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Sources of Light

By Margaret McMullan, Reviewed by Mara Cobb

Published January 22, 2016

Ragtag

By Karl Wolf-Morgenländer, Reviewed by John Delbert Floyd II

Published January 22, 2016

Slept Away

By Julie Kraut, Reviewed by Leah Wolfe

Published January 22, 2016

Slept Away, by Julie Kraut; Delacorte Books for Young Readers: New York, 2009; $8.99. When I first picked up Slept Away at the bookstore, I expected it to be a fun, entertaining story, and it’s...

Counter Clockwise

By Jason Cockcroft, Reviewed by Hayden Rasberry

Published January 22, 2016

Counter Clockwise, by Jason Cockcroft; Katherine Tegen Books: New York, 2009; $15.99 Have you ever read a book that has changed the way you look at your life? A book that opens your eyes? Counter...

Tortilla Sun

By Jennifer Cervantes, Reviewed by Emily A. Davis

Published January 21, 2016

My Vicksburg

By Ann Rinaldi, Reviewed by Grace Russell

Published January 21, 2016

Star in the Forest

By Laura Resau, Reviewed by Jamila dePeiza-Kern

Published January 21, 2016

Crunch

By Leslie Connor, Reviewed by Juan Martin Velez

Published January 21, 2016

Do You Hear Me, Mr. Lincoln?

By Judith Caseley, Reviewed by Nayamah Kolliegbo

Published January 20, 2016

Darkwood

By M.E. Been, Reviewed by Caroline D. Lu

Published January 20, 2016

Sources of Light

Review Published January 22, 2016 By Margaret McMullan, Reviewed by Mara Cobb

Sources of Light, by Margaret McMullan; Houghton Mifflin Books for Children: New York, 2010; $16 Have you ever felt a little out of place in the world? Maybe you have felt like you didn’t belong, just like fourteen-year-old Sam (Samantha) feels in Sources of Light, by Margaret McMullan. Head back in time to the 1960s as you venture on a captivating journey through Sam’s world.

Ragtag

Review Published January 22, 2016 By Karl Wolf-Morgenländer, Reviewed by John Delbert Floyd II

Ragtag, by Karl Wolf-Morgenländer; Clarion Books: New York, 2009; $16 There has been and still are wars between animals of different species. Have you ever heard of a war fought between city birds and birds of prey? Do you always think you’re too small or too weak to make a difference? Well, you and Ragtag could get along just fine.

Slept Away

Review Published January 22, 2016 By Julie Kraut, Reviewed by Leah Wolfe

Slept Away, by Julie Kraut; Delacorte Books for Young Readers: New York, 2009; $8.99. When I first picked up Slept Away at the bookstore, I expected it to be a fun, entertaining story, and it’s that plus more. In addition to being amusing and lighthearted, this book holds a meaningful message about society, and particularly popularity. All Laney Parker knows is New York City.

Counter Clockwise

Review Published January 22, 2016 By Jason Cockcroft, Reviewed by Hayden Rasberry

Counter Clockwise, by Jason Cockcroft; Katherine Tegen Books: New York, 2009; $15.99 Have you ever read a book that has changed the way you look at your life? A book that opens your eyes? Counter Clockwise did that for me. Suddenly, you don’t take everything for granted. Most days I wake up, look at the clock, get dressed and head downstairs.

Tortilla Sun

Review Published January 21, 2016 By Jennifer Cervantes, Reviewed by Emily A. Davis

Tortilla Sun, by Jennifer Cervantes; Chronicle Books: San Francisco, 2010; $16.99 The thing that first hooked me onto Tortilla Sun was the word “magic.” In the first few sentences of Chapter One, Izzy Roybal is introduced as a discontented, lonely character, unhappy with her frequent moves all over San Diego and wanting to discover the secret of her long-dead father.

My Vicksburg

Review Published January 21, 2016 By Ann Rinaldi, Reviewed by Grace Russell

My Vicksburg, by Ann Rinaldi; Harcourt Children’s Books: New York, 2009; $16 Fourteen-year-old Claire Louise Corbet has always lived a life of medicine because her brother and papa are both doctors. Now more than ever there are hospitals, sickness and injuries around her. Claire Louise is living in the Civil War battle of Vicksburg.

Star in the Forest

Review Published January 21, 2016 By Laura Resau, Reviewed by Jamila dePeiza-Kern

Star in the Forest, by Laura Resau; Delacourte Books for Young Readers: New York, 2010; $14.99 Deported. On her eleventh birthday Zitlally Mora’s father was arrested for speeding. Now he is going to be sent back to Mexico. And it is going to be very hard for him to come back. Zitlally’s name means Estrella, or Star, in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs.

Crunch

Review Published January 21, 2016 By Leslie Connor, Reviewed by Juan Martin Velez

Crunch, by Leslie Connor; HarperCollins: New York, 2010; $16.99 A young boy named Dewey Mariss is running his dad’s bike shop during his parents’ anniversary trip. Unfortunately, the trip is right in the middle of an oil shortage. Just as Dewey’s parents are returning, the oil shortage heads into the extreme and leaves them with no gas.

Do You Hear Me, Mr. Lincoln?

Review Published January 20, 2016 By Judith Caseley, Reviewed by Nayamah Kolliegbo

Do You Hear Me, Mr. Lincoln? by Judith Caseley; Graphia Books: New York, 2009; $6.99 Life has changed for Sierra Goodman after the death of her father. Her grieving mother has gone into a house-cleaning rage, her brother is too young to interpret how she feels and suffers nightmares, and her friends are clueless about how she feels.

Darkwood

Review Published January 20, 2016 By M.E. Been, Reviewed by Caroline D. Lu

Darkwood, by M.E. Breen; Bloomsbury Children’s Books: New York, 2009; $16.99 “What happened next was so strange that Annie could not be sure afterward what was real and what she had imagined.” This line, from M. E. Breen’s Darkwood, is an accurate summary of Breen’s first novel. The story is a wonderful sort of strange, and captivates the mind like any work of a master fantasy writer.

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