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The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier | SLJ Review

The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier | SLJ Review
SLJ,  Sep 30, 2015
You know nothing, Mim Malone: Mosquitoland

You know nothing, Mim Malone: Mosquitoland
Joy Piedmont | Blogs,  Sep 30, 2015
Mosquitoland, David Arnold Viking, March 2015 Reviewed from final copy There are major spoilers ahead so if you don’t want to know major plot points for Mosquitoland proceed with caution. At a certain point in one’s reading life, first person narration immediately triggers suspicion of an unreliable narrator. It’s not a terrible starting point because […]
Middle-Grade Madness recapped

Middle-Grade Madness recapped
Roger Sutton | Blogs,  Sep 30, 2015

Shoshana has written up an excellent recap of last night’s goings-on at the Cambridge Public Library. I’ll just add my thanks to the panelists, who were all engaged, enthusiastic, and nice to me and each other. (Jeanne Birdsall brought along a belt for me to use if things got out of hand, but luckily I […]

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A Song for Ella Grey | SLJ Review

A Song for Ella Grey | SLJ Review
SLJ,  Sep 29, 2015
Come early

Come early
Roger Sutton | Blogs,  Sep 28, 2015

Cambridge Public Library is telling me they expect to run out of room at Middle Grade Madness, tonight at the Main Library at 6:00PM; show up early to be guaranteed admission. Youth services director Julie Roach is legendary for the ease with which she firmly shuts the door on even the most well-connected mom trying to […]

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The Walls Around Us (are pretty darn impressive)

The Walls Around Us (are pretty darn impressive)
Karyn Silverman | Blogs,  Sep 28, 2015
The Walls Around Us, Nova Ren Suma Algonquin Books for Young Readers, March 2015 Reviewed from final e-copy Finally! In The Walls Around Us, Suma has delivered the book I wanted back when I first read Imaginary Girls. It’s got the good stuff I knew to expect — her wordsmithing really is excellent (my notes […]
The Tightrope Walkers

The Tightrope Walkers
Sarah Couri | Blogs,  Sep 27, 2015
  The Tightrope Walkers by David Almond Candlewick, March 2015 Reviewed from an ARC Oh, I am conflicted about this one. This is gorgeous, gorgeous writing — even the first line pulls you in and lets you know that you’re in for something unusual here (“I was born in a hovel on the banks of the […]
The Fun Book of Scary Stuff by Emily Jenkins | SLJ Review

The Fun Book of Scary Stuff by Emily Jenkins | SLJ Review
SLJ,  Sep 25, 2015
Stop Calling Them

Stop Calling Them "Young Adult" Books, Teens Say
Lauren Barack,  Sep 24, 2015
Eight high school students sounded off about the "YA" label, print books versus ebooks, and why they read what they read during a panel discussion at the 2015 Nielsen Children’s Book Summit in Manhattan.
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