Just One Girl: A Fight for Equal Rights, authored by Trinka Hakes Noble and illustrated by Amanda Calatzis (Sleeping Bear Press), is a compelling and uplifting picture book that tackles the powerful themes of gender equality and the importance of standing up for one's rights. The book is set in a world where social structures are still heavily influenced… Continue reading JUST ONE GIRL: An Inspiring Picture Book Review by Lori Keating
While traveling through time, teen scientist Charley Morton has met Leonardo da Vinci, explored the Renaissance, and even been tried for witchcraft. Now, on her most daring adventure yet, she sets her eyes on journeying back in time to 17thcentury to meet her “shero”, Émilie du Châtelet. After receiving a distress call from a fellow time… Continue reading FIND ME IN THE TIME BEFORE: Review by Guest Blogger, Elliott Kurta and a Giveaway
I'm happy to have Elliott Kurta back for another book review. Since he's enjoying the opportunity to read and review a variety of books, you can look forward to more of his reviews in the future.REVIEW I Escaped North Korea is an informative book about the struggles North Koreans faced during 2007. Dae-hyun, the protagonist, is only fourteen… Continue reading I ESCAPED NORTH KOREA: A Review by Guest Blogger, Elliott Kurta
Congratulations to Jo Lynn Worden who won Will You Be My Friend? from last week's blog. I have received a number of picture books from publishers recently, so if you love picture books...stay tuned! WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane by Kirsten W. Larson (Calkins Creek, 2020) is a picture book biography that will… Continue reading WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: A Review and a Giveaway
Congratulations to Joyce Hostetter who won ANY GOOD THING from last week's blog. ******* REVIEW This week I have a short book (just under 100 pages) that would be perfect for the 2-4th grade boy who either a) loves baseball or b) is struggling with being bullied. In Buddies, Bullies, and Baseball, author Phyllis J. Perry authentically… Continue reading Buddies, Bullies, and Baseball: A Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Linda Townsend and Barbara Younger for winning copies of Run to the Light from last week's blog. Eileen Heyes, a North Carolina author and writing instructor, sent me these two companion books. Based on her father's stories about his life in the movies during the depression, these books will appeal to readers in… Continue reading Two O'Dwyer and Grady Books and One Giveaway
Congratulations to Jo Lyn Worden who won JUNK and to Dorothy Price who won BULLY. ***** The Hero Two Doors Down is perfectly titled. Written by Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson's daughter, this fictionalized account of eight-year-old Steven Satlo's friendship with his hero, is a book that elementary age boys and girls will enjoy. The year… Continue reading The Hero Two Doors Down: A Review and Audio Book Giveaway