REVIEW A is for Asian American: An Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Alphabet written by Virginia Loh-Hagan and illustrated by Tracy Nishimura Bishop, (Sleeping Bear Press) is a delightful book packed with facts about Asian culture. Each page features a letter from the alphabet, accompanied by engaging rhyming text and historical, cultural information in the sidebar. In the opening… Continue reading A is For Asian American: Read this Awesome Book Review by Lori Keating
I'm happy to introduce a new young book reviewer to you. Lucie B. read Riley Cross's new chapter book, THE SWAMP OF DOOM: The Cursed Champions Club Book One. (Monarch: 2024) and here's what she thought. REVIEW This story presents a girl named Blip (short for Bad Luck Princess) who lives in a small, mythical… Continue reading The Swamp of Doom: A Review by Lucie B., a New Guest Blogger
A review of Nancy Stewart's new MG novel, ME AND THE MISSOURI MOON.
A rising junior and a rising fourth grader review Sandy Whiting's young middle-grade book, MEATBALL MAN HEAD DETECTIVE
Mara Scudder reviews a running, friendship book, KEEPING PACE.
Review and giveaway of the middle-grade fantasy, Wand by Landra Jennings.
From the publisher: There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his White father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and… Continue reading The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones: A MG Review and Audiobook Giveaway
Teen reviewer, Pearl Burningham, reviews Katy Hammel's MG book, Meg Goes to America.
Historical fantasy by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley set in France during WWII.