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Reviews
Numbered Titles
The 13th Sign by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship, supernatural)
101 Puzzle Quizzes by the Grabarchuk Puzzle Family (puzzles)
100 Matchstick Puzzles by the Grabarchuk Family (puzzles)
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A Different Day, A Different Destiny by Annette Laing (fantasy, historical fiction)
A Guide to the Other Side by Robert Imfeld (paranormal)
A Long Pitch Home by Natalie Dias Lorenzi (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship, multicultural)
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck (historical fiction, humor)
A True Princess by Diane Zahler (fantasy)
A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (family issues, historical fiction, humor)
Abrakapow by Isaiah Campbell (friendship, historical fiction)
Ada Lace On the Case by Emily Calandrelli (
The Adventures of Henry Whiskers by Gigi Priebe
The Adventures of Lettie Peppercorn by Sam Gayton
The Adventures of Tilda Pinkerton: Book I, Crash Landing on Ooleeoo by Angela Shelton
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
The (Almost) Perfect Guide to Imperfect Boys by Barbara Dee
Animal Planet Adventures: Dolphin Rescue by Catherine Nichols
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Apples, Bean Dip, and Carrot Cake by Anne and Freya Dinshah
The Armpit of Doom by Kenn Nesbitt, illustrated by Rafael Domingos
Art Play by Marion Deuchars
as if being 12-3/4 isn’t bad enough, my mother is running for president! by Donna Gephart
The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Audition by Maddie Ziegler
Audition & Subtraction by Amy Fellner Dominy
Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb
B
B by Sarah Kay
The Barftastic Life of Louie Burger by Jenny Meyerhoff
Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wollf
Belches, Burps, and Farts Oh My! by Artie Bennett
Becoming a Superhero by William Smith
Becoming Naomi Leon by PamMunoz Ryan
The Best Man by Richard Peck
Betti on the High Wire by Lisa Railsback
The Biggest Burp Book Ever: Funny Poems for Kids by Kenn Nesbitt
Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Bloom: A Girls Guide to Growing Up Gorgeous by Carmindy
Bloomability by Sharon Creech
Bodyguard: Recruit and Bodyguard: Hostage by Chris Bradford
The Boggart Fights Back by Susan Cooper (contemporary fiction, environmental issues, fantasy, humor, Scottish folklore)
The Book of Nonsense by David Michael Slater
The Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards
Boston Jane by Jennifer Holm
Boy by Roald Dahl
Breakaway by Andrea Montalbano
Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
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Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Call Me Hope by Gretchen Olsen
Callie Be Gold by Michele Weber Hurwitz
Camp Rolling Hills by Stacy Davidowitz
Cast Off by Eve Yohalem
Castle in the Stars by Alex Alice
The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee by Barry Jonsberg
Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman
Christmas in Cooperstown by David A. Kelly
Cici’s Journal by Joris Chamblain and Aurélie Neyret
Circle of Secrets by Kimberley Griffiths Little
City of Grit and Gold by Maud Macrory Powell
Clementine and the Spring Trip by Sara Pennypacker
Cleopatra Rules! The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen by Vicky Shecter
Code 7 by Bryan R. Johnson
The Crepe Makers’ Bond by Julie Crabtree
Curious Constructions by Michael Hurst
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The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Dice TsuTsumi (adventure, animals, graphic novel)
Darkbeast by Morgan Keyes (animals, fantasy)
The Darlings Are Forever by Melissa Kantor (contemporary fiction, friendship)
The Darlings in Love by Melissa Kantor (contemporary fiction, friendship)
The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson (historical fiction)
Dear Pen Pal by Heather Vogel Frederick (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship)
The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan (adventure, family issues, historical fiction)
Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter (memoir, nonfiction)
Dogsled Dreams by Terry Lynn Johnson (adventure, animals, contemporary fiction)
Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When by Annette Laing (adventure, historical fiction, time travel)
Don’t Feed the Boy by Irene Latham (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship)
The Doorway and the Deep by K. E. Ormsbee (adventure, fantasy, friendship)
E
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (fairy tales, fantasy)
Ellie’s Log: Exploring the Forest Where the Great Tree Fell by Judith L. Li, illustrations by M. L. Herring (contemporary fiction, environmental issues, friendship issues)
Eruptions and Explosions by Judy Dodge Cummings (history, nonfiction, science)
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Fable Comics edited by Chris Duffy
The Falcon in the Glass by Susan Fletcher
Falcon’s Prey by Kristina Coia
Famous Phonies by Brianna DuMont
Fantastic Fugitives by Brianna DuMont
Fault Lines and Tectonic Plates by Kathleen M. Reilly
Fern Verdant and the Silver Rose by Diana Leszczynski
The Fictional and (Sometimes) Fabulous Life of Ruby Starr by Deborah Lytton
The First Book of Ore: The Foundry’s Edge by Cam Baity and Benny Zelkowicz
Fish Finelli: Operation Fireball by E. S. Farber
Fishbone’s Song by Gary Paulsen
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook by Joanne Rocklin
Fleabrain Loves Franny by Joanne Rocklin
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Fly Girls by P. O’Connell Pearson (nonfiction, history, female pilots, World War II, true tales
Flying the Dragon by Natalie Dias Lorenzi
Foiled by Jane Yolen
The Forbidden Schoolhouse by Suzanne Jurmain (nonfiction, history, race issues)
Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Friends and Frenemies: The Good, the Bad, and the Awkward by Jennifer Castle and Deborah Reber
The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson
Friendship Over by Julie Sternberg
G
Gaia Girls: Enter the Earth by Lee Welles
Ghostlight by Sonia Gensler
Giants Beware by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre
The Girl Who Rode the Wind by Stacy Gregg
The Glass Puzzle by Christine Brodien-Jones
Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Great Escapes by Judy Doge Cummings
The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
H
The Healing Spell by Kimberley Griffiths Little (contemporary fiction, family issues, fantasy, friendship)
Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry (contemporary fiction, family issues, military)
Heaven’s to Betsy by Maud Hart Lovelace (historical fiction, friendship, romance)
Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers (history, true story)
Highlights Hidden Pictures Coloring Book for Grownup Children (coloring book)
Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship)
Horrid Henry’s Joke Book by Francesca Simon (humor)
How to Stop your Grownup From Making Bad Decisions by Judy Balan (contemporary fiction, family issues)
How to Survive Middle School by Donna Gephart (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship, humor)
Hundred Percent by Karen Romano Young (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship)
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I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy (biography, nonfiction)
I Kill the Mockingbird by David Acampora (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship issues)
I Wish I May by David Stahler Jr. (fairy tales, fantasy, family issues, friendship issues)
Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson (adventure, contemporary fiction, sled dogs)
In Disguise! Undercover with Real Women Spies by Ryan Ann Hunter (history, nonfiction, true tales)
Isabella for Real by Margie Palatini (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship, humor)
It Ain’t So Awful Falafel by Firoozeh Duman (historical fiction, multicultural issues)
Ivy + Bean Make the Rules, written by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall (contemporary fiction, friendship issues)
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Jane and the Raven King by Stephen Chambers (adventure, fantasy)
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson (biography, history)
Just Add Magic by Cindy Callaghan
K
Kat Greene Comes Clean by Melissa Roske (contemporary fiction, family issues)
Keeping Safe the Stars by Sheila O’Connor (contemporary fiction, family issues)
Kimchi and Calamari by Rose Kent (adoption, contemporary fiction, family issues, multicultural)
Knockout by K. A. Holt (contemporary fiction, family issues)
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The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards
Laugh with the Moon by Shana Burg
Let’s Make Some Great Art by Marion Deuchars
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
Longburrow: Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
The Long Way Home by Gigi Priebe
Loving vs.Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Lymeria by Kristina Coia
M
The Magnificent 12: The Call by Michael Grant
The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis
Masterpiece by Elise Broach
May B. by Caroline Starr Rose
Maya Lin: Thinking With Her Hands by Susan Goldman Rubin
Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee
The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Mr. Cleghorn’s Seal by Judith Kerr
Mistress Masham’s Repose by T. H. White
Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins
Mother-Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick
The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
The Mother-Daughter Cook Book by Lynette Rohrer Shirk
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien
Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stuart (mystery, adventure)
N
Nerd Camp 2.0 by Elissa Brent Weissman
Nissa’s Place by A. LaFaye
The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions by Tracey Hecht
Noonie’s Masterpiece by Lisa Railsback
The Nora Notebooks #1: The Trouble With Ants by Claudia Mills
O
Odette’s Secrets by Maryann Macdonald
Older Than Dirt by Don Brown and Dr. Mike Perfit
Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
One Witch at a Time by Stacy DeKeyser
Once Was a Time by Leila Sales
Operation Oleander by Valerie O. Patterson
Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French
Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer Holm
OyMG by Amy Fellner Dominy
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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder
Petey by Ben Mikaelson (disabilities, friendship issues, historical fiction)
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Pigs Might Fly by Nick Abadzis and Jerel Dye (adventure, animals, graphic novel)
The Pink Locker Society: Only Girls Allowed by Debra Moffitt
The Pink Locker Society: Best Kept Secret by Debra Moffitt
Piper Reed, The Great Gypsy by Kimberly Willis Holt
Pirates and Shipwrecks: True Stories by Tom McCarthy (history, nonfiction, true tales)
Playing Atari With Saddam Hussein by Jennifer Roy (history, memoir, nonfiction)
The Pony Whisperer: The Word on the Yard by Janet Rising
The Pony Whisperer: Team Challenge by Janet Rising
Possum Summer by Jen K. Blom
The Postcard by Tony Abbott (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship issues, humor, mystery)
Promise the Night by Michaela MacColl (adventure, biography, historical fiction, Africa, Beryl Markham)
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The Quest of the Warrior Sheep by Christine and Christopher Russell (animals, humor, fantasy)
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Raja: Story of a Racehorse by Anne Hambleton (contemporary fiction, animals)
Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham (graphic novel, memoir)
Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Hèléne Boudreau
Rebel in a Dress Series: Cowgirls and Adventurers by Sylvia Branzei, illustrated by Melissa Sweet (nonfiction, history, true tales)
Rebels and Revolutions by Judy Dodge Cummings (nonfiction, history, true tales)
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez (historical fiction, Cuba, multicultural)
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins (multicultural)
Ricky’s Atlas by Judith L. Li, illustrations by M. L. Herring (contemporary fiction, environmental issues)
Robots and Drones by Mairghread Scott and Jacob Chabot (graphic novel, science)
Rocky Road by Rose Kent (contemporary fiction, family issues, mental illness)
Rory’s Promise by Michaela MacColl and Rosemary Nichols (family issues, historical fiction)
Rosie Flo’s Coloring Fashion Show by Roz Streeten (coloring book)
Ruby Starr by Deborah Lytton (contemporary fiction, friendship issues)
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The Samantha Granger Experiment: Fused by Kari Lee Townsend
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Saturday Cooking Club: Kitchen Chaos by Deborah A. Levine and JillEllyn Riley
The Saturday Cooking Club: The Icing on the Cake by Deborah A. Levine and JillEllyn Riley
Saturdays With Hitchcock by Ellen Wittlinger
Second Fiddle by Rosanne Parry
Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
Seraphina and the Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty
Serafina and the Twisted Staff by Robert Beatty
She Stood for Freedom by Loki Mulholland
The Short Seller by Elissa Brent Weissman
Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman
Soccer Sisters: Lily Out of Bounds by Andrea Montalbano
Soldier Song by Debbie Levy
Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet
Sparrow Road by Sheila O’Connor
Speak Up! A Guide to Having Your Say and Speaking Your Mind by Halley Bondy
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Stormwalker by Mike Revell
St. Viper’s School for Super Villains: The Riotous Rocket Ship Robbery by Kim Donovan
Strange but True, America by John Hafnor
Strimko Book 1 by the Grabarchuk Family (puzzles)
The Summer I Saved the World…in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz
Summer of Lost and Found by Rebecca Behrens
Survival: True Stories by Tom McCarthy
Survivor Diaries: Overboard by Terry Lynn Johnson
Sweet Home Alaska by Carole Estby Dagg
Sydney and Simon: To the Moon by Paul A. Reynolds and Peter H. Reynolds
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The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Di Camillo
The Templeton Twins Have an Idea, written by Ellis Weiner, illustrated by Jeremy Holmes
Things That Surprise You by Jennifer Maschari
Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry by Susan Vaught
This is Me from Now On by Barbara Dee
Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins
The Tighty Whitey Spider by Kenn Nesbitt
The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Tomb Raiders by Judy Dodge Cummings (historical true stories)
Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes
Tru and Nelle: A Christmas Tale by G. Neri
The Truth, I’m a Girl, I’m Smart and I Know Everything by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer by Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud
Truth or Dare by Barbara Dee
Trauma Queen by Barbara Dee
The Trouble With Ants by Claudia Mills
The True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp by Kathi Appelt
Tua and the Elephant by R. P. Harris, Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo
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The Ultimate Top Secret Guide to Taking Over the World story by Kenn Nesbitt, illustrations by Ethan Long
The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Under the Green Hill by Laura L. Sullivan
Uprooted by Lynne Reid Banks
Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana
Upside Down Magic: Sticks and Stones by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
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Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning by Danette Haworth
W
Walk the Wild Road by Nigel Hinton
Walter, the Story of a Rat by by Barbara Wersba, illustrated by Donna Diamond
Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye by Tania del Rio and Will Staehle
The Water and the Wild by K. E. Ormsbee
Water Steps by A. LaFaye
Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
What the Moon Said by Gayle Rosengren
Whatever After: Genie in a Bottle by Sarah Mlynowski
When Audrey Met Alice by Rebecca Behrens
When the Butterflies Came by Kimberley Griffiths Little
When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders by J. Patrick Lewis
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages
Wilf the Mighty Worrier Saves the World by Georgia Pritchett
Wilf the Mighty Worrier Battles a Pirate by Georgia Pritchett
Wish You Were Eyre by Heather Vogel Frederick
The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams by Rhonda Hayter
With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo
Women Making America by Heidi Hemming and Julie Hemming Savage
Y
The Year of Goodbyes by Debbie Levy
Yuri’s Brush with Magic by Maureen Crane Wartski
Z
Zita the Space Girl by Ben Hatke
Zitface by Emily Howse
