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Tag: friendship

May 3, 2023 by Esther Keller

Four Eyes | Review

A heartwarming coming-of-age graphic novel about self-acceptance, friendship, and family.

July 8, 2022 by Esther Keller

Review: Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?!

Effie is settling into her new life in with her aunts in this sequel to Witches of Brooklyn.

January 19, 2022 by Esther Keller

Review | ¡¡Manu!!

Kelly Fernandez's Manu is a tale of of friendship that stays solid when magic goes awry, set in a school for magical girls.

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Kyle’s Little Sister | Review

July 22, 2021 by Esther Keller

Kyle's Little Sister is a sibling story that's also about friendship, misunderstanding, and middle-school angst, with a dose of family drama.

Allergic | Review

February 23, 2021 by Esther Keller

Allergic is a story about a girl's struggle to find a dog that won't leave her in sneezing fits, but it's also a story about fitting in.

Review: Making Friends

August 15, 2018 by Esther Keller

Just in time for back to school, another middle grade story about friendship and the woes of middle school hits the shelf. But this story isn’t autobiographical and it has a magical twist. Making Friends By Kristen Gudsnuk. Graphix. 2018. ISBN 978133813922 hc, $24.99. 272pp. Grades 4 and up When Danielle’s great aunt passes away […]

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Review: Brave

November 13, 2017 by Esther Keller

Middle School is brutal. I know. I’ve been there for the last 15 years. (They won’t let me graduate!) Watching the ups and downs of my students is a real eye opener, and though it’s been a long time since I was really that age, it’s hard not to remember that sometimes lonely and confusing […]

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