Reviews

Gr 4–7—For generations, the Vespers and Cahills have sought to steal certain rare artifacts that contain one of 39 clues that will lead to ultimate power for anyone who has all of them...

Gr 3–5—Studying tessellations requires the energy of play and the focus of problem-solving, a wonderful subject for a story full of inspiration and blundering...

Gr 1-3–It is fitting that this superb picture-book biography is short on words and long on visuals...

Gr 2–3—In these easy chapter books, Echo is a mystery-solving bat that grew up in a library...

Gr 8 Up—The ideal audience for this app would be readers who couldn't get enough of Darren Shan's horror series, moved on to Kenneth Oppel's This Dark Endeavor, were drawn to Rick Yancy's "Monstrumologist" books, and plan to read that classic horror touchstone, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein...

PreS-Gr 2—Olivia is back and as strong-willed as ever in this rumination on individuality...

K-Gr 3—This quietly contemplative collection offers a look at the wonders of nature over the course of a year...

PreS-K–A baby laughs out loud for the first time, and it sends his family into a frenzy of joy and celebration...

Gr 4–6—In the final book (Amulet Books, 2012) in Michael Buckley's series, the fate of Ferryport Landing, the Everafters, and the Grimm family are at stake as the Grimms join with former foes and gather a ragtag army of Everafters to face the nefarious Scarlet Hand led by Mirror, the evil looking glass who has taken human form and forcibly occupied the body of the Grimm Sisters' Granny Relda...