children’s
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Picture Book Review: Ben Hatke’s Nobody Likes a Goblin
Review: Nobody Likes a Goblin by Ben Hatke Source: Hardcover Publication:June 7, 2016 by First Second Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Goblin, a cheerful little homebody, lives in a cozy, rat-infested dungeon, with his only friend, Skeleton. Every day, Goblin and Skeleton play with the treasure in their dungeon. But one day, a gang of “heroic”… Read more
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Review: Booked by Kwame Alexander
Review: Booked by Kwame Alexander Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 5, 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Twelve-year-old Nick is a soccer-loving boy who absolutely hates books. In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel The Crossover , soccer, family, love, and friendship take… Read more
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Picture Book Picks: Perfect for Summer!
Summer-themed picture books are a fun and varied bunch of reads: anything and everything from going to the beach to visiting family, discovering new creatures to taking fantastical trips with your imagination. From classics to new titles, here- in no particular order- are some of my picture book picks for summer: Barnacle is Bored… Read more
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Review: Avenging the Owl by Melissa Hart
Review: Avenging the Owl by Melissa Hart Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press, imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. Thank you! Publication: April 5, 2016 by Sky Pony Press Verdict: Very Good Book Description: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Han Solo avenged the destruction of an innocent planet by helping Luke… Read more
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Review: It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
Review: It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 3, 2016 by Clarion Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Zomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block . . . for the fourth time. California’s Newport Beach is her family’s latest perch, and… Read more
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Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 1)
As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part one, I am taking a look at three big categories: children’s fiction, young adult fiction, and adult fiction. The titles picked here… Read more
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Must Read Monday (44): Frank Viva’s Sea Change & Esta Spalding’s Look Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: new children’s/middle grade offerings from Canadian authors and… Read more
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Review: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen
Review: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 22, 2016 by Roaring Brook Press Verdict: Good Book Description: The Shining meets “Hotel California” in this supremely creepy middle grade novel about the bizarre things that happen to two girls stranded at a desert inn. Eleven-year-old Quinn… Read more
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Review: The Ministry of Ghosts by Alex Shearer
Review: The Ministry of Ghosts by Alex Shearer Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press, imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. Thank you! Publication: May 3, 2016 by Sky Pony Press Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: When they ring the bell at the house with the dusty windows and tarnished nameplate to inquire about the advertised “Saturday… Read more
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Spotlight Tour & Giveaway: Annie Kelsey’s Love and Chicken Nuggets
Welcome to a special feature, courtesy of Sourcebooks, spotlighting the second book in Annie Kelsey’s Pippa Morgan’s Diary series, Love and Chicken Nuggets! Read on for more about the book and how to enter the giveaway! Love and Chicken Nuggets (Pippa Morgan’s Diary) by Annie Kelsey June 7, 2016; Hardcover ISBN 9781492631415 Book Info:… Read more
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