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...
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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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My Life with the Lincolns

By Gayle Brandeis, Reviewed by Ana Sofía Uzsoy

Published January 9, 2016

My Life with the Lincolns, by Gayle Brandeis; Henry Holt and Company: New York, 2010; $16.99 Wilhelmina Edelman has three...
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The Mighty Miss Malone

By Christopher Paul Curtis, Reviewed by Emma MazeEmma Maze

Published January 4, 2016

The Mighty Miss Malone, by Christopher Paul Curtis; Wendy Lamb Books: New York, 2012; $15.99 Usually I can tell whether...
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Sugar

By Jewell Parker Rhodes, Reviewed by Sonia Patel Banker

Published December 29, 2015

Sugar, by Jewell Parker Rhodes; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: New York, 2013; $16.99 Ten-year-old Sugar lives on the...
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Al Capone Shines My Shoes

By Gennifer Choldenko, Reviewed by Jacob Zacks

Published December 28, 2015

Al Capone Shines My Shoes, by Gennifer Choldenko; Penguin Young Readers Group: New York, 2011; $6.99 Though I am fascinated...
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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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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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