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Robin’s 2014 Favorites
It’s interesting to think how your preferences are shaped by your experiences, the type of media you’ve been exposed to, the mood you’re in, etc. And, unlike a lot of book reviewers, I don’t often read things that don’t somehow match my preferences. That said, these are *my* favorite reads from 2014. Your mileage may [...]
Murder is Bad Manners: A Wells and Wong Mystery
Gr 4–7—A cozy murder mystery with manifest charms, this series opener introduces a pair of boarding school sleuths covertly detecting a death no one else realizes has occurred...
Three Little Words
PreS—Forest animals in colorful, patterned clothing learn that those who love them can provide needed comfort when they are feeling lonely or discouraged...
Bad Girls; Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves & Other Female Villains
Gr 4–8—Yolen and her daughter and cowriter, Stemple, gathered biographies of 26 infamous females in this romp with history's boldest women...
The World Without Us
Gr 7–10—In the opening scene of this problem novel about depression and suicide, 16-year-old Melody's friend Jeremy jumps off a bridge...
Pirates Aren't Afraid of the Dark!
PreS-Gr 1—When bear cub Jack builds a pirate tent in the backyard for an overnight sleepover, his sister Lily is eager to join him...
Middle Grade Monday – The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud
I am honestly delighted with this second entry in the distinctly well written Lockwood & Co. series by Stroud. It has so many elements to recommend it to my middle school readers! In case you missed it, I recently reviewed the first book in the series, The Screaming Staircase. When I opened the library’s latest book shipment, [...]
Friday Finds – December 26, 2014
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Why I Learned to Stop Thinking of My Patrons as “Stupid” Middle Grade Monday – 5 Christmas Movies to Share with your Tween The Tween and Friends Top 14 Reads in 2014 The Tween ARC Party: The Tween an friends look at some upcoming 2015 book releases Around the [...]
Middle Grade Monday – 5 Christmas Movies to Share with your Tween
For personal reasons, I don’t support telling children that Santa (or the Tooth Fairy or Easter Bunny) is real.* On the other hand, a good story, whether based on historical narrative or cultural mythology, is a good story. By the time kids are in the ‘middle grades’ years they are generally aware that Santa is [...]
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