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Paul and his sister Marie are still fighting the Germans, but their objectives are not as clear as when they helped sneak their Jewish friend Henri out of occupied France. Now it’s hard to know who to trust. The Resistance folk are split between those who trust the exiled French General Charles de Gaulle and […]
Luz (pronounced “loose”) doesn’t think too much about the environment until her city starts having blackouts and her mom doesn’t want to drive because gas is so expensive. Now Luz can’t get to the mall to buy the shoes she really wants. But Luz isn’t going to sit idly by; she’s got a plan to […]
Sometimes, when you pick up a book, you aren’t sure what to expect. Is it supposed to be funny, serious, or spooky? Sure, it’s been well reviewed, but what’s it all about and is it really that good? When I finally picked up Anya’s ghost I was surprised to find a mixture of all three and yes, it really is that good.
When I was seven years old, I owned Charlie Brown’s Super Book of Questions and Answers, a five-volume encyclopedia with entries on animals, plants, machines, space travel, human anatomy, and just about any other topic that might interest an elementary school reader. Interspersed with the facts and figures were short cartoons featuring the Peanuts gang. […]
One of the artists I had the pleasure of meeting at this year’s American Library Association Annual Conference was Ryan Sias, author of Zoe and Robot: Let’s Pretend! Before meeting Ryan, I hadn’t heard of Blue Apple‘s Balloon Toons line of early reader graphic novels. But after I got a look at the first five […]
Miss Muffet is missing. Sounds like a job for Detective Blue, but the former Little Boy is going to have to search through a lot of nursery rhymes to get to the bottom of this bowl of curds and whey! Detective Blue Written by Steve Metzger; Illustrated by Tedd Arnold Ages 4-7 Orchard/Scholastic, July 2011, […]
In a column at the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy, Anya’s Ghost creator Vera Brosgol talks about being an awkward immigrant kid with a knack for drawing comics. J. Caleb Mozzocco takes a look at Capstone’s DC Super-Pets chapter books, which feature generous helpings of art by Tiny Titans artist Art Baltazar. Scott Westerfeld is doing […]
Reluctant and avid readers alike will devour the latest installment of the Dork Diaries. Filled with angst, humor, and terrific cartoon drawings, this latest installment does not disappoint.
Ah, freshman year: the beginning of high school, the most wonderful years of your life. WHATEVER. Annie and her friends are beginning to suspect that getting older and heading to high school may not be all it’s cracked up to be. Are they ready for a year of shifting friendships, stubborn lockers, first crushes, team […]
Finished all the current Rick Riordan books? Looking for some more Greek Mythology to satiate you or your child’s curiosity? Then if you haven’t gotten lost in George O’Connor’s Olympian series, it’s only the start of August. There’s still a whole month left to summer vacation, so it isn’t too late!
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