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Review of A Party for Florine: Florine Stettheimer and Me
A Party for Florine: Florine Stettheimer and Me by Yevgenia Nayberg; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 40 pp.7/24 9780823454105 $18.99When this book’s fictional young narrator experiences a moment of recognition between herself and the self-portrait of American modernist painter Florine Stettheimer (1871–1944), she is compelled to learn more about...
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There are many classically trained musicians in my extended family, the most significant being two high school cellists who live with me. They are the reason I purchased a bigger car, with which I transport their two massive instruments in bulky hard cases, to private lessons, chamber groups, and youth...
The House Before Falling into the Sea
At the beginning of The House Before Falling into the Sea, we don’t know why large groups of people are fleeing their homes on foot, but they all seem to have one destination: a house at the tip of a rocky peninsula that juts out into a choppy sea. The...
Review of Ursula Upside Down
Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor; illus. by the authorPrimary Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 40 pp.5/24 9780063275560 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063393882 $12.99Ursula is a happy pink catfish who enjoys her life eating bugs, only to be asked one day why she swims upside down. What a strange question! Ursula had thought...
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Review of Show Up and Vote
Show Up and Vote by Ani DiFranco; illus. by Rachelle BakerPreschool, Primary Rise/Penguin Workshop 48 pp.8/24 9780593383773 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593753798 $10.99On a rainy November day, a young girl goes with her mother to their neighborhood polling place. Along the way, the girl’s mother explains that voting is “a mission /...
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Review of Zia’s Story
Zia’s Story by Shahnaz Qayumi; illus. by Nahid KazemiIntermediate Tradewind 96 pp.6/24 9781990598128 $15.95Paper ed. 9781990598142 $12.95Set during the rise of the Taliban in 1990s Kabul, Afghanistan, this story begins when young Zia’s father is taken away by the police. A sequence of violent acts ensues: the homes of his...
Review of Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of the Bosnian Genocide
Three Summers: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Summer Crushes, and Growing Up on the Eve of the Bosnian Genocide by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan Intermediate, Middle School Farrar 352 pp. 4/24 9780374390815 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780374390822 $11.99 After eleven-year-old Amra’s brother’s death from complications of Marfan syndrome, her mother’s...
Review of Deep Water
Deep Water by Jamie Sumner Intermediate, Middle School Atheneum 224 pp.4/24 9781665935067 $17.99e-book ed. 9781665935081 $10.99Open-water marathon swimming (any continuous swim over ten kilometers) is not for the faint of heart and is typically done with meticulous planning, careful consideration for the weather and water conditions, and a skilled kayaker...
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Review of Four Eids and a Funeral
Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar High School Feiwel 336 pp.6/24 9781250890139 $19.99e-book ed. 9781250890146 $11.99Said Hossain and Tiwa Olatunji used to be best friends in their artsy village of New Crosshaven, Vermont. But after Said went to boarding school in Virginia, the two became...
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