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The Candle And The Flame, Tessa Mcmillan Mcmillan
The Candle And The Flame, Tessa Mcmillan Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Fatima’s family was murdered outside the city of Noor by bloodthirsty magical beings, the Shayateen Djinn, when Fatima was a child. Ghazala, an Ifrit djinni warrior, found Fatima close to death. Ghazala sacrificed herself by merging her powerful Ifrit magic into Fatima’s failing body. Fourteen years later, Fatima is scraping a living in Noor while struggling to hide her Ifrit powers. Meanwhile, Noor is protected from the Shayateen by the maharajah’s troops and Ifrit warriors, with Zulfikar as the Ifrit Captain. When an Ifrit spiritual leader is murdered, Zulfikar needs to fill the vital vacancy quickly. Surprisingly, he finds his …
I Knew You Could Do It!, Taran Burnett
I Knew You Could Do It!, Taran Burnett
Children's Book and Media Review
Positive affirmations and encouragement boost your confidence and motivate you to conquer the challenges that life may hurl at you. This book exudes positivity to those that may be struggling or experiencing disappointment and strengthens hope that the future is bright. This book teaches positive thinking strategies in a poetic way and discourages negative self-talk.
The Most Wonderful Gift In The World, Jennifer Padgett
The Most Wonderful Gift In The World, Jennifer Padgett
Children's Book and Media Review
As they open their last gifts under the tree, Esme and Bear discover one present. The tag reads, “For Little Bunny Boo-Boo, Love Santa.” The two of them bundle up and set out in search of the intended recipient. Some helpful signs lead the way as they trek through treacherous terrain, endure tumultuous gale winds, and wade through deep snow. When Bear pleads to turn around, Esme encourages him, and together they prevail, finally reaching their destination. Bunny Boo-Boo graciously invites them inside, and when she opens the gift, a special handwritten note from Santa says he sent her the …
Remarkables, Jennifer Padgett
Remarkables, Jennifer Padgett
Children's Book and Media Review
Unfamiliar with her new home, Marin Pluckett steps outside to explore the surrounding terrain. As she enters the woods, deep in her own thoughts, she climbs a nearby tree. Suddenly, her attention shifts to the teenagers next door. There are nine of them, and strangely, as quickly as they appear, they disappear. She wanders if her mind is simply playing tricks on her, but moments later she discovers they are back, just long enough to vanish once again. She forms an unlikely friendship with a boy named Charley, who is the only other person who knows of the teenagers’ existence. …
Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French And The Lincoln Memorial, Jazmin Gomez
Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French And The Lincoln Memorial, Jazmin Gomez
Children's Book and Media Review
Born in 1850, Daniel Chester French was born to a family of lawyers and judges. A career in law wasn’t for him, though. After leaving college, he returned to work on the family farm. One morning, he carved a fancy frog out of a turnip on a whim, and his family quickly recognized his talent. His father brought home pounds of clay, and Daniel’s love for sculpting was born. Throughout his life, he created many sculptures of Americans who were monumental to the country’s history. The biggest project of his career came at sixty-five years of age. After much study …
Under Rose-Tainted Skies, Katelyn Osborn
Under Rose-Tainted Skies, Katelyn Osborn
Children's Book and Media Review
Norah used to go to school and hang out with all her friends, but now she’s bound by the anxious walls in her mind. Homeschooled, friendless, and alone, she knows her countless fears are irrational, but her mind tells her otherwise. It’s much easier to stay safe inside, away from the world, watching others through her window and social media. But when a new family with a friendly teenage boy moves in next door, she becomes less invisible. Luke doesn't see her for her fears, but for her personality, her bravery, and her sense of humor. Norah wants to be …
The Magnificent Monsters Of Cedar Street, Tessa Mcmillan
The Magnificent Monsters Of Cedar Street, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Cordelia and her father Cornelius are the caretakers of an old manor filled with monsters. One night, Cordelia finds her father and almost all the monsters missing. With the help of a friendly street urchin named Gregory and three remaining monsters, she sets out on the hunt for Cornelius. Led to a New York City circus and then a college campus in Halifax, Canada, they find a likely suspect in Byron Newton-Plancke, a millionaire who uses his influence to do away with unsavory creatures for the public good. Returning home, Cordelia and her friends break into Plancke’s estate, but fall …
Beneath The Waves, Maryn Wheeler
Beneath The Waves, Maryn Wheeler
Children's Book and Media Review
Beneath the waves of the ocean lies a world of wonder teeming with life. In four ocean habitats, from the dynamic coastal regions, the wide expanse of open waters, the warm tropics, and the chilling polar realms, readers will discover curious creatures, reciprocal relationships, and exclusive ecology. The author provides specific facts about food, hunting habits, migration, symbiotic relationships, camouflage, and lifestyles to more than thirty well-known and lesser-known animals and plants, including sea stars, sea nettles, sharks, whales, orcas, and polar bears.
Piglette, Karen Abbott
Piglette, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
Piglette yearns for more than her simple farm life with her family, so she sets off to the city to learn more about the world. She loves it there and finds herself drawn to a perfumerie, where the shop owner welcomes her and she makes friends with the fashionable elite. Piglette develops a fine nose for delicate scents and enjoys the joie de vivre in the city. However, she misses her home and family. She returns to the farm but still feels something missing, so Piglette throws an elaborate party to introduce family and friends to the best of both …
The Story Collector #2: The Story Seeker, Jazmin Gomez
The Story Collector #2: The Story Seeker, Jazmin Gomez
Children's Book and Media Review
Viviani Joffre Fedeler and her family live surrounded by stories in the New York Public Library. Although books are all around her, Viviani can't seem to come up with a story of her own for her class’ creative writing contest. One day, the librarians discover that someone has checked out, but not returned, several rare and valuable medical volumes. Attempts to track them down lead to dead ends. Viviani knows that solving this mystery will give her a story. Using codes, photography, investigation, traps, wit, and instinct, Viviani and her friends are able to track down the story hoarder, revealing …
The Thief Knot: A Greenglass House Story, Tessa Mcmillan
The Thief Knot: A Greenglass House Story, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Ever since her adventures at Greenglass House, Marzana yearns to solve another mystery. Surprisingly, one falls into her lap, or actually her parents’ laps, when a politician’s daughter, Peony Hyde, is kidnapped. Because the kidnapping was near the sanctuary city of Liberty of Gammerbund, law enforcement are not allowed to go searching. As Marzana’s parents start their investigation, Marzana and her best friend, Nialla, put together a group of eager young detectives. Calling themselves the Thief Knot, the tween investigators decipher clues and traverse forgotten paths. However, after finding Peony, Marzana does not believe the case is solved. Peony looks …
Husky, Taylor Bitton
Husky, Taylor Bitton
Children's Book and Media Review
Davis is worried about starting high school this fall. He's heard that everyone gets one adjective that people at school will know him by, and while he knows he has some good and interesting qualities, he's pretty sure his adjective is going to be related to his weight. On top of this, Davis' best friend Sophie started growing away from him when she became best friends with the most popular girl in school. Davis' mom is busy working at her bakery, so his only company this summer has been his grandmother, who criticizes his every move. It feels like everything …
Don't Feed The Coos!, Deborah Le Starge
Don't Feed The Coos!, Deborah Le Starge
Children's Book and Media Review
Whatever you do, don't feed the coos. When an unfortunate child does, she is left with a whole flock of unwanted friends. The coos follow her everywhere, bringing along with them the worst part of coo friends—the accompanying coo poos. Trying again and again, the girl soon returns to the park and finds a way to be rid of the coos while making someone’s day.
The Lost Wonderland Diaries, Tessa Mcmillan
The Lost Wonderland Diaries, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Moving to a new town means Celia can try to hide her dyslexia. Stuck at her mother’s new job at the library, Celia meets Tyrus, a boy obsessed with books. A voice leads them to her mother’s office where they find a chest with four old diaries. Opening one, they are transported into Wonderland. Sylvan, a white rabbit, tells them that a destructive plague is infesting Wonderland. It was prophesied that Wonderland will end unless another Alice saves it. Constantly on the run from the Red Queen, who is hunting them to open portals outside Wonderland, they meet others who …
Awake In The World, Taylor Bitton
Awake In The World, Taylor Bitton
Children's Book and Media Review
The coastal town of Orilly, California has always demanded a lot of its residents, and that is something teenagers Vanessa and Zach are only beginning to understand. Zach has lived in Orilly his whole life and plans to work at the oil rigs straight after high school, just like his father and brother have done. His father was killed by an unexpected storm while on the rigs years ago, and his family needs the money now more than ever. Vanessa just moved to Orilly with her mother and wealthy stepfather, and all she can think about is leaving this tiny …
The Paper Kingdom, Karen Abbott
The Paper Kingdom, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
All tucked in and nearly asleep, a little boy is woken and dressed against his will. He wants to stay home, but his babysitter is indisposed. His parents take him with them to work while they clean an office building. They keep him entertained with stories of a king and queen and little worker dragons. The boy thinks it is unfair that his parents have to clean up after these careless creatures, until Mom and Dad remind him that when he is a king, he can make them clean up after themselves. When the work is done he is tucked …
The Secret Garden, Taylor Bitton
The Secret Garden, Taylor Bitton
Children's Book and Media Review
Recently orphaned Mary Lennox has been sent to live with her uncle at Misselthwaite Manor. This new home on the Yorkshire moors is much different than India, where she was born and raised. Misselthwaite Manor is full of secrets. A mysterious crying sound can be heard in the night, and one of the many gardens has been locked up for over ten years. One day Mary stumbles upon the hidden key to this secret garden, and devotes all her time and efforts into bringing it back to life. With the help of the local boy and animal charmer Dickon, the …
The How And The Why, Taylor Bitton
The How And The Why, Taylor Bitton
Children's Book and Media Review
Cassandra was adopted into the best family, but she's still curious about who she is, so she begins to search for her birth mother. As soon as she does, life gets much more complicated. Cass's mom falls ill and needs a life-saving heart transplant. The state drama competition is coming up, and Cass needs to win the scholarship so she can afford to attend her dream college. Then, a very attractive boy moves to her school and joins her in playing the lead role in the school play. As her life collapses, Cass finds out that her birth mother has …
The Flying Flamingo Sisters, Amanda Morgan
The Flying Flamingo Sisters, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
Flo, Faye and Franny, also known as the Flying Flamingo Sisters, are from a family of pilots. They travel the world and break all kinds of records. On one particular adventure, the sisters’ parents go missing. Determined to find them, they dodge the clutches of their evil uncle and perform aerial acrobatics in a circus until a secret map leads them to their parents and a secret family treasure. With courage, strength, and abundant knowledge, the girls navigate sticky situations and bring their family back together again.
The Scarecrow, Jazmin Gomez
The Scarecrow, Jazmin Gomez
Children's Book and Media Review
It is autumn in the golden fields, and lonely Scarecrow stands guard. As winter gives way to spring, a baby crow suddenly falls from a tree. Scarecrow breaks his pole to bend down and save the scared bird. He tucks him into his chest of hay and they instantly become friends. The crow grows and learns to fly, and when summer comes, he makes his way into the world. Scarecrow is left alone again to face the autumn chill and winter winds. But as spring approaches once more, the large crow returns and Scarecrow welcomes him with open arms. This …
Swashby And The Sea, Karen Abbott
Swashby And The Sea, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
Captain Swashby is happy to be alone on the beach, so when a woman and her granddaughter move in next door, he becomes a cranky curmudgeon. He tries to shoo them away with hostile messages written in the sand, but the sea wipes some letters away, revealing a very different message. “Now vanish" becomes "wish" and "please go away" turns into "play." The Captain can't argue with the wisdom of the sea, so he teaches the granddaughter to build a proper sand castle. He soon discovers that for all his reticence, having friends and neighbors is a wonderful thing. When …
Black Beauty, Taylor Bitton
Black Beauty, Taylor Bitton
Children's Book and Media Review
Black Beauty is a high bred horse, born and raised in the pastures of Victorian England. His first owners have been very kind and gentle, so Beauty has a very agreeable disposition. As soon as he is old enough, Beauty is sold to new owners. Eventually these owners decide to move, so he is sold again. Years pass, and Beauty is owned by kind and cruel people alike. He experiences the freedom of country pastures and the difficulties of city life. Throughout it all, Beauty makes new friends and works hard and please the people he serves. Though he is …
Your Body On Sugar, Jennifer Haltli
Your Body On Sugar, Jennifer Haltli
Children's Book and Media Review
Grab a cookie before you sit down to read, but you may find yourself switching to strawberry as you learn about the natural role of, and misuses of, sugar. Beginning with an exploration of sugar and how it is processed by the body, readers will get a lesson in agriculture regarding how sugar is grown. You also learn that there are natural foods that contain sugar, but added sugars and snack foods contribute to dental and diabetic disorders that accompany the fanatical consumption of sugar in modern diets. In the end, it’s important you remember that you can enjoy sugar …
Darkdeep #2: The Beast, Aubrey Parry
Darkdeep #2: The Beast, Aubrey Parry
Children's Book and Media Review
Opal, Nico, and their friends saved their tiny town from a slew of imaginary horrors they accidentally conjured up, but they still have no clue what they're supposed to do as new, self-proclaimed Torchbearers. When figments start roaming the town once again despite the fact that no one has conjured them, the group begins to question what they really know about the Darkdeep. To make matters worse, producers of a famous YouTube series shows up in town to investigate townspeople’s claims of the Beast. The friends have to figure out what’s going on with the Darkdeep while trying to hide …
The Secret Garden, Sydnee Burr
The Secret Garden, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
An unhappy little girl named Mary finds herself all alone in a dark, quiet manor and hates everything about it: the silence, the food, and even the moor. One day, a gardener tells Mary about a secret garden that once bloomed in the summer sun. It has since been locked up and left all alone, and suddenly Mary begins to warm to her surroundings. A friendly robin shows Mary a key to the garden. With the help of Dickon, who knows everything there is to know about plants and animals, they decide to give the withered garden new life. One …
Fly Flies, Amanda Morgan
Fly Flies, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
Fly has flown a certain way her whole life. One day she meets a blackbird flying straight ahead. The bird insists it’s the best way to fly, but Fly just can't do it no matter how hard she tries. A stork tells her she should wait for a gust of wind to guide her forward. Fly can't do that any better. She runs into starlings and a hawk, who also tell her to change the way she flies. When a butterfly stops her, Fly is fed up and yells that she likes the way she flies. Turns out, the butterfly …
The Arctic Fox’S Journey, Jennifer Padgett
The Arctic Fox’S Journey, Jennifer Padgett
Children's Book and Media Review
Arctic foxes are amazing, majestic creatures with fierce survival instincts. As the winter nears, these animals prepare for a long, tumultuous trek across the tundra. With sheer determination, they set off alone and travel an incredible 2,000 miles through icy, cold, and hazardous conditions. They travel through blizzards, over glaciers, and around jagged, snow-covered peaks, often coming to the brink of starvation. While it remains unclear why these relatively small mammals choose to participate in such arduous adventures year after year, they are relentless in their quest and defy seemingly insurmountable odds.
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Up Verses Down, Krista Alletto
Up Verses Down, Krista Alletto
Children's Book and Media Review
Up Verses Down is a collection of poems and paintings ranging in topic from family trees to footie pajamas. The book is divided up into sections titled “People Are People,” “Food-Stuffs,” “Sleepy time,” Odd-Ments,” and “Animal Life.” In one short poem entitled “Borscht,” Brown describes a wanderer in a bog. He likens the sky to red borscht and then pokes fun at his own poetry in these lines, saying “The air was like borscht./ This poem is the worscht./ The rhymes are forscht.” In another poem entitled “Simile Park,” the voice describes a favorite place that is “as vast as …
Vernon Is On His Way, Lindsey Smith
Vernon Is On His Way, Lindsey Smith
Children's Book and Media Review
Vernon is on His Way tells the three adventure stories of friends Vernon, Porcupine, and Skunk as they discover the world. In the first story, the friends plan to go fishing. Although Porcupine worries about not knowing how to fish, it becomes apparent that neither Skunk nor Vernon knows either, and they all have a good time anyway. In the last story, Vernon is missing his friend Bird, so Porcupine and Skunk determine they will cheer him up.