Saturday, January 7, 2017

A Year in Review 2016

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Final Reading Count for the Year: Picture Books - 158 Nonfiction - 20 Middle Grade - 26 Young Adult - 27 Graphic Novels - 17 A...
Sunday, November 13, 2016

Updates of a Sort

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I apologize for the lapse in blog posts. It has been a rough and busy couple of weeks and not only has my writing suffered, but so has my re...
Sunday, November 6, 2016

Little Bot and Sparrow by Jake Parker Book Review

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Little Bot and Sparrow by Jake Parker Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Release Date: September 27, 2016 When Little Bot is thrown out wi...
Friday, November 4, 2016

Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Riggins Book Review

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Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Riggins Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release Date: October 18, 2016 Remember Bruce? The grumpy bear who ended up ...
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty Book Review

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Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty Illustrations by David Roberts Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Release Date: September 6, 2016 In the...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Varmint by Andy Hirsch Book Review

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Varmint by Andy Hirsch Publisher: First Second Release Date: September 26, 2016 After Opie and Ned's mother is murdered, the two y...
Sunday, October 30, 2016

Hank's Big Day by Evan Kuhlman Book Review

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Hank's Big Day: A Story of a Bug by Evan Kuhlman Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Release Date: September 13, 2016 Hank is a little ...
Friday, October 28, 2016

Six Dots by Jen Bryant Book Review

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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Release Date: September 6, 2016 An ins...
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers Book Review

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A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers Publisher: Candlewick Press Release Date: September 6, 2016 I am a child of books. I come form a wo...
Monday, October 24, 2016

Starflight by Melissa Landers Book Review

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Starflight by Melissa Landers Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release Date: February 2, 2016 Life is hard in the outer realms, but Solara B...
Saturday, October 22, 2016

Samson in the Snow by Philip C. Stead Book Review

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Samson in the Snow by Philip C. Stead  Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Release Date: September 27, 2016 One sunny day Samson, a large a...
Friday, October 21, 2016

Leave Me Alone by Vera Brosgol Book Review

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Leave Me Alone by Vera Brosgol Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Release Date: September 13, 2016 Grandmother just wants to be left alone...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

The Water Princess by Susan Verde Book Review

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The Water Princess by Susan Verde Illustrations by Peter Reynolds Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Release ...
Monday, October 17, 2016

Stone in the Sky by Cecil Castellucci Book Review

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Stone in the Sky by Cecil Castellucci  Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Release Date: February 24, 2015 In this sequel to Tin Star, read...
Sunday, October 16, 2016

How This Book Was Made by Mac Barnett Book Review

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How This Book Was Made by Mac Barnett Illustrations by Adam Rex Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release Date: September 6, 2016 Ever wonde...
Friday, October 14, 2016

They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel Book Review

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They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel Publisher: Chronicle Books Release Date: August 30, 2016 The cat walked through the world, with...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

The Uncorker of Ocean Bottle by Michelle Cuevas Book Review

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The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle Cuevas Illustrations by Erin E. Stead Publisher: Dial Books Release Date: August 23, 2016 T...
Monday, October 10, 2016

Ghosts by Raina Telgemeir Book Review

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Ghosts by Raina Telgemeir Publisher: Graphix Release Date: September 13, 2016 Catrina is not particularly happy about moving to North ...
Saturday, October 8, 2016

Quit Calling Me a Monster! by Jory John Book Review

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Quit Calling Me a Monster! by Jory John Illustrations by Bob Shea Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Release Date: August ...
Friday, October 7, 2016

NanoBots by Chris Gall Book Review

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NanoBots by Chris Gall Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: August 23, 2016 A boy inventor creates the ultim...