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Review of This Rock Is Mine!
This Rock Is Mine! by Kaye Umansky; illus. by Alice McKinleyPreschool Peachtree 32 pp.10/24 9781682637463 $18.99Two headstrong frogs battle it out for sole proprietorship of their favorite rock. A long-legged green frog fishes on its side of the rock, while on the other side a paler, squatter frog naps. When...
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Review of Answers to Dog
Answers to Dog by Pete HautmanMiddle School Candlewick 240 pp.10/24 9781536234886 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536240061 $18.99Two lonely souls—one human, one canine—find home in each other in Hautman’s (The Rat Queen, rev. 11/22, and others) latest novel. Eighth grader Evan Dunn is known for being a bit gloomy. “You’re such a sad...
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Review of Touch the Sky
Touch the Sky by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic; illus. by Chris ParkPreschool, Primary Carolrhoda 32 pp.5/24 9781728460451 $18.99Vern dreams of soaring through the air on the playground swings. If only he could learn to pump his legs! While well-versed in other swinging activities, such as the wind-up and spin-out and...
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Review of Camp Prodigy
Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School Atheneum 256 pp.6/24 9781665930383 $22.99Paper ed. 9781665930376 $12.99e-book ed. 9781665930390 $9.99In this graphic novel, Tate Seong wants nothing more than to be as skilled a violist as their idol, Eli Violet. Not only is Eli a musical prodigy,...
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Review of Upstaged
Upstaged by Robin Easter; illus. by the author Middle School LB Ink/Little, Brown 256 pp.5/24 9780316429429 $24.99Paper ed. 9780316429528 $12.99e-book ed. 9780316429627 $9.99It’s the summer before high school and Ashton’s last year at performing arts camp. In addition to being stage manager for their camp’s big performance, Ash is determined...
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Review of Just Shy of Ordinary
Just Shy of Ordinary by A. J. SassMiddle School Little, Brown 384 pp.1/24 9780316506175 $16.99e-book ed. 9780316506373 $9.99Thirteen-year-old Shai Stern is looking for their “new normal.” In addition to an edgy new haircut and a change of pronouns, the former homeschooler is planning to attend public school for the first...
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Review of Gaga Mistake Day
Gaga Mistake Day by Emma Straub and Susan Straub; illus. by Jessica LovePrimary Rocky Pond/Penguin 32 pp.4/24 9780593529461 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593529478 $10.99In this picture book by adult novelist Emma Straub and her mother, Saturday is Gaga day. Each week, our young narrator’s parents head off to do errands, leaving grandmother...
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Review of The Three Little Mittens
The Three Little Mittens by Linda Bailey; illus. by Natalia ShaloshviliPrimary Tundra 32 pp.10/23 9781774880111 $17.99e-book ed. 9781774880128 $10.99Dotty and Other Dotty are a perfect match. The pair of yellow-spotted, pink, woolly mittens flaunt their partnership in front of lonesome single mitten Stripes. Drab and gray in both affect and...
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Review of The Beautiful Something Else
The Beautiful Something Else by Ash Van OtterlooMiddle School Scholastic 288 pp.5/23 9781338843224 $17.99Twelve-year-old Sparrow’s life revolves around keeping their mother happy; a difficult task given her struggles with mental health and addiction. Sparrow believes that by being the perfect child they can keep Mom’s “shadows” at bay and deflect...
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