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Cloudette
Tom Lichtenheld is probably one of my favorite picture book authors for an older audience (including adults!). His books have a humor that young children might not understand, but make me chuckle every time I read one of his books. Other books, Lichtenheld has written and/or illustrated include E-Mergency!, Zero the…
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The Killing Woods
During ALA Midwinter, I picked up a number of books that I wouldn’t normally read in the hopes of adding to my reader’s advisory repertoire. This was one of those books – I don’t watch scary movies and don’t like reading scary books, especially right before falling asleep, but after…
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Rosie Revere, Engineer
Another amazing option for this year’s summer reading program – Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts. Rosie like to creates quiet and shy in class, but at night loves to create “gadgets and gizmos.” But when Rosie’s Uncle Zookeeper Fred laughs at one of her inventions, Rosie…
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The Most Magnificent Thing
“The great thing about life – the most magnificent thing about being these sentient human beings – is that we have been given the power of choice.” -Bryant McGill This quote works perfectly with this story that teaches kids that sometimes all you need is a little perspective. The little…
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Better Off Friends
Sometimes all you need is a feel-good book and that’s exactly what I would describe Better Off Friends as – a feel good book (and it’s exactly what I needed this past week). Macallan and Levi have been best friends since the day they met. Now in high school, it’s…
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Almost Super
Almost Super was such a fun read! Marion Jensen did a great job of creating the very realistic Bailey family – with some amazing super powers, that is, except for Rafter and his brother Benny. The Bailey family has been saving the world from the super villains, The Johnsons (you always…
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Grasshopper Jungle
I reviewed an ARC copy of this book and let me tell you, I wanted to put it down for fear of nightmares with 6-foot tall praying mantises, but I couldn’t it was so interesting! Austin, our narrator, and self-proclaimed historian is a confused teenager in love with the girl-next-door…
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The Impossible Knife of Memory
I’ll start by saying I read this book from cover to cover over a 12-hour time span – I couldn’t put it down. I’m familiar with Laurie Halse Anderson, but mostly for her historical fiction works, I’ve never read Speak or Wintergirls, but I think I’m going to have to…
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The Secret Zoo
My sister actually suggested this book to me, I’m not sure how she found it, but she thought it might be something to add to our collection – and it definitely is! The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick is the first in an adventure series that will appeal to both…
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Belle Epoque
Maude Pichon has high hopes when she runs away from her small village for the dazzling lights of Bohemian Paris. But she’s in for a rude awakening when she runs out of money much faster than she anticipated and begins looking for work. She is answers an advertisement in the newspaper…