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Review: Little Robot by Ben Hatke
Review: Little Robot by Ben Hatke Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: September 1, 2015 by First Second Verdict: Very Good Book Description: When a little girl finds an adorable robot in the woods, she presses a button and accidentally activates him for the first time. Now, she finally has a friend.… Read more
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Reviews: The Hired Girl & Lost in the Sun
Review: The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz Source: Digital galley courtesy of Candlewick via NetGalley. Thank you! Publication: September 8, 2015 by Candlewick Press Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Fourteen-year-old Joan Skraggs, just like the heroines in her beloved novels, yearns for real life and true love. But what hope is there for adventure,… Read more
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Review: Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales
Review: Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: September 15, 2015 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Recklessly loyal. That’s how seventeen-year-old Arden Huntley has always thought of herself. Caring for her loved ones is what gives Arden purpose in… Read more
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Review: Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons by Denise Grover Swank
Review: Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons (Rose Gardner Mystery #2) by Denise Grover Swank Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Crooked Lane Books. Thank you! Publication: September 15, 2015 by Crooked Lane Books Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: When Rose Gardner reports for jury duty in Denise Grover Swank’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling series,… Read more
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Great Picture Books! (7)
What a run of terrific picture books as of late! I have not done a picture book round-up post in a little while, but the sheer number of absolutely wonderful titles I have read calls for some attention. From the sublime and boundary-pushing to the heart-warming and perfect for reading aloud, here are the recently… Read more
bernard waber, canadian lit, children’s, ciara gavin, cybele young, emily hughes, emma yarlett, excellent, giselle potter, great picture books, isabelle arsenault, jessixa bagley, leila rudge, maxine trottier, nadia shireen, picture books, read alouds, sebastian meschenmoser, storytime, suzy lee, very good -
Review: The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs by Matthew Dicks
Review: The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs by Matthew Dicks Source: Digital galley courtesy of St. Martin’s Press via NetGalley. Thank you! Publication: September 8, 2015 by St. Martin’s Press Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Caroline Jacobs is a wimp, someone who specializes in the suffering of tiny indignities in silence. And the big ones,… Read more
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Review: Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman
Review: Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman Source: Digital galley courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Book Group/HMH Books for Young Readers via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication: September 1, 2015 by HMH Books for Young Readers Verdict: Very Good Book Description: When Kate Thompson’s father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious… Read more
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Back to School Giveaway from Raincoast Books!
Happy Friday, all! Let’s celebrate the start of the weekend with an amazing and generous giveaway courtesy of Canadian publisher Raincoast Books! I am delighted to be hosting a special Back to School Giveaway from Raincoast Books. Open to Canadian residents ages 18 and up, the lucky winner of this giveaway will receive six beautiful… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Max the Brave by Ed Vere
Review: Max the Brave by Ed Vere Source: Digital galley courtesy of Sourcebooks Jabberwocky via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication: September 1 , 2015 (as per NetGalley) by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Are You My Mother? meets I Want My Hat Back in this hilarious picture book featuring your new favorite kitty… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Bug in a Vacuum by Mélanie Watt
Review: Bug in a Vacuum by Mélanie Watt Source: Digital galley courtesy of Tundra Books/Random House of Canada Limited via Netgalley. Thank you! Expected publication: August 25, 2015 by Tundra Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: A bug flies through an open door into a house, through a bathroom, across a kitchen and bedroom and… Read more
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