Edwards-Levin

Keeping Score, by Linda Sue Park; Clarion Books: New York, 2008; $16 Before I read Keeping Score, when I thought of baseball, I thought of boys. I thought the only way people got to know the game of b...
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After the Train

Review Published January 24, 2016 By Gloria Whelan, Reviewed by Siena Teare

After the Train, by Gloria Whelan; HarperCollins: New York, 2009; $15.99 Picture this: you are thirteen years old and living in Rolfen, West Germany, ten years after WWII has ended.
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Forge

Review Published January 15, 2016 By Laurie Halse Anderson, Reviewed by Maya Martin

Forge, by Laurie Halse Anderson; Atheneum: New York, 2010; $16.99 Picture this: you are ordered to build a shelter in the icy, cold snow wearing an old, worn shirt and torn pants.
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A Long Walk to Water

Review Published January 14, 2016 By Linda Sue Park, Reviewed by Julia Elrod

A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park; Clarion Books: New York, 2010; $16 Have you ever found yourself running as fast as you could but not really sure where you were going?
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Inside Out and Back Again

Review Published January 7, 2016 By Thanhha Lai, Reviewed by Annie Sheehan-Dean

Inside Out and Back Again, by Thanhha Lai; HarperCollins Children’s Books: New York, 2011; $16.99 Last year, my family and I moved from Florida to West Virginia and it was a disaster.
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The Silver Donkey

Review Published August 19, 2015 By Sonya Hartnett, Reviewed by Myla Indigaro

The Silver Donkey, by Sonya Hartnett; Candlewick Press: Somerville, Massachusetts, 2014; $8.99 "As they approached the hollow where the man lay, they were aggrieved to spy him sitting up.
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