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Darkwood

By M.E. Been, Reviewed by Caroline D. Lu

Published January 20, 2016

The Crimson Cap

By Ellen Howard, Reviewed by Beth Demske

Published January 20, 2016

The Crimson Cap, by Ellen Howard; Holiday House Books for Young People: New York, 2009; $16.95 Growing up is something we all do at one time or another. I just stumbled upon Pierre Talon when...

Do You Hear Me, Mr. Lincoln?

By Judith Caseley, Reviewed by Nayamah Kolliegbo

Published January 20, 2016

After All, You’re Callie Boone

By Winnie Mack, Reviewed by Jamila Kern

Published January 16, 2016

Forge

By Laurie Halse Anderson, Reviewed by Maya Martin

Published January 15, 2016

Finding Danny

By Linzi Glass, Reviewed by Risa Askerooth

Published January 14, 2016

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 running as fast as you could but not really sure where you were going? Maybe...

Dumpling Days

By Grace Lin, Reviewed by Emily Chen

Published January 13, 2016

The Grave Robber’s Secret

By Anna Myers, Reviewed by Loren Townsend

Published January 13, 2016

Dogtag Summer

By Elizabeth Partridge, Reviewed by Jyasi and Tessa Nagel

Published January 13, 2016

Dogtag Summer, by Elizabeth Partridge; Bloomsbury: New York, 2011; $16.99 I’m not adopted, but what if I was? What if one day you wake up and find out that the people who have watched and...

Darkwood

Review Published January 20, 2016 By M.E. Been, Reviewed by Caroline D. Lu

Darkwood, by M.E. Breen; Bloomsbury Children’s Books: New York, 2009; $16.99 “What happened next was so strange that Annie could not be sure afterward what was real and what she had imagined.” This line, from M. E. Breen’s Darkwood, is an accurate summary of Breen’s first novel. The story is a wonderful sort of strange, and captivates the mind like any work of a master fantasy writer.

The Crimson Cap

Review Published January 20, 2016 By Ellen Howard, Reviewed by Beth Demske

The Crimson Cap, by Ellen Howard; Holiday House Books for Young People: New York, 2009; $16.95 Growing up is something we all do at one time or another. I just stumbled upon Pierre Talon when he was in the middle of the process. He looked at me with sad, intense eyes surrounded by tattooed charcoal dots and crowned with a fraying crimson cap.

Do You Hear Me, Mr. Lincoln?

Review Published January 20, 2016 By Judith Caseley, Reviewed by Nayamah Kolliegbo

Do You Hear Me, Mr. Lincoln? by Judith Caseley; Graphia Books: New York, 2009; $6.99 Life has changed for Sierra Goodman after the death of her father. Her grieving mother has gone into a house-cleaning rage, her brother is too young to interpret how she feels and suffers nightmares, and her friends are clueless about how she feels.

After All, You’re Callie Boone

Review Published January 16, 2016 By Winnie Mack, Reviewed by Jamila Kern

After All, You’re Callie Boone, by Winnie Mack; Feiwel and Friends: New York, 2010; $16.99 “Oh fish sticks, tartar, and a side of fries!” Being called a loser by your former best friend, having to live together with stinking ferrets, and doing one extremely public belly flop is definitely not Callie Boone’s idea of a fun summer.

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. You haven’t eaten since yesterday, and even that was just flour and water. Occasionally, you have water flavored with your friend’s old shoe, which you call soup.

Finding Danny

Review Published January 14, 2016 By Linzi Glass, Reviewed by Risa Askerooth

Finding Danny, by Linzi Glass; Walden Pond Press: New York, 2010; $16.99 Twelve-year-old Bree Davies didn’t know what to do in her lonely life before she got Danny, her beloved Border Collie. They were inseparable. She loved Danny more than life itself. Bree had long ago learned to deal with the fact that her mom and dad were lost to their new jobs, or, as Bree refers to it, “The News Monster.

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? Maybe you were trying to clear your thoughts or simply running for pleasure. Maybe, like eleven-year-old Salva Dut, you were trying to get away from something.

Dumpling Days

Review Published January 13, 2016 By Grace Lin, Reviewed by Emily Chen

Dumpling Days, by Grace Lin; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: New York, 2012; $15.99 “You should know Taiwan. It’s…” Dad said, his face dimming as he tried to think of the right word in English. His hand fell as he gave up and said it in Chinese instead. “It’s… Taiwan is… bao dao.

The Grave Robber’s Secret

Review Published January 13, 2016 By Anna Myers, Reviewed by Loren Townsend

The Grave Robber’s Secret, by Anna Myers; Walker & Company: New York, 2011; $16.99 The main character in The Grave Robber’s Secret, Robby, is a twelve-year-old boy who lives in a poor section of Philadelphia at the beginning of the 1800s. Robby’s father thinks he has found a get-rich-quick scheme—grave robbing!

Dogtag Summer

Review Published January 13, 2016 By Elizabeth Partridge, Reviewed by Jyasi and Tessa Nagel

Dogtag Summer, by Elizabeth Partridge; Bloomsbury: New York, 2011; $16.99 I’m not adopted, but what if I was? What if one day you wake up and find out that the people who have watched and cared for you all of your life did not give birth to you? Would it make a difference? Does it even matter who your parents are? What really is a parent?

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