Making movies.
Book/Multimedia Review Stars | September 2013
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About words and writing.
Pick of the Day: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
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Leonard Peacock has big plans for his 18th birthday….to kill Asher Beal and then commit suicide….This is a difficult, yet powerful, book. Quick’s use of flashbacks, internal dialogue, and interpersonal communication is brilliant.
Pick of the Day: ChopChop: The Kids’ Guide to Cooking Real Food with Your Family
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Recipes for healthy eating with wholesome foods
In Sync | Young Adult Authors Collaborate
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Collaboration between authors often yields unexpected and amazing results, and these young adult titles are no exception. With subject matter ranging from paranormal romance to contemporary realistic fiction, these titles by well-known YA writers will create a stir among teens.
Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | August 2013
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On trains, cooking, and volcanoes.
Grades 5 & Up Nonfiction | August 2013
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Solid biographies and nautical poetry
Grades 9 & Up Fiction | August 2013
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A fun read about a teen safecracker (Benway), fast-paced thrillers, and more
Grade 5-8 Fiction | August 2013
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An action-packed romp of a mystery (Kittscher), a novel set in the Dominican Republic (Mulder), and a sequel to Winterling (Prineas).
Pick of the Day: Weird Sea Creatures
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Fifty gorgeous photos introduce a yeti crab, a spined pigmy shark, etc.
Pick of the Day: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
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For fans of creepy mysteries
Book Review: Grades 5-8 Fiction | July 2013
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Stories set in a Texas swamp, Victorian England, and Vermont.
Book Review: Grades 9 Up Fiction | July 2013
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Historical fiction about India on the brink of partition, suspense featuring a psychic wunderkind, and a Sarah Dessen novel.
Book Review: Grades 5 & Up Nonfiction | July 2013
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Navigating school successfully, a global perspective on bikes, “The Hatfields & the McCoys”.
Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | July 2013
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Drew Daywalt on crayons, graphic novels by Gene Luen Yang, and much more…
Pick of the Day: The Thing About Luck
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A story of familial bonds in which a 12-year-old girl spends the summer with her grandparents who are harvesting wheat in the Midwest.
Pick of the Day: Kindness for Weakness
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A gut-wrenching narrative set in a juvenile detention facility
Pick of the Day: Far Far Away
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The ghost of Jacob Grimm narrates a story about complex characters who have conflicted motivations.
A Happily-Ever-After Ghost Story | Tom McNeal’s ‘Far Far Away’
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Jacob Grimm, the folklorist, is dead, and stuck as a ghost. He wants to be reunited with his younger brother Wilhelm, who predeceased him. In Tom McNeal’s suspenseful and haunting new novel, ‘Far Far Away,’ fairy tale and ghost story collide and merge.
Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | June 2013
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Novels by Holly Black, Cynthia Kadohata, Rita Williams-Garcia, and others.
