Fiction

Gr 5–7—Aronin addresses each question in a four- to eight-page chapter, and topics include trailblazing the route to Oregon, the commercial and missionary impulses that drove early settlement in the region, preparation for and "jumping off" onto the trail, the hardships of life on the journey, large-scale migration to Oregon, and the effects of the transcontinental railroad on settlement in the West...

PreS—There are numerous missed opportunities in this simplistic series...

Gr 7 Up—"I am not me," is her chant when reality gets too real...

K-Gr 2—Serving as an accessory to the author's adult novel of the same name, this picture book depicts a childhood memory addressed in the longer work's plot...

Gr 1–4—An evocative story in verse narrated by a young girl who witnesses the unearthing of a centuries-old mummified girl in a bog in Ballywhinney, Ireland...

Gr 3–5—Birds use their voices, physical features, and their movements in varied ways to express themselves to their mates, their children, others of their species, and predators endangering them...

Gr 8 Up—Seventeen-year-old Tamsin Greene has finally found the Talent that her grandmother prophesied, yet her experiences still set her apart from her magical family...

PreS-Gr 1—Goose is great at making up adventures but he always casts himself as the star, to the chagrin of his friends, who demand their time in the spotlight...

K-Gr 3—In this Scottish cumulative tale, Sally wanders along High Street as she tries to check off items from her shopping list...