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May 2023

BOOK CLUB IDEAS: My Nest of Silence

Faulkner, Matt. My Nest of Silence. Atheneum, 2022. 373p. This unique historical novel is a hybrid of a prose novel and a graphic novel, making it engaging for many types of middle school readers. Mari [continue reading]

Published on May 29, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Book Discussion Groups, Programming Ideas

Review

Indestructible Tom Crean Review

Thermes, Jennifer. Indestructible Tom Crean, The: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic. Jennifer Thermes, Illus. Penguin, 01/2023. 56pp. Biography. GRADES 1 – 4. $19.99. 978-0-593-11772-9. OUTSTANDING. Antarctic explorer Tom Crean comes to life in a colorful [continue reading]

Published on May 29, 2023
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

Review

Infestation Review

Precious, McKenzie. Infestation. Sinkhole Series. Lerner/Darby Creek, 01/2023. 106pp. Fiction. GRADES 6 – 12. PLB $29.32. 978-1-7284-7547-9. Paper $ 9.99. 978-1-7284-7794-7. ADDITIONAL. Please see Cursed by Susan Koehler for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public [continue reading]

Published on May 29, 2023
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

Review

Lizard Scientists Review

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Lizard Scientists, The : Studying Evolution in Action. Nate Dappen and Neil Losin, Illus. Scientists in the Field Series. Clarion, 12/2022. 73pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 5 – 8. $18.99. 978-0-35-838140-2. ADDITIONAL. Anyone looking [continue reading]

Published on May 29, 2023
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

Review

Different for Boys Review

Ness, Patrick. Different for Boys. Tea Bendix, Illus. Walker/Candlewick, 03/2023. 97pp. Fiction. GRADES 9 – 12. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2889-2. OUTSTANDING. This wistful and reflective novella about identity, isolation, and the yearning to belong was originally published [continue reading]

Published on May 29, 2023
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

Review

Gentle Genius of Trees Review

Bunting, Philip. Gentle Genius of Trees, The. Philip Bunting, Illus. Crown, 01/2023. 32pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $17.99. 978-0-593-56781-4. LOW ADDITIONAL. Information about tree morphology is accompanied by comical pictures, goofy jokes (“How do [continue reading]

Published on May 29, 2023
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

Out of the Ordinary

Books with pop-ups, flaps, and die-cut pages. Arrhenius, Ingela P. Animal Atlas. Candlewick, 04/2023. [10p.] $19.99. 978-1-5362-3123-6.      Animals from around the world are listed in this simple book, arranged by continent. For example, the [continue reading]

Published on May 26, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Out of the Ordinary

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My Nest of Silence Read-Alikes

My Nest of Silence by Matt Faulkner   Dallas, Sandra. Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky. Fitzmaurice, Kathryn. A Diamond in the Desert. Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki. Farewell to Manzanar. Hughes, Kiku. Displacement. Kadahota, Cynthia. A [continue reading]

Published on May 23, 2023
Posted by: pennypeck
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