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Tag: Book reviews
Book Review: The Name She Gave Me by Betty Culley
This compassionate and quiet story is a beautiful and poignant look at family, belonging, and self-discovery.
Book Review: The Loophole by Naz Kutub
Part travel adventure, part magical mystery, and part personal quest for identity and direction, this was a joy to read.
Post-It Note Reviews: Graphic novels, picture books, and more!
Lots of quick reviews of new and forthcoming books. Also pictures of dachshunds!
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Book Review: Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
This is the best book about a trans six-winged Seraph bioweapon surviving an apocalyptic hellscape that you'll read this summer!
Take 5: Recent graphic novels reviews
I continue to mostly just want to read graphic novels. That works out well, because so do so many of the kids at school. So here are a few quick post-it note reviews of books I read this past week (and one book a student read).
Post-It Note Reviews: Gothic tropes, post-apocalyptic friendship, small town Minnesota, and more!
Quick reviews of new and forthcoming books.
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Book Review: Let the Monster Out by Chad Lucas
It might be the "creepy" factor that will interest kids in picking up this book, but it's the layers to the story and the complicated, authentic characters that will keep kids reading.
Book Review: The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby
I can't think of any book that really captures what it's like to deal with that anger inside of you and the fallout from it like this one does.
Book Review: The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
I highly recommend this engrossing read and already need to see what mystery Iris and Alice will tackle next. Great read.
Post-It Note Reviews: Retellings, werewolves, the pandemic, art camp, and more!
Post-it Note Reviews are a great way to display books in your library or classroom, a way to let kids recommend their favorite titles without having to get up in front of everyone and do a book talk, and an easy way to offer a more personal recommendation than just the flap copy offers.
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