Springstubb, Tricia. Moonpenny Island. Gilbert Ford, Illus. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 02/2015. 292p. $16.99. 978-0-06-211293-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. Set on Moonpenny Island, “a dot, a titch, a pinch” in Lake Erie, this tale of friendship, [continue reading]
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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler Review
Hoose, Phillip. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club. Non-fiction. Farrar, 05/2015. 208p. $19.99. 978-0-374-30022-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-10. This riveting non-fiction account of a little known piece of WW II history [continue reading]
The Imaginary Review
Harrold, A. F. The Imaginary. Emily Gravett, Illus. Fiction. Bloomsbury, 03/15. 224p. $16.99. 978-0-8027-3811-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. Rudger is an excellent imaginary friend; Amanda’s sparky imagination brings him to life. But when a sinister man [continue reading]
It’s Only Stanley Review
Agee, Jon. It’s Only Stanley. Jon Agee, Illus. Picture. Book. Dial/Penguin, 03/2015. [32]p. $17.9.9 978-0-8037-3907-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. The title serves as the refrain for this rhyming picture book featuring the Wimbledon family with a [continue reading]
Red: A Crayon’s Story Review
Hall, Michael. Red: A Crayon’s Story. Michael Hall, Illus. Picture Book. Greenwillow, 02/2015. [37]p. $17.99. 978-0-06-225207-4, PLB $18.89 978-0-06-225209-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Red is a crayon who is clearly blue, but no one is able [continue reading]
Place Hacking: Venturing Off Limits Review
Rosen, Michael J. Place Hacking: Venturing Off Limits. Non-fiction. 21st Century, 2015. 72p. PLB $33.32. 978-1-4677-2515-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. Exploration is difficult today, unless one is willing to leave the planet, but place hacking (defined [continue reading]
The Case for Loving Review
Alko, Selina. The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage. Sean Qualls, Illus. Non-fiction. Levine/Scholastic, 01/2015. [40]p. $18.99. 978-0-545-47853-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. With a family portrait on the cover and title page and family [continue reading]
Mosquitoland Review
Arnold, David. Mosquitoland. Fiction. Viking, 03/2015. 352p. $17.99. 978-0-451-47077-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. Recently moved to Mississipi, aka Mosquitoland, with her father and new stepmother, 16-year-old Mim overhears a conversation that suggests her mother is ill, [continue reading]