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Flashback: February 2009
And now a flashback to what I was reading in February 2009. Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith. From my review: “December 1941. Eighteen year old Ida Mae Jones is cleaning houses, saving to go to Chicago to pursue her dream of flying. She’s black; but that’s not why the local instructor in Louisiana won’t pass her and [...]
Review: Maggot Moon
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner. Candlewick Press. 2013. Reviewed from ARC. Printz Honor Book. The Plot: Standish Treadwell, fifteen, is dyslexic. He has different colored eyes, one blue, one brown. He lives with his grandfather; his parents are gone. He had one friend, Hector, and Hector is also gone. Standish’s world is one of fear and [...]
Why That Book?
It’s that wonderful time of the year. Winners and honors have been announced for the Youth Media Awards, so librarians ask themselves and their colleagues: What the hell was that committee thinking? I could barely get through fifty pages. Other books were so much better!! Here’s the thing. Whether it’s an award or a list, it’s an [...]
Review: GO
GO: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design by Chip Kidd. Workman Publishing. 2013. Library copy. YALSA Nonfiction Finalist. It’s About: A book about graphic design, designed in such a way to both show and tell what graphic design is. The Good: To be honest, the nonfiction titles on the YALSA Nonfiction Finalist that are about history are [...]
Flashback: February 2011
A look back at what I reviewed in February 2011. The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta. From my review: “The Piper’s Son left me breathless with heart pounding — it is a beautifully written love song about the flaws and strengths of family and the long journey of grief, about the love and laughter and disappointments that tie [...]
Review: Imprisoned
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II by Martin W. Sandler. Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury. 2013. Review copy from publisher. YALSA Nonfiction Finalist. It’s About: The United States entered World War II after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The history of the Japanese [...]
Review: Courage Has No Color
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America’s First Black Paratroopers by Tanya Lee Stone. Candlewick Press. 2013. Library copy. YALSA Nonfiction Finalist. It’s About: During World War II, the US Armed Forces were segregated. This discrimination also included what roles African American men were, and weren’t, allowed. Combat? No. Cleaning? [...]
Flashback: January 2006
A look at what I reviewed in January 2006. Boy Proof by Cecil Castelluci. From my review: “Victoria, 16, prefers to be called “Egg” like the character in her favorite science fiction movie. She’s smart, she’s confident, she’s not afraid to dress like the character she loves. . . . Egg is vocal and strong in her likes [...]
ALA Midwinter 2014
I’ve been busy preparing for ALA Midwinter 2014, including a flurry of committee work. I’ve finished the rest of the YALSA Nonfiction Titles, but I haven’t had time to finish my reviews — they’ll be coming, don’t worry! I’m looking forward to the Youth Media Awards, to see who wins the Printz and who gets [...]
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