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Written in an engaging style and featuring occasional black-and-white photos, this hi-lo title should catch the attention of hockey players and fans.
Though the busy scenes won't quite work for group use, they don't keep the verses from being fun, read-aloud choices, and librarians and educators will find this a useful resource for sparking thought about the circus, food preferences, and poetry writing.
A good secondary title for collections in need of YA intellectual thrillers with strong female protagonists.
An excellent addition for any library in search of a new poetry collection or an entry point into the study of American history or culture.
Families will enjoy curling up with this warm story about finding home in community.—Brooke Sheets, Los Angeles Public Library
Mami rues having left Puerto Rico when the Christmas Eve roast won't fit in the family's tiny New York City apartment's oven. Little José jokingly suggests they use a pizza oven instead. "That's not a bad idea!" says Papi, and the two head out, carrying the roast through their snowy neighborhood to Regular Ray's Pizzeria. Nearly everyone is curmudgeonly along the way—neighbors ("I thought someone's television was being stolen!"), kids bickering outside
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