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Review of The Hotel Balzaar
The Hotel Balzaar [Norendy Tales]by Kate DiCamillo; illus. by Júlia SardàIntermediate Candlewick 160 pp.10/24 9781536223316 $17.99e-book ed. 9781536240122 $17.99In this second volume in DiCamillo’s projected trio of novellas (beginning with The Puppets of Spelhorst, rev. 9/23), Marta lives in the attic of a grand hotel where her mother works as...
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Review of Stella & Marigold
Stella & Marigold by Annie Barrows; illus. by Sophie BlackallPrimary, Intermediate Chronicle 108 pp.10/24 9781797219707 $15.99Stella and Marigold, ages seven and four, are a force to be reckoned with. In eight tightly constructed, linked short stories, we follow the sisters through a domestic plumbing disaster, a visit to the zoo,...
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Review of The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues
The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln; illus. by Claire PowellIntermediate Dutton 384 pp.8/24 9780593533260 $17.99e-book ed. 9780593533277 $10.99Young detective Shenanigan Swift is at it again. In this sequel to The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels (rev. 1/23), a robbery of a painting at the family home leads...
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Review of The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown
The Misunderstandings of Charity Brown by Elizabeth Laird Intermediate, Middle School MCB/Pan Macmillan 352 pp.5/24 9781529075632 $18.99Thirteen-year-old Charity Brown, youngest of four, is dealing with the lingering effects of polio and starting to question the beliefs and rules of her parents, who adhere to the precepts of a strict Christian...
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Review of Puzzleheart
Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese Intermediate, Middle School Holt 224 pp.5/24 9781250783462 $18.99e-book ed. 9781250783479 $11.99Perigee arrives for a visit at their grandmother’s house with their father in the middle of a snowstorm. The visit has a serious purpose. Only-child Perigee feels responsible for their dad (we surmise from his behavior...
Review of Under the Table
Under the Table by Allan Ahlberg; illus. by Bruce Ingman Preschool, Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 6/24 9781536231519 $18.99 In this tale of humorously escalating adventure and silliness, Elsie discovers a series of animals under the family dining table, an extravagant catalog that includes an elephant, kangaroo, and penguin. What to...
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Review of Olivetti
Olivetti by Allie MillingtonIntermediate Feiwel 256 pp.3/24 9781250326935 $17.99e-book ed. 9781250326942 $9.99Ernest is a quiet, shy boy fascinated by the Oxford English Dictionary. Along with his three siblings and his father, he is disturbed and mystified by the sudden disappearance of his mother, Beatrice. In his quest to find her,...
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Review of The First State of Being
The First State of Being by Erin Entrada KellyIntermediate, Middle School Greenwillow 272 pp.3/24 9780063337312 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063337336 $9.99It’s the summer of 1999. Twelve-year-old Delawarean Michael has worries, chief among them the approach of Y2K. What if everything falls apart? Family finances are precarious, so he’s amassing a stash of...
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Review of Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare; retold by Georghia Ellinas; illus. by Jane RayPrimary, Intermediate Candlewick 32 pp.8/24 9781536231502 $17.99Feste the clown/fool is our tour guide in this retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. He is uniquely suited to this job because, as he says, he’s the only person who knows “what...
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