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Tag Archives: Family
Review: Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana
Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana. Chronicle Books, 2014. Currently available. Age Level & Genre: Middle Grade Realistic Fiction Face Value: The simple cover is almost whimsical. Looking at the muddy boots made me think … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Disasters, Family, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, recovery
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Review: Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher
Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher. Little Brown and Company, 2012. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: Well I like the ketchup clouds. But other than that I don’t really understand the cover, and don’t like it all that much. I … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged British Writers, Contemporary Realism, Family, love, Murder, Mystery
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Review: Seven Stories Up by Laurel Snyder
Seven Stories Up by Laurel Snyder. Random House Books for Young Readers, 2014. Available January 28, 2014. Genre: Time Travel / Historical Fiction Face Value: I have to admit, I’m a little disappointed in this cover. It’s not that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Family, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Time Travel
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Review: Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spalding
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spalding. Entangled Teen, 2013. Available December 3. Age Level & Genre: YA realistic fiction. Face Value: I haven’t seen the published cover yet, but the cover image available online is pretty good (despite … Continue reading
Review: Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick Press, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: How to describe the genre? It’s not quite fantasy, but it definitely isn’t realism. It has illustration, but it isn’t fully a graphic novel. It’s a story about … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Divorce, Family, Kate DiCamillo, Poetry, Squirrels, superheroes
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Review: Lotería by Mario Alberto Zambrano
Lotería by Mario Alberto Zambrano. Harper, 2013. Currently Available Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: You can’t get the full effect from just the image here, but this is one of the most beautifully designed books I have ever seen. … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Child Abuse, Covers, Domestic Violence, Family, Houston, Loteria, Mexico
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Summer Jobs Week Review: The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen. Viking Juvenile, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: I have to agree with the ladies of Forever Young Adult, and their assessment that this cover looks more or less like … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Theme Week
Tagged Colby, College, Family, Romance, Sarah Dessen, Stepfamilies, summer jobs
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Review: The Symptoms of My Insanity by Mindy Raf
The Symptoms of My Insanity by Mindy Raf. Dial Books, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: This is a perfectly solid cover. While it doesn’t blow me away, I always think that a text-based cover design is … Continue reading
Review: Destiny Rewritten by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Destiny Rewritten by Kathryn Fitzmaurice. Katherine Tegen Books, 2013. Currently available. Genre: Middle Grade Realistic Fiction Face Value: I like this cover, and it fits the book. It looks young, but I think that this book plays best on the … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Destiny, Emily Dickinson, Family, Poetry, Romance Novels
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Review: A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty
A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2013. Genre: Fantasy Face Value: I’m mixed on this cover. On the one hand, I find it a little twee, with the girl and the umbrella and the wisps … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Colors, England, Epistolary, Family, Fantasy, Magic, Technology
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