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Reviewed by Samuel Phillips
Published March 1, 2017
George, by Alex Gino; Scholastic Press: New York, 2015; $16.99 George could not have come out at a better time. LGBT rights is an important issue, yet for kids unfamiliar with the acronym or...
By Susanna Reich, Reviewed by Sindhuja Krishnamoorthi
Published February 25, 2017
Clara Schumann: Piano Virtuoso by Susanna Reich; Clarion Books: New York, 1999; $18 As her tender, pale fingers grasped the ivory keys of the grand piano, she could feel herself shaking with nervousness. If you...
By Spring Hermann, Reviewed by Ellen Baldwin
Published February 25, 2017
Seeing Lessons by Spring Hermann; Henry Holt and Company: New York, 1998; $15.95 This book takes place in Andover and Boston, Massachusetts during the 1830s. Blind at birth, a ten-year-old girl, Abbie, and her sister...
By Vera W. Propp, Reviewed by Sam Levin
Published February 17, 2017
When the Soldiers Were Gone by Vera W. Propp; G. P. Putnam's Sons: New York, 1999; $14.99 When I first saw the book When the Soldiers Were Gone by Vera W. Propp, it sounded boring....
By Jessie Haas, Reviewed by Julia Schuchard
Published February 17, 2017
Unbroken by Jessie Haas; Greenwillow Books: New York, 1999; $15 In Unbroken, Harriet Gibson becomes an orphan in 1910 when her mother dies in a horse-and-buggy accident. Now thirteen-year-old Harriet must leave her old life...
By Nancy Steele Brokaw, Reviewed by Amanda Claire Gutterman
Published February 14, 2017
Leaving Emma by Nancy Steele Brokaw; Clarion Books: New York, 1999; $15 Having a best friend can make a kid feel like she's on top of the world. I know, because I have had the...
By Deborah Savage, Reviewed by Victoria Gillette
Published February 13, 2017
Summer Hawk by Deborah Savage; Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 1999; $16 Have you ever been in a situation you hate? This is exactly what happens to the main character, Melissa. Melissa is unhappy, living in...
By Deb Vanasse, Reviewed by Steven Yenzer
Published February 10, 2017
Out of the Wilderness, by Deb Vanasse; Clarion Books: New York, 1999; $15 When I dimmed the lights and sat down, I expected a good book. That is not what I got. I got a...
By Janet Tashjian, Reviewed by Lauren Porter
Published February 7, 2017
Multiple Choice by Janet Tashjian; Henry Holt and Company: New York, 1999; $16.95 "I wish my brain were a toaster." That's how Monica Devon feels about the way she obsesses over everything— from the amount...
By Catherine Clinton, Reviewed by Jessica Arguilez Bans
Published February 5, 2017
I, Too, Sing America by Catherine Clinton; Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 1998; $20 This is a collection of African-American poetry that is tragic and triumphant. You will learn a lot about history from these poems....
