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Women’s Professional Golf Review

Ridge, Yolanda. Women’s Professional Golf. Lerner Sports: Women Got Game. Lerner, 08/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765668863. Paper $9.99. 979-8765683613. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL.       SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Women’s Professional Soccer by Margaret J. Goldstein for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly [continue reading]

Published on Nov 17, 2025
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

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Blood in the Water Review

Jackson, Tiffany D. Blood in the Water. Scholastic, 07/2025. 256pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-338-84991-2. GRADES 4–7. OUTSTANDING.      Brooklyn native Kayloni McKinnon is forced to summer on Martha’s Vineyard with her father’s mentor and finds herself entangled in [continue reading]

Published on Nov 17, 2025
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

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Women’s Professional Basketball Review

Hammond, Mel. Women’s Professional Basketball. Lerner Sports: Women Got Game. Lerner, 08/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765668894. Paper $9.99. 979-8765683590. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL.       SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Women’s Professional Soccer by Margaret J. Goldstein for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly [continue reading]

Published on Nov 17, 2025
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

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Women’s Professional Soccer Review

Goldstein, Margaret J. Women’s Professional Soccer. Lerner Sports: Women Got Game. Lerner, 08/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765668870. Paper $9.99. 979-8765683637. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL.            SERIES REVIEW: Discover the history of women in professional sports. Each of these [continue reading]

Published on Nov 17, 2025
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

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My Presentation Today Is About the Anaconda Review

Dumon Tak, Bibi. My Presentation Today Is About the Anaconda. Annemarie Van Haeringen, Illus. Translated from the Dutch by Nancy Forest-Flier. Levine Querido, 02/2025. 223pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6461-4510-2. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL.        Frustrated and bored with the [continue reading]

Published on Nov 17, 2025
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

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Hulk Teach Review

Brown, Jeffrey. Hulk Teach. Marvel. Scholastic/Graphix, 08/2025. 158pp. Graphic. Trade $22.99. 978-1-5461-3760-3. GRADES 4–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL.          Bruce Banner may lose his place with the Avengers, all because he cannot control his anger, which causes Hulk to appear [continue reading]

Published on Nov 17, 2025
Posted by: Jenny Andrus

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Growing Up Beth Review

York, Beth Ann. Growing Up Beth. Ana Latese, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2025. 85pp. Fiction. Trade $22.99. 978-1-62354-472-0. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL.         Beth and her five older brothers are quite the cast of characters. Their mother is strict, [continue reading]

Published on Nov 17, 2025
Posted by: pennypeck

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Recess Review

Smith, Lane. Recess. Lane Smith, Illus. Abrams, 07/2025. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4197-7689-2. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING.  Sometimes children need a break from school, even when it is not time for recess, and this book [continue reading]

Published on Nov 17, 2025
Posted by: pennypeck
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