by Site Owner | Aug 7, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Marty Rhodes Figley, Illustrated by Catherine Stock Charlesbridge, $15.95, 32 pages Emily and her Shaggy Friend Emily and Carlo is a sweet and classically written children’s book about the relationship between the poet Emily Dickinson and her dog that is sure to...
by Site Owner | Jul 26, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Jonah Winter, Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Arthur A. Levine Books, $17.99, 48 pages Jonah Winter, author of Frida, Dizzy, The Secret World of Hildegard, and The Fabulous Feud of Gilbert and Sullivan, has come out with his newest book. Just Behave, Pablo Picasso! has...
by Site Owner | Jul 4, 2012 | Young Adult
By Siobhan Vivian Push, $17.99, 333 pages Homecoming season can be an anxious period for both guys and girls, but for the ladies at Mt. Washington High School, this time of year can make or break them. On the last Monday in September of each year, an anonymous poster...
by Site Owner | Jun 19, 2012 | Young Adult
By Dori Jones Yang Delecorte Press, $17.99, 336 pages Many contemporary young adult novels feature ambitious heroines whose strength buckles as their first romance blossoms. Dori Jones Yang’s Daughter of Xanadu refreshingly deviates from this pattern. Emmajin...
by Site Owner | Jun 19, 2012 | Young Adult
By Tim Tharp Alfred A. Knopf, $16.99, 308 pages Tim Tharp, award-winning author of Knights of Hill County and The Spectacular Now once again captures a strong adolescent voice in BADD. “Bullies start things. Badasses finish them” is Ceejay’s mantra. She grew up...
