Reviews

Gr 2—4—Amusingly framed as a cheesy popularity contest, this parade of personified planets features illustrations in which rotund, recognizably marked caricatures of these heavenly bodies pose and mug, surrounded by an entourage of relevant though unidentified scientists, space probes, satellites both natural and artificial, books, constellations, and astronomical symbols...

Gr 4—6—This is an excellent source for inspiration, with good examples of people following their dreams...

K-Gr 2—Mrs...

Gr 7 Up—Anna thinks her upcoming summer is going to be just like her previous ones—surviving the heat of her Dune Island, GA, home by going to the beach; working in her family's ice-cream shop where she invents some popular flavors; and spending time planning her escape when she graduates...

Gr 3—5—Fun and filled with unusual project ideas for plants referred to as monsters, this is not your usual science-fair book...

Gr 1—3—A school assignment pairs a disgruntled young boy with a pen pal from the planet Quazar...

Gr 9 Up—With a decidedly European sensibility, this French import takes readers on a madcap, quirky adventure with nerdy 14-year-old David Gershwin, who quickly falls for Zelda, a hard-case patient in his father's therapy practice...

Gr 7 Up—To fulfill her dying mother's request, Kate Winters and her mom move from New York City to Eden, MI, where Kate will finish her senior year and her mother will live out her last days...

Gr 7 Up—This book profiles 50 past and present beauty icons, focusing on their unique "look" and including a quarter-page glossy photo...