Hall, Michael. Red: A Crayon’s Story. Michael Hall, Illus. Picture Book. Greenwillow, 02/2015. [37]p. $17.99. 978-0-06-225207-4, PLB $18.89 978-0-06-225209-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Red is a crayon who is clearly blue, but no one is able [continue reading]
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Place Hacking: Venturing Off Limits Review
Rosen, Michael J. Place Hacking: Venturing Off Limits. Non-fiction. 21st Century, 2015. 72p. PLB $33.32. 978-1-4677-2515-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. Exploration is difficult today, unless one is willing to leave the planet, but place hacking (defined [continue reading]
The Case for Loving Review
Alko, Selina. The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage. Sean Qualls, Illus. Non-fiction. Levine/Scholastic, 01/2015. [40]p. $18.99. 978-0-545-47853-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. With a family portrait on the cover and title page and family [continue reading]
Mosquitoland Review
Arnold, David. Mosquitoland. Fiction. Viking, 03/2015. 352p. $17.99. 978-0-451-47077-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. Recently moved to Mississipi, aka Mosquitoland, with her father and new stepmother, 16-year-old Mim overhears a conversation that suggests her mother is ill, [continue reading]
The Question of Miracles Review
Arnold, Elana K. The Question of Miracles. Fiction. Houghton, 02/2015. 233p. $16.99. 978-0-544-33464-9 OUTSTANDING GRADES 4-6 When 11-year-old Iris arrives at her new home in rainy Corvallis, Oregon, she is haunted by the recent death [continue reading]
Last Stop on Market Street Review
Review of the Week: De la Pena, Matt. Last Stop on Market Street. Christian Robinson, Illus. Picture Book. Putnam/Penguin, January 2015. [32]p. $16.99. 978-0-399-25774-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. As brown-skinned CJ and his “Nana” take the [continue reading]
Booking the Library: A Guide for Entertainers, Musicians, Speakers & Authors Review
Brawner, Jessica. Booking the Library: A Guide for Entertainers, Musicians, Speakers & Authors. Story of the Month Club, 2015. $9.99 (paperback), ISBN 9780692350188. What do you wish library performers knew before they arrived at your [continue reading]
Reading Levels, November BayNews, Review of the Week
Mary Ann Scheuer’s “Great Kid Books” blog has a very informative post on reading levels, and using them to motivate children to read. Check it out! http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2014/11/reading-levels-using-them-to-help-kids.html New ACL BayNews Posted: The November 2014 BayNews [continue reading]