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Review of the Day: Sugar and Ice by Kate Messner
Sugar and Ice By Kate Messner Walker & Company (a division of Bloomsbury) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8027-2081-8 Ages 9-12 On shelves December 9th They say to write what you know. We’ve all heard that...
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Review of the Day: Crunch by Leslie Connor
Crunch By Leslie Connor Katherine Tegan Books (an imprint of Harper Collins) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-169229-1 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. Leslie Connor forgive me; I sometimes forget how awesome you are....
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Review of the Day: The Clockwork Three by Matthew Kirby
The Clockwork Three By Matthew Kirby Scholastic Press $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-545-20337-1 Ages 9-12 On shelves now I’m in a weird position. I’m tired of Steampunk, and yet if I say that word to most kids...
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Review of the Day: The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R.A. Spratt
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins By R.A. Spratt Illustrated by Dan Santat Little Brown and Company $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-316-06819-2 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. Don’t judge a book by its cover, they say. To...
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Review of the Day: Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Breadcrumbs By Anne Ursu Illustrated by Erin McGuire Walden Pond Press (an imprint of Harper Collins) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-201505-1 Ages 9-12 On shelves September 27, 2011 Hans Christian Andersen’s...
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Middle Grade Novels
Every list that I write during my 31 Days, 31 Posts month is subjective. Reviewing, selecting, judging, and gatekeeping is, in and of itself, subjective. I never call any of my lists “Best” lists...
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31 Days, 31 Lists: Great Middle Grade Novels of 2020
The penultimate list. And, as with all lists you will ever see, entirely subjective. As I write this, I think of the tough row all those authors and illustrators of children’s books had to hoe. Very...
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Review of the Day: Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
Too Bright to SeeBy Kyle LukoffDial Books for Young Readers (an imprint of Penguin Random House)$16.99ISBN: 9780593111154For ages 9-12On shelves April 20th A great book can inspire a great review but...
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Middle Grade Novels
This is a little unorthodox, but a nice librarian recently asked if I could move this list up in the roster this month because it would help her with her ordering. In retrospect, I suppose it would...
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Middle Grade Fiction
Oo. The penultimate list. The super big one is tomorrow (Picture Books) but I suspect that if you were to look at sheer amounts of reading time, today’s list took more work. Last year, I needed the...
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