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Interview with Kathi Appelt: Author of The True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp

Kathi Appelt’s book, The True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp encourages you to curl up and get cozy with the characters and the story. (See my review in a previous blog post.) Appelt writes characters...

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Book Review: I Wish I May by David Stahler Jr.

Thurston Pickering could certainly wish for a better life. Nobody notices him at school except for the bullies, who delight in making him miserable. His parents fight so much they stopped noticing him...

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Book Review: The Princess in the Opal Mask by Jenny Lundquist

Abandoned as an infant, Elara has been raised in the countryside by the Ogden family, who has tolerated and used her as a servant in exchange for the money they receive from the Royal Orphanage for her...

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Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

A man named Jack murders Bod’s family when Bod is just a toddler. Bod toddled to escape unaware he was escaping or that he was toddling into a graveyard, where the permanent occupants decide to raise...

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Book Review: What the Moon Said by Gayle Rosengren

Esther’s Ma pays attention to a lot of signs to keep her family safe. Frequent occurrences, like seeing a ring around the moon or a spider before breakfast, have to be analyzed to determine whether...

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Book Review: The Summer I Saved the World…in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz

Thirteen-year-old Nina has the whole summer stretching before her, but instead of being excited she can only feel dread. Her beloved grandma died a year ago, her parents—both divorce lawyers—are...

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Read Lois Lowry’s The Giver; See the Movie and Compare

The Giver by Lois Lowry has long been of favorite of middle-school teachers and readers. I remember reading it, discussing it with my daughter’s sixth-grade book club, then attending a local stage...

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Going Over by Beth Kephart

Before the Berlin wall came down, people in East Berlin were separated from family and friends in West Berlin. Although visits were allowed, moving from East to West was nearly impossible. Under those...

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Book Review: The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little

Larissa Renaud knows her family is unusual—they live above the antique store they operate in a small Louisiana town. She also stays to herself after nearly drowning while being taunted by local kids....

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Book Giveaway & Review: Friendship Over by Julie Sternberg, Illustrated by...

Today I’m part of a blog tour to introduce a new series for young readers: The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine and its first book, Friendship Over. As part of the tour, I have one copy to give away...

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Book Review: The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee by Barry Jonsberg

Candice knows she sees things a little differently than most people. She also knows she’s a truth teller—she says what needs to be said whether it’s polite or not. When she gets an assignment to write...

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Author Stacy DeKeyser Talks About What Makes a Good Story and a Book Giveaway

Today I’m taking part in a blog tour for Stacy DeKeyser and her book, One Witch at a Time, the sequel to The Brixen Witch, which received two starred reviews and was a Chicago Public Library Best of...

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Book Review: Cast Off by Eve Yohalem

To escape her abusive father, a wealthy Amsterdam merchant, Petra de Winter seeks refuge on a ship setting sail to the East Indies. She fears dire consequences when Bram Broen, the ship’s carpenter’s...

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Book Review: What the Moon Said by Gayle Rosengren

Esther’s Ma pays attention to a lot of signs to keep her family safe. Frequent occurrences, like seeing a ring around the moon or a spider before breakfast, have to be analyzed to determine whether...

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Book Review: The Summer I Saved the World…in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz

Thirteen-year-old Nina has the whole summer stretching before her, but instead of being excited she can only feel dread. Her beloved grandma died a year ago, her parents—both divorce lawyers—are...

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Read Lois Lowry’s The Giver; See the Movie and Compare

The Giver by Lois Lowry has long been of favorite of middle-school teachers and readers. I remember reading it, discussing it with my daughter’s sixth-grade book club, then attending a local stage...

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Book Review: Going Over by Beth Kephart

Before the Berlin wall came down, people in East Berlin were separated from family and friends in West Berlin. Although visits were allowed, moving from East to West was nearly impossible. Under those...

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Book Review: The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little

Larissa Renaud knows her family is unusual—they live above the antique store they operate in a small Louisiana town. She also stays to herself after nearly drowning while being taunted by local kids....

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Book Giveaway & Review: Friendship Over by Julie Sternberg, Illustrated by...

Today I’m part of a blog tour to introduce a new series for young readers: The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine and its first book, Friendship Over. As part of the tour, I have one copy to give away...

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Book Review: The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee by Barry Jonsberg

Candice knows she sees things a little differently than most people. She also knows she’s a truth teller—she says what needs to be said whether it’s polite or not. When she gets an assignment to write...

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