By Ann M. Martin, Reviewed by Hannah Lentz
Published December 12, 2016
Belle Teal by Ann M. Martin; Scholastic Press: New York, 2001; $15.95 Do you ever act differently around African Americans than you do around white people? Belle Teal did not think anyone would ever do...
By Andrew Clements, Reviewed by Jill Giornelli
Published December 11, 2016
The School Story by Andrew Clements; Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers: New York, 2001; $16 Have you ever wondered how children get their books published? I know I have. Well, this whole book...
By Amy Schor Ferris, Reviewed by Martina McLarty
Published December 10, 2016
A Greater Goode by Amy Schor Ferris; Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 2002; $15 Author Amy Schor Ferris's latest story, A Greater Goode, is a touching novel about Addie Goode, a twelve-year-old, and her experience of...
By E. W. Zrudlo, Reviewed by Jessica Sashihara
Published December 10, 2016
Camellia the Bald by E. W. Zrudlo; Coastal Carolina Press: Wilmington, North Carolina, 2001; $9.95 If someone asks Jon o'Gates a question, he usually talks too much and tends to digress, which means he gives...
By Michelle Y. Green, Reviewed by Anastasia Apostoleris
Published December 8, 2016
A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson by Michelle Y. Green; Dial Books for Young Readers: New York, 2002; $15.99 I love baseball, and I have always had a special interest in...
By Karen Hesse, Reviewed by By Alexa Bryn
Published December 5, 2016
Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse; Henry Holt & Company: New York, 1994; $16.95 Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do some people live and others die? Isn't it ironic how a loss...
By Barbara Elleman, Reviewed By Vivienne Clark
Published December 2, 2016
Virginia Lee Burton: A Life in Art by Barbara Elleman; Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 2002; $20 I can still remember when my dad read Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel to me. In fact, my...
By L. A. Meyer, Reviewed by Julia Kete
Published December 2, 2016
Bloody Jack by L. A. Meyer; Harcourt, Inc.: New York, 2002; $17 Sometime in your life you most likely will experience the thrill of getting involved with something and loving it. It brings about new...
By Ana Veciana-Suarez, Reviewed By Joelle Waksman
Published December 2, 2016
Flight to Freedom by Ana Veciana-Suarez; Orchard Books: New York, 2002; $16.95 Flight to Freedom by Ana Veciana-Suarez is amazing right from the start. It is definitely a page-turner and will keep you reading for...
by Tamora Pierce, Reviewed by Hayley Merrill
Published November 30, 2016
Shatterglass by Tamora Pierce; Scholastic Press: New York, 2003; $16.95 Shatterglass, a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, touches ingeniously close to the real world. Pierce is able to weave a tale which, although fiction, is...
