Ehrlich, Esther. Nest. Fiction. Wendy Lamb/Random, 2014. 327p. $16.99. 978-0-385-38607-4. PLB $19.99. 978-0-385-38608-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. Chirp is an 11-year-old bird watcher. Set in 1972, she lives in Cape Cod with her parents and older sister Rachel. [continue reading]
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Sloan, Holly Goldberg. Counting by 7s. Fiction. Dial, 2013. 380p. $16.99. 978-0-8037-03855-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Although seventh grader Willow Chance was adopted by loving parents at a young age in Bakersfield, she’s faced a very [continue reading]
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Martin, Jacqueline Briggs. Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table. Eric-Shabazz Larkin, Illus. Non-fiction. Readers to Eaters, 2013. [32]p. $17.95. 978-0-9836615-3-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-6. Will Allen deserves this compelling biography so aptly rendered by author [continue reading]
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Yang, Gene Luen. Boxers. Gene Luen Yang, Illus. Graphic. Boxers and Saints Series. First Second, 09/2013. 328p. $18.99 978-1-59643-359-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12 Yang, Gene Luen. Saints. Gene Luen Yang, Illus. Graphic. Boxers and Saints Series. First Second, 09/2013. 170p. $18.99 [continue reading]
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