The Great Ice Cream Truck Heist by JJ Johnson tells a funny and memorable tale. Full of bravado and self-doubt, […]
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Book reviews
Arty Goes West by Mark Redmond introduces us to a Christian chapter book series featuring Mark-Twain-like humor and memorable characters.
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Vincent in Wonderland, a tale for middle grade, is quite a surprise. Vincent Van Gogh, age 11, meets Alice, age
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I recently found myself reading I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys. It’s a young adult historical novel about life in communist Romania as well as the revolution that upended it.
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It’s a page turner, all right, as Horra barely escapes her castle during a coup. Together with her pet eagle, Horra flees into the wilderness and finds herself facing giants and all manner of other opponents. How can she find the help she needs?
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The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson tells the tale of a young girl, Norvia, who grapples with changes. She moves from island life to town life in 1914 Michigan. Not the least of her issues is her mother’s request that she conceal the fact that she is half Native American.
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Annette, a Big, Hairy Mom, is a romping read, good for a family read aloud. A funny would-be villain, a small boy, and a wily Bigfoot creature all come together in a woodsy area of northern California.
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Irene and the Baking Contest by Effie Hill is a satisfying, family-friendly story for new readers. Irene, age 10, loves to bake bread. So she enters the town baking contest, in her village on the island of Crete.
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sabel’s Secret by Jan May features Isabel, 11, a contemporary tomboy growing up on a ranch. Her days are full of bareback rides on the range. But she’s got a grandmother who pressures her to leave her tomboy ways, move to Boston, and go to private school for young ladies.
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The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Dawn Ford leads the reader on a young adult fantasy journey spanning
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The picture book biography I am looking at today is Amy Coney Barrett: A Justice and a Mother, by Joyce Claiborne-West, illustrated by Ivana Besevic.
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In the middle grade novel 365 Days to Alaska, Rigel Jane Harman, age 11, loves her simple life. She’s good at hunting with her .22 rifle, fishing, and skinning rabbits. She spends many hours at the chores she’s called upon to do to help her little family keep warm and fed “off the grid.”
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