One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss

By Barry Denenberg, Reviewed by Cassy Charyn

Published December 16, 2016

One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss by Barry Denenberg; Scholastic, Inc.: New York, 2000; $12.95...
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A Face First

By Priscilla Cummings, Reviewed by Tahani Al-Salem

Published December 14, 2016

A Face First by Priscilla Cummings; Dutton Children's Books: New York, 2001; $16.99 When Kelley got in the accident it...
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Someday

by Jackie French Koller, Reviewed by Allena G. Berry

Published December 12, 2016

Someday by Jackie French Koller; Orchard Books: New York, 2002; $16.95 Ever thought about your "someday"? You know, someday you'll...
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Virginia Lee Burton: A Life in Art

By Barbara Elleman, Reviewed By Vivienne Clark

Published December 2, 2016

Virginia Lee Burton: A Life in Art by Barbara Elleman; Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 2002; $20 I can still remember...
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Girl of Kosovo

By Alice Mead, Reviewed by Eesha Dave

Published November 30, 2016

Girl of Kosovo by Alice Mead; Farrar, Straus and Giroux: New York, 2001; $16 When people thought the Holocaust was...
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Shatterglass

by Tamora Pierce, Reviewed by Hayley Merrill

Published November 30, 2016

Shatterglass by Tamora Pierce; Scholastic Press: New York, 2003; $16.95 Shatterglass, a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, touches ingeniously close...
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Blackbird Fly

By Erin Entrada Kelly, Reviewed by Ramsey E. Stephenson

Published May 23, 2016

Blackbird Fly, by Erin Entrada Kelly; Greenwillow Press: New York, 2015; $16.99 Have you ever longed and hoped for something...
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My Cousin’s Keeper

By Simon French, Reviewed by Raiyah Patel

Published February 23, 2016

My Cousin’s Keeper, by Simon French; Candlewick Press: Massachusetts, 2014; $16.99 Do you know what it feels like to be...
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The King of Slippery Falls

By Sid Hite, Reviewed by Neil Chakraborti

Published February 10, 2016

The King of Slippery Falls, by Sid Hite; Scholastic Press: New York, zoo4; $16.95 Imagine it’s your birthday. Your parents...
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My Last Skirt: The Story of Jennie Hodgers, Union Soldier

By Lynda Durrant, Reviewed by Hannah Sellers

Published February 6, 2016

My Last Skirt: The Story of Jennie Hodgers, Union Soldier by Lynda Durrant; Clarion Books: New York, 2006; $16 To...
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