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Tomorrow, Jennifer Padgett Apr 2022

Tomorrow, Jennifer Padgett

Children's Book and Media Review

Torn apart by the manifestations of war, a child can no longer live as children often do. Yazan finds himself surrounded by loneliness and boredom, spending days making paper planes, doodling on paper, and making formations out of pillows. One day, when he cannot stand the monotony and isolation of being inside, he dares to venture outside into the dangerous streets on his little red bicycle. As loud sounds explode all around him, he contemplates if he should continue on to the nearby park. His father finds him, and silently, they walk home together hand in hand. His mother is …

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The Will And The Wilds, Karen Abbott Apr 2022

The Will And The Wilds, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Enna is scientifically interested in the Mystings of the nearby forest. She’s fully aware of how dangerous they are, since her mother was killed by them while giving birth to her. Now the Mystings wish to kill her for the protection charm that she wears. Foolishly, Enna uses her knowledge to summon a powerful Mysting for protection, binding herself to him in exchange for killing the beasts. However, the Mysting ends up trapped and is slowly dying without the power of his realm to heal him. Together, she and the Mysting struggle to survive and break the curse that binds …

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The Whispers, Karen Abbott Apr 2022

The Whispers, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Riley's mother is gone, and the pain and devastation of her absence has immobilized his family. Riley feels that people blame him, and his friends are starting to think he's crazy for believing that his mother is alive. Acting on a story his mother told him about the whispers, magical beings who grant a heart's desire, Riley leaves them tribute, voicing aloud his longing to find his mother. The whispers don't answer, even as he follow the signs he thinks they send. Soon he has nothing left to give, and he offers up his soul. When he passes out from …

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The Magnificent Migration: On Safari With Africa's Last Great Herds, Maryn Wheeler Apr 2022

The Magnificent Migration: On Safari With Africa's Last Great Herds, Maryn Wheeler

Children's Book and Media Review

Go on a safari to discover the wildebeests’ migration in Africa. Explore the large and small ways their migration influences plants, animals, and humans in the Serengeti. Touching on the lives of those who have studied the wildebeests as well as other incredible migratory animals past and present, it’s time to understand the significance, benefits, and hardships of wildebeest migration.

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The Greatest Treasure Hunt In History: The Story Of The Monuments Men, Tessa Mcmillan Apr 2022

The Greatest Treasure Hunt In History: The Story Of The Monuments Men, Tessa Mcmillan

Children's Book and Media Review

After Allied forces bombed several culturally significant buildings throughout Europe, the Monuments Men division was established. They were a group of art experts on the front lines protecting architecture, monuments, artwork, and archives from the ravages of war. Soon the scope of the Monuments Men’s work exploded as they tackled the Nazi’s strategic plundering of works gleaned for Adolf Hitler’s Führermuseum and Hermann Göring’s artwork obsession. Following clues and showing their persistence, the small band of Monuments Men thwarted the Nazis’ greed and saved much of Europe’s cultural history.

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The Pencil, Amanda Morgan Apr 2022

The Pencil, Amanda Morgan

Children's Book and Media Review

Susan lives in an iglu with her Anaana, Ataata, sister, and brother. One day when their mother is out, Susan and her siblings get bored. They draw on the ice and play with dolls until they get tired of their old games. Then Ataata suggests they use Anaana’s pencil. Excited because they have never used a pencil before, they each carefully take a turn drawing and writing on paper. Every so often Ataata sharpens the pencil with his knife until it is just a stump. Proud of their drawings, the children learn the importance of enjoying and conserving the things …

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The Book Case: An Emily Lime Mystery, Brooklynn Marshall Apr 2022

The Book Case: An Emily Lime Mystery, Brooklynn Marshall

Children's Book and Media Review

Daphne Blakeway has been extended an offer for brand-new start, with a scholarship, and a job as an assistant librarian at St. Rita’s School for Spirited Girls. But upon arrival, Daphne quickly discovers that this is no ordinary school. There’s a crater in the driveway from a chemistry mishap, an alarmingly large hole in the dormitory floor from a cannonball, and questionable food in the dining hall. However, Daphne’s most distressing discoveries are in the library. A recent fire destroyed the old library and left the shelves nearly empty, the head librarian who hired Daphne is on indefinite sick leave, …

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Sneaky Beak, Amanda Morgan Apr 2022

Sneaky Beak, Amanda Morgan

Children's Book and Media Review

Bear’s life is just fine until he sees a commercial for the Snores-Galore Mega bed. The salesbird Sneaky Beak makes him feel like his bed just isn’t bouncy enough. So, Bear buys a Snores-Galore Mega bed. When Sneaky Beak shows up, he points out that Bear’s tub isn’t bubbly enough. His cereal isn’t crunchy enough. And maybe Bear needs a vacation rocket to take him to space. Bear buys everything Sneaky Beak offers him, but his life doesn't seem to get any better. Then, up in space, Bear realizes that everything he thought was important is so small. When he …

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Nazi Saboteurs : Hitler's Secret Attack On America, Tessa Mcmillan Apr 2022

Nazi Saboteurs : Hitler's Secret Attack On America, Tessa Mcmillan

Children's Book and Media Review

During World War II, eight German men volunteered to infiltrate the United States and bomb key factories and railroads. On a secluded estate in Germany, these men learned how to fight, spy, and to become experts with explosives. Divided into two teams, they planned for four men to infiltrate New York while the others came in from Florida. Dropped off by a submarine off the coast, each group was given explosives and money to help their efforts. Unfortunately, the New York group was discovered soon after their landing, and the men fled into the city to hide among the crowds. …

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Malamander (The Legends Of Eerie-On-Sea), Amanda Bishop Apr 2022

Malamander (The Legends Of Eerie-On-Sea), Amanda Bishop

Children's Book and Media Review

Since he was a baby, young “lost and founder” Herbert Lemon has lived at the Grand Nautilus Hotel in the seaside town of Eerie-on-the-Sea. His life is changed when another orphan, Violet Parma, comes searching for clues to find out what happened to her parents. Herbert and Violet embark together on an adventure to solve the mystery of the unknown creature that lurks beyond the tide, the Malamander. It is said that whoever gains access to the Malamander’s egg will have their dreams fulfilled. But Herbert and Violet aren’t the only ones searching for the egg, and they must contend …

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Let Me Sleep, Sheep!, Amanda Morgan Apr 2022

Let Me Sleep, Sheep!, Amanda Morgan

Children's Book and Media Review

Amos wanted to count sheep until he fell asleep, but he didn’t expect the sheep to appear in his bedroom. They are a little annoyed to be summoned without warning, but promise they’ll be out of his hair as soon as he makes them a fence to jump over. So Amos makes a fence with his toys, but according to the sheep, it’s too low. Remaking it makes it too high, then too wobbly, then too hard. Meanwhile, the sheep have made themselves at home and even start a party. Finally Amos fell asleep, and the sheep jump their way …

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Locked In Ice: Nansen's Daring Quest For The North Pole, Maryn Wheeler Apr 2022

Locked In Ice: Nansen's Daring Quest For The North Pole, Maryn Wheeler

Children's Book and Media Review

In 1893, Fridtjof Nansen locked his specially-designed boat in Arctic ice with the goal of reaching the North Pole. As an adventurer, explorer, and scientist, he had dreamed of this adventure that no one had achieved before. He studied previous polar exploration attempts and hand-picked twelve men to accompany him. After two years locked in ice, he realized that the current would not take him to the North Pole. He left his ship and crew to set out on the ice with one man, three sleds, and twenty-seven sled dogs. Their expected sled journey of 100 days took 18 months, …

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Kids Get Coding: Programming Awesome Apps, Danielle Dallas Apr 2022

Kids Get Coding: Programming Awesome Apps, Danielle Dallas

Children's Book and Media Review

We interact with apps every day. they're not only for entertainment, they help us do a variety of tasks. Programming them requires thinking critically about small, progressive steps. This process is demonstrated by making an app to solve Timmy’s real-world responsibility of feeding his pet. Choices are made at each programming stage, from planning, visual design, to deciding on factors like weather and temperature. These all create the potential outcomes of taking care of a digital pet.

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Green Planet: Life In Our Woods And Forests, Jazmin Gomez Apr 2022

Green Planet: Life In Our Woods And Forests, Jazmin Gomez

Children's Book and Media Review

Green Planet and its companion book, Blue Planet, are part of Moira Butterfield’s Colors of the World series. The book explains the anatomy and importance of trees, as they provide homes to more than half of the world’s plant and animal population. The introduction also gives examples of different types of extreme trees. Most of the book is dedicated to the wildlife found in Earth’s woods and forests. It covers a wide range of animals, from grizzly bears and pine martens to ground beetles and goliath bird-eating spiders. The last pages are dedicated to the many uses for wood, including …

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Girl Under A Red Moon, Jaimee Pease Apr 2022

Girl Under A Red Moon, Jaimee Pease

Children's Book and Media Review

Life is hard for all the people of Yellow Stone village in the remote Fujian province of China, where Mao Zedong’s cultural revolution is on the rise. Thirteen-year-old Sisi wants to join the Red Guard and prove her loyalty to China, but she can't escape the notoriety of her family’s bourgeois past. Shunned by her principal and rejected by her peers, Sisi must flee before the Red Guard comes for her. Together with her youngest brother Da, Sisi seeks sanctuary at a school in a neighboring town protected by kind, old Principal Jin. Life there proves to have its own …

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Dissenter On The Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’S Life & Work, Danielle Dallas Apr 2022

Dissenter On The Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’S Life & Work, Danielle Dallas

Children's Book and Media Review

The second woman on the United States Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has led an incredible life of discipline and commitment to fairness and equality. Born in 1933 in Brooklyn, NY, Ruth’s love of learning and opera was influenced by her mother. Evidenced by her early school and church essays Ruth was a deep, critical thinker who experienced discrimination as a Jew and as a female. After her studies at Cornell and her legal training at Harvard and Columbia law schools, she was not offered positions or even invited to interview at law firms, despite graduating at the top of …

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Dias Y Dias Days And Days, Amanda Morgan Apr 2022

Dias Y Dias Days And Days, Amanda Morgan

Children's Book and Media Review

As days go by, seasons change. Each season brings new weather. Snow comes in winter, rain in spring. Sun comes in summer, and leaves fall in autumn. Soon days turn into months and months turn into years, and the cycle of seasons starts all over again.

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Cook's Cook: The Cook Who Cooked For Captain Cook, Jaimee Pease Apr 2022

Cook's Cook: The Cook Who Cooked For Captain Cook, Jaimee Pease

Children's Book and Media Review

Captain James Cook leads the HMS Endeavor on a 1768 voyage to search for the mysterious Terra Australis Incognita, and the ship’s cook John Thompson chronicles their perilous journey around Cape Horn and deep into the South Pacific. His culinary ability triumphs over each strange ingredient the crew discovers as they pull into new ports. The men feast on delicacies such as Kangaroo Stew and Stingray Soup. When fresh ingredients run short, Thompson gets them through with salt pork and Pease Porridge. The one-handed cook handles anything these unknown lands can give until October 1770, when malaria and dysentery descend …

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Chicken Break, Amanda Morgan Apr 2022

Chicken Break, Amanda Morgan

Children's Book and Media Review

Ten chickens are on a mission to escape. There's job for everyone to do, from keeping watch to hatching the plan. With everyone doing their part, the plan succeeds. One by one they leave the coop to have some fun around the town. Eventually, they get tired and decide it's time to go back home. Traveling in various sneaky ways they all end up outside the coop so they can pick the lock and head inside for a much needed chicken break.

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Cog, Amanda Morgan Apr 2022

Cog, Amanda Morgan

Children's Book and Media Review

Cog, short for cognitive development, is a smart robot. He knows how to follow a shopping list and make hot chocolate. He also feels a lot of things, like pain when he gets hit by a truck and sadness when he’s taken away from Gina. Gina was the person who cared for him, but now he has to live with other people who say that Gina was bad. Determined to be reunited with her, Cog plans an escape. He meets four other robots, Proto, Car, Trashbot, and ADA. Together they search for Gina and fight for their freewill. Cog experiences …

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Ants Don't Wear Pants, Aubrey Parry Apr 2022

Ants Don't Wear Pants, Aubrey Parry

Children's Book and Media Review

Ants are all around us, yet few people stop to look at them and find out what they're really doing. Explore dozens of strange facts about ants, like how some ants raise and milk insects. This book describes several different phases of ants’ lives, including how they build and defend a colony and what they do on a daily basis. This book is full of information that would interest young ant enthusiasts.

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Blink, Erica Sonzogni Apr 2022

Blink, Erica Sonzogni

Children's Book and Media Review

Josh has more on his plate than most teenagers; his mom dates one abusive man after another, he cares for his four-year-old twin sisters, and he is trying to keep his spot as the starting quarterback of his high school football team to get a college scholarship. But when Chatham Clairborne mysteriously appears in town searching for her runaway sister, everything gets even more complicated. Together, Josh and Chatham must clarify her past so she can be reunited with her family and so Josh’s life can return to normal.

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Animals Go To War: From Dogs To Dolphins, Jennifer Haltli Apr 2022

Animals Go To War: From Dogs To Dolphins, Jennifer Haltli

Children's Book and Media Review

From heroic dogs and hunting house cats to unlikely creatures like pigeons, pigs, and camels, animals have turned the tides of battles and aided humans in dealing with the terrible aftermath. Working as fighters, transporters, messengers, detectors, searchers, rescuers, emotional supporters and spies, animals have served in wartime from Hannibal’s era to today’s war on terror. Babylonian reliefs pictured their exploits, ancient Greek historians chronicled their deeds, and modern European newspapers publish their photos. While exposing animals to wartime conditions is controversial, these beasts are often given military awards and are immortalized by the media and their handlers.

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Full Issue, Various Reviewers Apr 2022

Full Issue, Various Reviewers

Children's Book and Media Review

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The War That Saved My Life, Cynthia Frazier Apr 2022

The War That Saved My Life, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

Ada has never left the one-room apartment she shares with her mother and brother Jamie. Mam is ashamed of Ada because she is a cripple and treats her like a slave. Ada’s only joy is caring for her younger brother and looking out the window at the street below when Mam is away. When the news comes that children are being evacuated to the country to avoid German bombs, it’s their chance to escape. Ada and Jamie board a train to Kent without their mother’s knowledge. Assigned to the home of Susan Smith, an unhappy single woman who didn't want …

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The Monster On The Road Is Me, Amanda Morgan Apr 2022

The Monster On The Road Is Me, Amanda Morgan

Children's Book and Media Review

Koda Okita has never done anything special, unless you count having to wear a helmet due to narcolepsy. At his secret crush Aiko’s funeral, Koda has a narcoleptic episode that brings a dream of Aiko’s last moments alive. As the days go on, more tragic deaths follow and Koda has more dreams, with crows stalking the victims in each. As Koda investigates why crows and their dark energy are becoming more common in his Japanese village, he is lead on adventure involving ancient legends. Soon it is up to Koda to face the mountain demon, as he has to choose …

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The Sticky Rice Caper, Carmen Sandiego Graphic Novel, Erica Sonzogni Apr 2022

The Sticky Rice Caper, Carmen Sandiego Graphic Novel, Erica Sonzogni

Children's Book and Media Review

Carmen Sandiego travels to Jakarta, Indonesia to stop the Villains’ International League of Evil (VILE) from releasing a biochemical weapon onto the country’s rice paddies. If VILE succeeds, they will destroy the entire country’s main crop and force the citizens to buy VILE’s products. But with the help of her team and some camouflaged weapons, Carmen is sure to defeat the VILE operatives and save Jakarta from a horrible fate.

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The Magician’S Elephant, Cynthia Frazier Apr 2022

The Magician’S Elephant, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

Peter Augustus Duchene is a ten-year-old orphan, taken in by an old soldier who served with his father. When a fortune teller comes to town, Peter uses his guardian’s food money to ask her a question that has long haunted him. She assures him that despite what he has been told, his baby sister is alive. To find her he must follow the elephant, but finding an elephant in the small town of Baltese seems impossible. However, during a magician’s performance at the Opera House, an elephant crashes through the ceiling, injuring a patron of the arts. For this, the …

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The Invisible Boy, Erica Sonzogni Apr 2022

The Invisible Boy, Erica Sonzogni

Children's Book and Media Review

Brian, an elementary school boy, feels invisible in his classroom. The teacher spends a lot of time with the children who are having difficulties or who misbehave, which leaves Brian alone. Even the other children in the class ignore Brian until one day, a new student comes into the class. Justin eats authentic Korean food and the other students laugh at him. Brian quietly writes Justin a note to tell him that he finds his food delicious. Justin appreciates this act of kindness and the two become fast friends, and Brian does not feel invisible any longer.

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The Lady Is A Spy, Phyllis Rosen Apr 2022

The Lady Is A Spy, Phyllis Rosen

Children's Book and Media Review

Virginia Hall was an American who contributed to the French resistance effort during WWII. In her younger years, Virginia was forced to amputate one leg after a hunting accident. This did not slow her down, although it did put an end to her hopes for a diplomatic career. Virginia traveled and studied in Europe and found herself in France when war broke out. She joined a French ambulance unit and later became a spy, first for the British, later for the United States. Virginia's efforts to rescue and smuggle to safety many Allied soldiers included tasks such as mapping drop …

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