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Apr, 20th 2015
Review: Mark of the Thief
by Kate M., age 11
After being wowed by Jennifer A. Nielsen’s Ascendance Trilogy, I couldn’t wait for the release of the first book – Mark of the Thief – in her brand-new Praetor War series. Mark of the Thief offers everything you have come to expect from a Jennifer A. Nielsen book: adventure, excitement, brave but stubborn characters, and a twist.
In this f...
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Mar, 10th 2015
Bird & Squirrel on Ice Reviewed by Abby G., age 11
Review:
One of James Burks' greatest works, Bird and Squirrel on Ice is a knee-slapping graphic novel that will keep you reading. You’ll find yourself reading it over and over again with a smile on your face every time.This book is great for anyone 7 or older with a sense of humor.
Publisher Summary:
Bird and Squirrel are back and r...
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Feb, 23rd 2015
Review: Masterminds
by Kate M., age 11
Eli lives in Serenity, an idyllic town where the principles of peace and honesty are valued more than anything else. Or at least that’s what Eli thinks until he and his best friend Randy bike outside the town's boundaries, something that the kids of Serenity are not permitted to do. Then the unexpected happens. Eli collapses with a terrible headache, w...
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Feb, 19th 2015
Zita the Spacegirl Reviewed by Abby G., age 11
Review:
“Finders keepers!” Those are the two words that start Zita’s adventures. This graphic novel is filled to the brim with action, fun, and so many hilarious characters.This book is perfect for any age and will have you on the edge of your seat. So come along and enjoy the space ride with the adventures of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke...
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Feb, 16th 2015
The Spy School series by Kate M., age 11
I loved Spy School by Stuart Gibbs. It’s an action-packed spy thriller that you can’t put down. And if you’ve read Spy School, it will probably come as no surprise that Spy Camp (Spy School #2) is just as good, if not better, than its predecessor.
In Spy School, Ben Ripley is a perfectly normal kid until one day he comes home from school to fi...
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Jan, 26th 2015
Ben Hatke at the 2014 Miami Book Fair International
by Kate M., age 11
I was thrilled when I heard Ben Hatke, a favorite comic author and illustrator, would be speaking at the Generation Genius Day program at the 2014 Miami Book Fair International. Hatke is the author/illustrator of the incredible Zita the Spacegirl series and the newly released picture book Julia's House for Lost Creatures. B...
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Dec, 12th 2014
A Snowflake is a Poem
By Abbie A., age 8, Florida
A snow flake is a poem,
A swirling crystal alone.
Falls softly to the ground,
Silently-not making a sound.
A snowflake is a poem,
It has many patterns,
Carved out delicate designs,
And different shapes and sizes.
A snowflake is a poem,
Frozen, icy, and playful.
They make a white satin blanket,
Sparkling so beautiful.
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Dec, 1st 2014
While there are a gamut of children’s books on recycling and reusing, most of them are either dry directives or out-of-context advice. The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle by Jude Isabella is different. It is a story. It tells how one ordinary bicycle made a difference in many lives.
Leo saves his money for two years so he can purchase a red bike. He loves his red ...
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Nov, 14th 2014
Abby G., Age 11, Pennsylvania
My name is Princess X. I used to be a maid for the royal family, but I fell in love with their son, Prince O, and he fell in love with me. We eventually got married, but before we got married, there was a great feud between our families. A long time ago in the village of Alphabetus, there was a great feud between our two families, the royal family, including the Ev...
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Nov, 13th 2014
NASA TESTS DEEP SPACE PROGRAM
First Orion Mission Set for December 4
Kate M., Age 11, Florida
Nov. 11, 2014 -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency's Orion spacecraft pauses in front of the spaceport's iconic Vehicle Assembly Building as it is transported to Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. After arrival at the launch pad, United Launch Alliance engineers...
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Nov, 9th 2014
Publisher's Summary:
Jacqueline Woodson, one of today’s finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse.
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness o...
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Nov, 7th 2014
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Mercy Watson doesn't want to sleep alone in her dark, scary room, so she sneaks into Mr. And Mrs. Watson's bed and snuggles between them. Typical behavior of a preschooler, you say? Only problem is Mercy isn't a preschooler. She's a fun-loving pig with an affinity for warm, buttery toast.
Just when Mercy is deep into a dream about a plate piled-high with delicious...
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Nov, 5th 2014
This is a beautiful book to introduce Vincent van Gogh to young readers and budding artists alike. Van Gogh wrote more than 800 letters to his friends and family in his lifetime. The majority of those letters were to to his younger brother Theo. Vincent's Colors features Van Gogh's dynamic and colorful paintings and what he wrote about them, translated and in rhyme, to his brother Theo.
The tex...
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Sep, 17th 2014
Publisher's Summary:
Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful—and v...
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Jul, 4th 2014
Publisher's Summary:
Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday. All her friends are coming to her party, her mama is making a big cake, and she has a good feeling about a certain wrapped box. Turning ten is a big deal to Armani. It means she's older, wiser, more responsible. But when Hurricane Katrina hits the Lower Nines of New Orleans, Armani realizes that being ten m...
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Feb, 17th 2014
Publisher's Summary:
Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroom—the very same classmates who dismiss her as mentally challenged, because she cannot tel...
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Jan, 17th 2014
Publisher's Summary:
"I bought the milk," said my father. "I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this: t h u m m t h u m m. I looked up and saw a huge silver disc hovering in the air above Marshall Road."
"Hullo," I said to myself. "That's not something you see every day. And then something odd happened."
Find out just how odd things get in this hilarious New York Time...
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Nov, 8th 2013
Billy Twitters never thought his mom would make good on her threat to buy him a blue whale if he didn't clean his room, brush his teeth or eat his peas. Well, she certainly showed him! WhenFedUp delivery (slogan: delivering punishment worldwide) shows up with a blue whale, Billy is tasked with the obligation of taking his new, ginormous blue whale wherever he goes. And so Billy's troubles begin....
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Nov, 6th 2013
Sergio Makes a Splash somehow never made our reading list. But after reading the second installment Sergio Saves The Game! by Edel Rodriguez it has now moved to the top of our list.
Sergio loves soccer, and in his dreams he's fantastic. In real life, however, he's always the last one chosen by his peers to play on a team. Leave it to momma penguin to make a worthwhile suggestion to her deter...
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Nov, 4th 2013
Perusing some of the non-fiction fare for my 5 year old, I stumbled on this great find. My daughter is a new-ish reader, starting kindergarten in a month. We often engage in on-the-fly family games rooted in literacy and math. This book selection served exactly that purpose.
Each page in the book offers a hint in rhyme for each letter in the alphabet. The first letter and last letter of each cl...
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Mar, 16th 2013
Publisher's Summary:
A true Renaissance man, Benjamin Franklin was the first American celebrity. In pictures and text, master artist Robert Byrd documents Franklin’s numerous and diverse accomplishments, from framing the Constitution to creating bifocals. The witty, wise, and endlessly curious Franklin is the perfect subject for Byrd’s lively style and vibrant art. The pages pulse with fa...
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