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December 2019 Cbmr Book Reviews, Various Reviewers
December 2019 Cbmr Book Reviews, Various Reviewers
Children's Book and Media Review
Contains all 30 book reviews for December 2019 in one pdf.
The Orphan And The Polar Bear, Maryn Wheeler
The Orphan And The Polar Bear, Maryn Wheeler
Children's Book and Media Review
A long time ago, an orphan boy was mistreated by the men in his village each time they went hunting. After a while, a watchful polar bear offers to teach him. He takes him back to his camp and trains him to hunt seals with a harpoon. Soon some of the polar bears also mistreat the orphan, but he earns respect when the elder polar bear advises him to stand up for himself. After teaching him all that he can, the polar bear returns the orphan - now changed into a strong man - back to his village.
The Paper Magician, Karen Abbott
The Paper Magician, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
Bonding her magic to paper was far from Ceony's first choice. In fact, almost any other branch of magic would have pleased her more. Nevertheless, she has an inner drive to be the best at anything she undertakes and begins to make rapid progress with her paper studies. There is something mysterious about her master Magician, Emery Thane, who suddenly disappears for a week without explanation. When he returns, an evil magician wielding forbidden blood magic is hot on his trail. The evil mage literally steals Emery's heart and Ceony is barely able to patch together a paper pump to …
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs #2: The Wall Of Fame Game, Jazmin Gomez
The Magnificent Mya Tibbs #2: The Wall Of Fame Game, Jazmin Gomez
Children's Book and Media Review
Mya Tibbs has a lot going on in her world at the moment. She signed herself up for the fourth grade Wall of Fame game, solely to win a bet against one of her classmates. She entered Bluebonnet’s chili cook-off, even though she’s never cooked on her own. On top of all that, her family is also busy preparing for the birth of their new baby girl. With the help of those closest to her, Mya’s reasons for getting onto the Wall of Fame change, and she learns that the chili cook-off is about more than winning. As the cherry …
The Naming Book One Of Pellinor, Karen Abbott
The Naming Book One Of Pellinor, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
A teen slave girl, Maerad, has music and magic in her blood. While milking cows she meets a bard, Cadvan, and brings him food. He helps her escape, and together they set out to save their kingdom while Maerad develops her musical and magical skills. Their quest leads them through enchanted forests and schools of magic, across deserts, and finally to the sea. They face good and evil forces, and Maerad’s magical powers grow more powerful than anyone but Cadvan might expect.
The Little Pink Rosebud, Jennifer Padgett
The Little Pink Rosebud, Jennifer Padgett
Children's Book and Media Review
This is a story about a little pink flower named Rosebud who lives underground, deep within the confines of the soil. Rosebud feels safe and secure there, unburdened by the annoyances and dangers of the outside world. One day the little pink Rosebud hears some obtrusive tapping on her dark and uninviting door. It’s Rain who wants desperately to come inside, but despite its soft and gentle attempts, the little flower turns it away to return to its homestead in the sky. Next, Sun comes to visit Rosebud. It has a soft and welcoming voice, but can't entice the little …
The League Of Unexceptional Children: Get Smart-Ish, Becky Jamieson
The League Of Unexceptional Children: Get Smart-Ish, Becky Jamieson
Children's Book and Media Review
Jonathan and Shelley are given a mission to deal with a threat to national security once again, this time in the United Kingdom. They are tasked to find a rogue child operative named Nina who has in her possession a chemical virus that can make people more confused and less smart. They work with three British spies named Randolph, Darwin, and Hattie to stop Nina. However, Jonathan and Shelley realize that not everything they have been told about Nina is adding up. They learn that she has been trying to destroy the chemical before Randolph, Darwin, and Hattie can get …
The League Of Unexceptional Children, Becky Jamieson
The League Of Unexceptional Children, Becky Jamieson
Children's Book and Media Review
Jonathan Murray and Shelley Brown are very forgettable children. However, their lives change forever when they are recruited by the secret spy organization called the League of Unexceptional Children. Tasked with hunting down the source of an information leak at the White House, they follow one of the suspects—and even when they are seen, they are soon forgotten. Then when they learn of the time and location of a meet-up between the information thief and his buyer, it is up to them to catch the culprit.
The Immortal Game Book 1: Mortal Danger, Becca Wilhite
The Immortal Game Book 1: Mortal Danger, Becca Wilhite
Children's Book and Media Review
Edie, having been bullied to the edge of her ability to carry on, is prepared to jump from a bridge when she's discovered by the mysterious and devastatingly handsome Kian who offers her a deal. With his help, she can be transformed physically and pay back the awful high-powered clique at her prestigious Boston high school. But there is a catch, after she cashes in her three favors, she’ll owe Kian’s bosses three favors. Deciding her life is worth at least that much, Edie signs on for a revenge plot that throws her first into the tier-one popular clique at …
The Drowned Cities, Ship Breaker #2, Emma Patton
The Drowned Cities, Ship Breaker #2, Emma Patton
Children's Book and Media Review
In the harsh world of the Drowned Cities, it’s difficult to remember what it means to be human. Malia and Mouse are both refugees under the care of a kind doctor, who is teaching Malia his craft. Though Malia and Mouse aren’t related, they take care of each other like siblings would. One day, they stumble across a dying half-man named Tool as they're walking through the jungle. Half-men were engineered by scientists to be nearly unbeatable opponents in the wars. Since half-men aren’t even human, it’s unthinkable to consider negotiating with him. After all, his only instincts are for …
The Chickens Are Coming!, Deborah Le Starge
The Chickens Are Coming!, Deborah Le Starge
Children's Book and Media Review
The chickens are coming, and Sophie and Winston are excitedly telling everyone in town. Once the coop is ready and the chickens have arrived, the siblings try everything they can think of to encourage the chickens to lay eggs. In a surprising turn of events, the first eggs finally arrive, but now the chickens are the ones missing. Luckily, Sophie has an idea that helps them find their new pets and everything is settled again.
The Bear Who Wasn't There, Karen Abbott
The Bear Who Wasn't There, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
There may not be a bear in this book, but there is most definitely a duck. A very persistent duck who doesn't think you really need to see a bear, or find a bear, or read about a bear. You should read HIS book, The Duck Who Showed Up. He presents and pushes the book many times. This book is a shameless tool for the duck to promote his own agenda. But wait, what is that at the very end? Hiding under the book jacket? That's a bear! There IS a bear in this book! That attention-seeking quack had better …
The Breakaways, Amanda Morgan
The Breakaways, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
On her first day of middle school, Faith breaks out of her comfort zone and joins a rag-tag girls soccer team called the Bloodhounds. The Bloodhounds are the C Team, which means they're the worst team. That’s okay because no one on the team really wants to be there anyway. The team is very diverse and, consequently, conflicts easily arise. Sweet and sensitive Faith tries her best to unify the team. Her efforts aren't perfect, but in the end everyone on the team learns they have a lot more in common than they initially thought.
Sticker Girl And The Cupcake Challenge, Deborah Le Starge
Sticker Girl And The Cupcake Challenge, Deborah Le Starge
Children's Book and Media Review
Martina is just an ordinary girl with a very surprising secret. She has a sheet of stickers that magically come alive. After peeling off a talking cupcake to help her advertise for a school bake sale, Martina catches the attention of a TV show host and lands on the show "Cupcake Challenge." With help from her magical stickers, Martina and her friend Bev are able to do their best in the competition and find a way to help keep Martina’s dad’s restaurant in business as well.
Stickmen's Guide To Watercraft, Kristie Hinckley
Stickmen's Guide To Watercraft, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
Join the Stickmen (literally stick-figure men) as they explore how different kinds of watercraft work. Investigate passenger ships, aircraft carriers, cargo ships, sailboats, submarines, hovercrafts, and even some strange watercraft inventions, like cow-powered paddleboats, water bikes, wave-walkers, and dolphin boats. Get up-close views from the control room of a watercraft, and learn how to identify the control room when you’re looking at the outside of a ship. Learn interesting information and facts, such as the history of watercraft, how submarines dive under water, how many tons a passenger ship weighs, and what navigation systems an aircraft carrier uses.
Sun And Moon, Ice And Snow, Cassidy Wells
Sun And Moon, Ice And Snow, Cassidy Wells
Children's Book and Media Review
The classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast is retold in Nordic fashion as Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow. The author takes you on a grand adventure to places at the edge of the world. The palace east of the sun and west of the moon is cursed, and it is up to a nameless young girl to put an end to the curse and save the people she loves. The lass must uncover the deep, dark secrets of the trolls without harming her family or a mysterious white bear. Full of romance, sacrifice, and adventure, Sun and Moon, …
Snow-White And The Seven Dwarfs: A Tale From The Brothers Grimm, Karen Abbott
Snow-White And The Seven Dwarfs: A Tale From The Brothers Grimm, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
Long ago, a queen wished for a lovely little girl with black hair, white skin, and rosy cheeks. Her wish is granted, but she does not live to raise her child. The king’s second wife became very jealous of the blossoming young woman’s beauty. Snow White's stepmother possesses an overly honest magic mirror, and she asks it regularly who the most beautiful woman in the kingdom is. One day her stepdaughter surpasses her in beauty, and the proud queen plots her demise. After a couple unsuccessful attempts to kill Snow White, the queen disguises herself as a hag and brings …
Shadow House #1: The Gathering, Amanda Morgna
Shadow House #1: The Gathering, Amanda Morgna
Children's Book and Media Review
Poppy, Marcus, and Azumi are all haunted. Poppy sees a girl in mirrors. Marcus constantly hears music. Azumi has vivid sleepwalking nightmares. They, along with two young actors, Dash and Dylan, all receive invitations to the Larkspur Mansion. However, all their invitations are different. Poppy thinks she's going to live with a long-lost great aunt. Marcus thinks he's going to a music school. Azumi thinks she's going to a boarding school. Dash and Dylan think they've been cast in a horror film. When they arrive and meet each other, they quickly realize the mansion is nothing like they thought. They …
Serafina And The Twisted Staff, Karen Abbott
Serafina And The Twisted Staff, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
Serafina considers herself the protector of the Biltmore, the Vanderbilt's home hidden in the forests of North Carolina. There she and her best friend Braeden, the Vanderbilt's nephew, have defeated the Black Cloak that had kidnapped generations of men, women, and children. But now, as they try to distinguish friend from foe to uncover the dark force controlling the animals of Biltmore, they face a different enemy. Facing a twisted staff and shape-changing owl sorcerers requires of all of their courage and strength, and they unite to defeat them. Then, just when Biltmore seems secure, Serafina sees a form in …
See No Color, Amanda Morgan
See No Color, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
Alex Kirtridge has always been a baseball player, and that's always been enough. As she matures, however, life starts to change. Her body is no longer made for baseball, so the boys on her former pro-player dad's team are passing her up. Alex is also becoming more uncomfortable with her race. As a biracial girl adopted into a white family, she’s always looked too black to be white and acted too white to be black. Whenever someone calls Alex black, her parents say that she's mixed - as if being whiter makes her better. But Alex's skin color can't be …
Roar Of A Snore, Karen Abbott
Roar Of A Snore, Karen Abbott
Children's Book and Media Review
A loud roar of a snore is keeping Jack awake. He prowls through the house trying to find the culprit. It’s not the baby or mama or daddy. Since everyone is now awake, they pursue the sound out to the barn, where a tiny snoring kitten is discovered in the hay. Welcoming the kitten into their family, everyone settles down in the barn to get some rest, but just one farm over the sound carries on.
Savvy, Erica Sonzogni
Savvy, Erica Sonzogni
Children's Book and Media Review
In the Beaumont family, each person has their own superpower, known as a ‘savvy,’ that they discover on their thirteenth birthday. Mississippi, “Mibs” for short, is about to encounter this monumental day. She is nervous and excited about unearthing her savvy. But on her birthday, her Poppa gets into an accident and is rushed to the hospital with little hope for survival. This event sets Mibs and her siblings on a forty-eight-hour adventure to get to the hospital, hoping to save their father using their savvies. Along the way, they meet many new friends that help them with their quest.
Ryan Higa's How To Write Good, Jessica Mellor
Ryan Higa's How To Write Good, Jessica Mellor
Children's Book and Media Review
Ryan Higa is finally writing a book with the friendly ghostwriter, Sarah Tomlinson. In thirteen different lessons, Ryan teaches about pacing, foreshadowing, dialogue, the importance of details, and character development, among many other things. With a brief lesson at the beginning of each chapter, Ryan then delves into his own story growing up. Ryan grew up in Hawaii as a carefree child—that is, at least until his mother put him in a private school away from all his friends. Ryan then had to deal with bullying and the dark thoughts that surrounded him. As Ryan changed his perspective and took …
Release, Emma Patton
Release, Emma Patton
Children's Book and Media Review
It’s another day in the life of Adam Thorn, a gay teen who is exploring his sexuality and identity, all while living under the roof of his father, who is a close-minded preacher in their small town. Even though his parents know that Adam is gay, the family doesn't discuss it, as if Adam will just forget about it if they never bring it up. This is a complicated day for Adam, fraught with confrontations, shocking announcements, and also tremendous heartache. Adam has to figure out how to be his own biggest supporter in every aspect of his life. Adam …
Reality Boy, Emma Patton
Reality Boy, Emma Patton
Children's Book and Media Review
Misbehaving is just a part of being a kid. But in Gerald’s case, it’s hard to escape his troubled early childhood years. Gerald and his family were on a reality TV show called Network Nanny, where the nanny tried to correct Gerald’s bad behavior on television. Even if he wants to leave the past behind, it seems like the rest of the world wants him to keep living it forever. Gerald is a teenager now, but what the viewers of the show didn’t see is that Gerald and his entire family live in constant fear of Gerald’s older sister, and …
Queen Of The Sea, Amanda Morgan
Queen Of The Sea, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
After living in a convent on a deserted island for all twelve years of her life, Margaret begins to uncover the secret of who she is. When her best friend William leaves, she learns the island is a prison for noble women who betray the crown. But Margaret came here as a baby. How could a baby betray the crown? The convent receives news that Queen Eleanor has been declared an illegitimate child of the late king. Her half-sister Catherine has claimed the throne. With this news comes a new prisoner, the ex-queen Eleanor herself and several unwelcome guests to …
Pencil: A Story With A Point, Krista Alletto
Pencil: A Story With A Point, Krista Alletto
Children's Book and Media Review
Jackson and Pencil are best buds. They draw, pretend, imagine, and play together until Jackson gets Tablet. Tablet can send messages, play movies, and draw in color. Replaced by the cool, new device, Pencil finds himself in the junk drawer along with all the other lost and forgotten office supplies. Despite his efforts, he cannot capture Jackson’s attention until he teams up with his newfound friends to create a fun activity for Jackson and Pencil to do together.
Rainbow Fairies: Grace The Glitter Fairy, Erica Sonzogni
Rainbow Fairies: Grace The Glitter Fairy, Erica Sonzogni
Children's Book and Media Review
Rachel and Kirsty are helping their neighbors, the Coopers, plan a birthday party. But one of Jack Frost’s goblins tries to ruin it by destroying the party decorations and putting holes in the balloons. The girls know that they have to stop him, so with the help of Grace, the three girls set a trap. Grace sets her sparkly pink party bag on the table, knowing it will lure the goblin in, and it does just the trick. The goblin is captured and sent back to Fairyland so that Jamie Cooper can have a wonderful birthday party.
Peg + Cat: The Pirate Problem, Ashley Mckenzie
Peg + Cat: The Pirate Problem, Ashley Mckenzie
Children's Book and Media Review
Enjoying a relaxing day on an island, Peg and Cat realize they brought only one cheese and pickle sandwich. The problem is solved when the sandwich is torn into two equal pieces. But their problems don't end there; soon a band of hungry and cranky pirates arrives. Searching the island for food, they soon find 16 peaches, which they learn they can easily divide among the pirates. That is, until a mischievous monkey steals some of the peaches, and they must add back some of the delicious food to make everything equal again.
Lizzy Mctizzy And The Busy Dizzy Day, Gabrielle Borg
Lizzy Mctizzy And The Busy Dizzy Day, Gabrielle Borg
Children's Book and Media Review
Lizzy McTizzy is getting ready for a party, but she can't find her other shoe. She looks everywhere—in her couch, under the cat, on the shelf—but her shoe is nowhere to be found. Finally, she finds a shoe and hopes it’s the one, but it ends up being a different shoe. Lizzy needs shoes to go to the party, but maybe they don't have to match. In the end, Lizzy goes to the party with mismatched shoes and a bright smile. She’s proud to be herself.