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Chinese Handcuffs, Abigail Packard Dec 2018

Chinese Handcuffs, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Dillon’s life is shattered after his older brother, Preston, commits suicide. The worse part is that Dillon witnessed the whole thing. Torn up from this horrific tragedy, Dillon tries to find solace in preparing for an ironman and working with the girls’ basketball team. Dillon meets Jennifer, a basketball star with her own set of horrific secrets. Jennifer has been sexually abused by her father and step-father for years. Try as she might, she just can’t escape. As Dillon learns more about Jennifer and her plight, he develops a plan. Together, Jennifer and Dillon work to overcome the horrors they …

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The Librarian Of Auschwitz, Abigail Packard Dec 2018

The Librarian Of Auschwitz, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Adita “Dita” Adler has been taken with both her mother and father to Auschwitz by the Nazis. There, the three of them live among the prisoners in the family camp. Life is miserable and Nazi atrocities occur every day as prisoners are brought to the camp while others are taken to the crematorium to be burned. It is in this horrible place that a spark of joy and even rebellion occurs. Freddy Hirsch has begun a school for the children of the family block. But what the Nazis don’t know is that Freddy Hirsch has a library—eight books that the …

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The Art Of Starving, Abigail Packard Dec 2018

The Art Of Starving, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Matt’s mother is struggling to keep her low-paying job at the slaughterhouse, and Matt’s older sister Maya has run away from home. To compound these issues, Matt suspects Tariq (a boy Matt both hates and loves) may have been involved in Maya’s disappearance. Life for Matt changes when he discovers the superhuman abilities he develops when his body is deprived of food. Matt wants to use his powers to help find his sister and punish whoever has hurt her. As Matt tries to discover what has made his sister leave, he becomes entangled in a tempestuous relationship with Tariq and …

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Landscape With Invisible Hand, Abigail Packard Dec 2018

Landscape With Invisible Hand, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

After the vuvv came to Earth, people were excited. The vuvv offered technology, advanced medicines, better lifestyles—but at a cost. Vuvv tech has replaced almost all jobs that were once occupied by humans. When Adam and his new girlfriend Chloe are offered a job as the stars of their own romance, it seems their lives are about to turn around. However, Adam and Chloe can’t even stand each other. But they need the money that comes with the job. Challenges come crashing together when Adam’s art is exhibited in a vuvv-sponsored exhibit and then soundly rejected. This rejection spurs Adam …

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Long Way Down, Abigail Packard Dec 2018

Long Way Down, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

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The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian, Abigail Packard Dec 2018

The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Arnold Spirit, Junior, has only known the Indian reservation that his family has lived on for generations. The kids tease him relentlessly for the birth defects that make his head too big, his eyes lopsided, and his speech stuttered. But Junior has always believed "Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t.” That is, until Junior decides to enroll in the local all-white high school twenty-two miles away. Now Junior has to face ridicule on both fronts, from the students at his new school and the kids he’s left behind at the reservation. But Junior learns to triumph …

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Looking For Alaska, Abigail Packard Dec 2018

Looking For Alaska, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Miles “Pudge” Halter enrolls at Culver Creek Boarding School after going through the motions for year after year. It’s here that he meets the Colonel, Takumi, Lara, and Alaska. Despite working hard to get good grades, the group throws themselves into smoking, drinking, and pulling off epic pranks. But as the group grows closer, secrets come out. After a night filled with too much alcohol, Alaska and Miles finally seem to be getting somewhere, but all that comes to a halt when Alaska drives off, drunk, and is killed in a car accident. Miles and his friends can’t seem to …

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Me And Earl And The Dying Girl, Abigail Packard Dec 2018

Me And Earl And The Dying Girl, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Greg has worked tirelessly to maintain a persona so invisible and unattached that he never feels obligated to do or be anything for anyone at school, besides his one friend and co-director Earl. This carefully crafted persona cracks, however, when Greg enters senior year and is forced to reacquaint himself with Rachel. Because his mom says so. Because Rachel has leukemia and is dying. So against all his instincts and hard work, Greg begins spending time with Rachel. And although their relationship never goes anywhere beyond friendship, that friendship helps Greg as Rachel opens him up and helps him see …

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Not Even Bones, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Not Even Bones, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Nita is seventeen and has been dissecting cadavers for as long as she can remember. Her parents capture and sell body parts of human mutations on the internet to the highest bidder. Usually the bids are in the millions. The book’s title comes from the fact that nothing is wasted, not even bones. Nita is abducted and finds herself on the other side of the scalpel. Left to her own devices, she fights to survive in a world that considers her unnatural.

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The Red Ribbon, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

The Red Ribbon, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Ella and Rose meet in the Birchwood Concentration Camp Upper Tailoring Studio, located in notorious Auschwitz. The two become fast friends. Ella is practical with strong survival instincts. Rose is more fanciful and kind. In the brutality of Auschwitz they need each other, especially when the random cruelty of a prison guard turns on Ella and ruins one of her hands. Ella can no longer sew, and the fight to survive becomes even more difficult. The girls are separated when Rose becomes too ill to work, and one day the hospital she is in is wiped out. Ella assumes that …

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Poe: Stories And Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation By Gareth Hinds, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Poe: Stories And Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation By Gareth Hinds, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Edgar Allan Poe is synonymous with suspense and mystery. This is a well-illustrated and well-written graphic novel that gives a perfect introduction to the works of the master storyteller. "The Masque of the Red Death" leads the collection with its haughty band of recalcitrant noblemen and women who have left their people to die of plague while they party and mock at death. Read on for the chilling "Cask of Amantillado," where the taste of revenge exceeds fine wine. Also included are "Annabelle Lee," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Bells," and "The Raven." Explore these classic …

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A Plump And Perky Turkey, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

A Plump And Perky Turkey, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

What would Thanksgiving be without a mouthwatering turkey on the table? The people of Squawk Valley would prefer not to find out, but all nearby turkeys have gone in to hiding. The town decides to do a turkey art festival and to advertise for a turkey model. It’s a clever plan. Sure enough, a plump and perky turkey answers the call. But this poser may have a plan of his own that he is keeping close to his plump turkey breast.

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Flotsam, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Flotsam, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

A young boy is at the beach with his parents. He is ready for some sort of adventure and exploration when he discovers that a camera has washed up on the beach. What secrets might be on the film inside the waterproof case? He takes it to a one-hour film developer and discovers the most amazing images of underwater sea life. In the last photo is a child holding a picture of another child, who is holding a picture of another child, and on it goes. There is a picture this boy must take before he sends the camera back …

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A Tangle Of Brungles, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

A Tangle Of Brungles, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

How surprising is it to discover that a "clowder" really is the word for a bunch of cats? As four bewitching members of a coven put together a brew to summon a groom, readers will discover a whole slew of disturbing new vocabulary words. Cobras, for example, are a "quiver" when they gather together. A group of mice is a very apropos “mischief.” Find out more as the witches gather toads, goldfish, worms, and more—only to discover that the desired groom, Brungles himself, is less than willing to find matrimonial bliss.

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The Ministry Of Suits #1 The Ministry Of S.U.I.Ts, Sara Esplin Dec 2018

The Ministry Of Suits #1 The Ministry Of S.U.I.Ts, Sara Esplin

Children's Book and Media Review

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Spill Zone, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Spill Zone, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Addison lives her life on the edge. Metaphorically, because she will do whatever it takes to stay alive and provide for her sister. But also literally, because she and her sister live near the Spill Zone, where her parents died and her little sister was traumatized forever. The Spill Zone is what became of Poughkeepsie, New York, after a mysterious event turned it into a wasteland where strange things live and dangerous things happen. Addison regularly breaks the law to venture in and take pictures of the Spill Zone, which she sells on the black market. But then a buyer …

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Relish, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Relish, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Lucy doesn’t remember things in the traditional way. Instead, her most significant memories are those that are related to food. It is the remembrance of the taste and experience of eating food that allows her to string together moments from her upbringing and explore how she eventually arrived in adulthood. Lucy grew up with food-enthusiast parents and was taught from a young age about high-quality cuisine. Unlike other kids, Lucy ate the fancy foods that her parents ate and was able to participate in the dinner parties with adults who saw food as a way of life. Eventually, Lucy develops …

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Missing May, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Missing May, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Summer and Uncle Ob are grieving. After Aunt May’s death, they realize May was the heart and soul of their little family. May was the mother figure Summer always needed and had been since Aunt May and Uncle Ob adopted her when she was six years old. Summer is devastated at the loss of Aunt May, but she is also saddened that Uncle Ob seems completely lost without May. Summer wishes that Ob loved her enough that she could be the reason for him to keep on living and trying, but she can see that she is not enough. Luckily, …

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Dear Rachel Maddow, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Dear Rachel Maddow, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Brynn’s life is complicated. Her father left, she has the world’s worst stepdad, her brother died, and she’s broken up with her girlfriend. On top of all that, Brynn now has to attend class in the basement, where all the “applied” classes are taught. But after being inspired by an assignment, she starts writing about her problems to Rachel Maddow, the host of MSNBC. Somehow, it makes her feel better to think that maybe Rachel reads the emails, but just having somewhere to send them is enough. When Brynn gets the opportunity to take on a new leadership role in …

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Gooney Bird And All Her Charms, Kristie Hinckley Dec 2018

Gooney Bird And All Her Charms, Kristie Hinckley

Children's Book and Media Review

Gooney Bird is a high-spirited, bright second-grader at Watertower Elementary School. For their science unit, Gooney Bird brings in a skeleton named Napoleon for the class to borrow. They find ways to teach their whole school about the human body by placing Napoleon in different relevant places in the school with posters around him. He starts in the library as they learn about the brain. Then, he travels to the cafeteria, the gym, and outside to teach about the digestive system, the muscular system, and the respiratory system. His time outside quickly comes to an end when he is stolen. …

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Older Than Dirt: A Wild But True History Of Earth, Ariel Woodbury Dec 2018

Older Than Dirt: A Wild But True History Of Earth, Ariel Woodbury

Children's Book and Media Review

The universe, and this book, start with a big bang! The dust from the big bang clumped together into bigger and bigger pieces until planets and even stars were born. But the planets were much too hot to live on. The surface of magma cooled, and oceans slowly formed. Plate tectonics, Pangaea, volcanoes, evolution, ice ages and how the white cliffs of Dover formed from fish bones are all explained in simple language in Older than Dirt: A Wild but True History of Earth.

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The Disappearing Spoon: Young Readers Edition, Ariel Woodbury Dec 2018

The Disappearing Spoon: Young Readers Edition, Ariel Woodbury

Children's Book and Media Review

Sam Kean explains the history and meaning of how scientists learned what an atom was and how their viewpoints and hypotheses differed from each other. The book covers how the scientists then organized elements into the periodic table, the long-continued search for new elements, and the process for discovering how they fit in. Intermixed with all this information are stories of scientists that make discoveries, steal other peoples' discoveries, and often make humiliating mistakes.

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Marco Polo: Dangers And Visions, Ariel Woodbury Dec 2018

Marco Polo: Dangers And Visions, Ariel Woodbury

Children's Book and Media Review

Marco Polo, a political prisoner, dictates his adventures to his cellmate. They begin with Marco Polo's long-lost father returning from his travels to the Great Khan. Marco, the last living member of his immediate family, is determined to join him. They depart to find Catholic delegates to bring back per the Great Khan's instructions. The group encounters thieves and disease on their journey. Eventually, the delegates they had with them return to Europe. Marco’s tale continues to become more wild. Would anyone believe the incredible stories of moguls, madness, and visions?

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Hello Ruby #2: Journey Inside The Computer, Ariel Woodbury Dec 2018

Hello Ruby #2: Journey Inside The Computer, Ariel Woodbury

Children's Book and Media Review

Ruby is bored and her dad isn't home. Ruby decides to try and use the computer on her own, but when she types in the password and tries to log in, nothing happens! Mouse tells her the Cursor is missing, and they dive through his mouse hole to search. They start in the first level of the computer that is filled with Bits. Then they meet Logic Gates. Next up is the CPU. He doesn't know where Cursor is, he just tells other people what to do. RAM can't remember what happened to Cursor. Mass Storage directs them to software. …

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Orpheus In The Underworld, Ariel Woodbury Dec 2018

Orpheus In The Underworld, Ariel Woodbury

Children's Book and Media Review

Orpheus, a great musician, falls in love with Eurydice, but shortly after they marry, she dies. Orpheus decides to journey to the Underworld and use his music to convince Hades to release Eurydice. His beautiful playing helps him to get across the river Styx and past Cerberus, the three-headed dog. When he arrives, Hades and Persephone listen to his melancholy ballad. Hades tells Orpheus that he will allow Eurydice's soul to follow him back to the land of the living so long as Orpheus never looks behind him. The journey back to the land of the living is more difficult …

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Special Reports: Us Immigration Policy, Amanda Bishop Dec 2018

Special Reports: Us Immigration Policy, Amanda Bishop

Children's Book and Media Review

This non-fiction resource examines immigration policy in the United States. The information spans from the nation’s founding to the modern era. Chapters are divided thematically and range from history, to the relationship between immigration and the economy, to the opposing views on immigration in the United States. The information is well organized and includes factual information presented in an unbiased way. Various viewpoints and perspectives, as well as historical events, are recounted and analyzed in a way that allows readers to understand the long-term affects of immigration in the United States. The sources used in the book are foot-noted and …

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Out Of The Blue, Braxton Church Dec 2018

Out Of The Blue, Braxton Church

Children's Book and Media Review

Ten days after Jaya’s mother dies, angels start falling from the sky—and not a single one has survived. Eighty fallen angels later, Jaya’s father drags her to Edinburgh to try and catch one. Jaya hates her father’s obsession and wants nothing to do with the angels, until one falls in front of her and lives. With two new friends, Jaya helps the angel recover so she can return to wherever she fell from. But Jaya must also deal with the fact that she’s betraying her father who’s so desperate for a miracle. Only when the angel can fly does Jaya …

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Ninja!, Ellen Mccarty Dec 2018

Ninja!, Ellen Mccarty

Children's Book and Media Review

Ninja Maxwell opens our eyes to the secret adventure that is all round us. Hidden in the everyday surroundings of a normal household, he finds the tools and shows us the skills necessary to be a ninja. He sneaks through the rooms of his house, tumbles, and is fast on his feet. We follow this young boy as he enters enemy territory of the kitchen on a secret mission: cookies and milk! He must be strong, face danger, and overcome obstacles of dog, mother, little sister, and kitchen counters. When his sister falls and cries, it brings dishonor on this …

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Nowhere Boy, Taylor Nelson Dec 2018

Nowhere Boy, Taylor Nelson

Children's Book and Media Review

After fleeing a life of suffering and tragedy in war-torn Syria, fourteen-year-old Ahmed escapes to Belgium, losing his father, the only surviving member of his family, along the way. With nowhere to turn, Ahmed finds himself one night hiding in the wine cellar of a house occupied by an American family. Sick, desperate, and hopeless, Ahmed tells himself he will only stay long enough to recover, but then he is discovered by thirteen-year-old Max, the youngest resident of the house. Max is initially frightened, but he has compassion on Ahmed and soon realizes he wants to help him. With the …

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Third Grade Mermaid, Cynthia Phillips Dec 2018

Third Grade Mermaid, Cynthia Phillips

Children's Book and Media Review

Cora the mermaid has got to memorize her spelling words, and fast. Her spot on the swim team is in jeopardy because of her horrific grade in spelling. Maybe her friends can help her figure out the secret to memorizing. But any time Cora sits down to study, she ends up either falling asleep or being distracted by giant shrimp, singing sirens, and birthday parties. Just when it seems like she’ll never pass her test, she realizes she’s been living the words all week.

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