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Lola And I, Jamie Greenwood Dec 2018

Lola And I, Jamie Greenwood

Children's Book and Media Review

Lola and I is the story of a girl and her relationship with her dog. The narrator meets Lola, who is lonely and ill, in the countryside and loves her right away. They move into town together, which presents some challenges. Lola is very sad and prefers to stay inside all day. The narrator eventually coaxes her out for walks. Soon they start walking every day and Lola conquers her fear step by step. They enjoy many activities together depending on the season. In the end, the narrator reveals that she is Lola’s dog, and that Lola lost her eyesight …

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Literally, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

Literally, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Senior Annabelle Burns has a perfect life: a fun if slightly dysfunctional family, an annoying dog, straight As, and awesome best friends. But one day, seemingly out of the blue, her parents announce their separation and their impending move from Annabelle's childhood home, right as gorgeous new kid in school catches her eye. Will seems to be Annabelle's perfect complement, the guy of her dreams. However, soon after this Annabelle discovers that an author, Lucy Keating, is writing her as a character in her story. Annabelle doesn't have any control over what she does or who she ends up with—or …

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Libby Wimbley Goat Trainer, Kelly Garcia Dec 2018

Libby Wimbley Goat Trainer, Kelly Garcia

Children's Book and Media Review

Libby is a little girl enthralled with the idea of pets doing tricks. After she attends a pet show where different animals are showing off their tricks, she wants her pet goat to learn some of the cool tricks as well. But when Libby and her friends try to get Elvis, her goat, to do cool tricks, he will not do them. Libby then realizes that Elvis is really good at making friends and making people laugh. He is a really nice goat and she decides she wants to take him to a retirement home, the hospital, and to school …

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Legacy Of Orïsha: Children Of Blood And Bone, Braxton Church Dec 2018

Legacy Of Orïsha: Children Of Blood And Bone, Braxton Church

Children's Book and Media Review

The night the magic disappeared was the night Zélie’s mother was slaughtered. In a single night, King Saran took away all magic in Orïsha and ordered the death of the maji, those blessed with magic. Years later, when the King discovers a lost magical scroll, his daughter Amari steals it, and Zélie regains her magic the moment she touches the scroll. Now Zélie, her brother Tzain, and the princess Amari must travel across the land of Orïsha to bring magic back, all while being hunted by Prince Inan. However, Inan himself develops magic of his own, and his magic lets …

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Kat And Meg Conquer The World, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

Kat And Meg Conquer The World, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Kat and Meg are both tenth graders in Ottawa, Canada. Kat has severe anxiety that makes it difficult to interact with others. Meg has ADHD and is constantly having to find new friends and refocus on her schoolwork. When they are paired up for the science fair, they seem too different at first to even get along, much less become friends. However, from one common interest blooms a beautiful and unique friendship that neither of them has ever experienced before. From first boyfriends to family drama to an exciting convention featuring their beloved YouTuber, Kat and Meg both learn to …

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Julián Is A Mermaid, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Julián Is A Mermaid, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Julián is a boy who likes mermaids. One day after taking a swim with his Grandmother and her friends, he is left to entertain himself while his grandmother changes into street attire. He proceeds to put fern feathers in his hair, some makeup on, and a curtain tied to look like a mermaid tail around his waist. When his grandmother returns, he thinks he is in trouble. Grandma comes back with some pink pearl beads that she puts around his neck. Then Grandma takes him through the streets to a parade of people just like him.

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Ivy Aberdeen's Letter To The World, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

Ivy Aberdeen's Letter To The World, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed in a tornado, but this is only one of the horrible things Ivy is having to deal with. Her older sister, who used to be her best friend, is not someone she can trust anymore, and Ivy has a lot of things that are confusing her. She also experiences her first crush, but it's on a girl: June Somerset. The more time she spends with June, the more she realizes that her feelings for June are not platonic. But Ivy has no one to turn to. It takes some anonymous notes, many drawings, and …

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Isle Of Blood And Stone, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

Isle Of Blood And Stone, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Eighteen years ago, the two eldest princes of St. John del Mar and the Royal Navigator were kidnapped and murdered in a devious plot set in motion by the rival kingdom of Mondrago. Neither kingdom fully recovered, and the wounds run deep. Now, two unsigned maps turn up in del Mar with hidden riddles and clues that seem to hint that the events of the past were not as straightforward as they were told. Elias, the son of the lost Royal Navigator and an expert mapmaker, decides to investigate the mysteries and clues left by the maps at the insistence …

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Ink And Bone, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Ink And Bone, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Jess Brightwell lives in a world where the invention of the printing press never happened. Instead, all physical books became property of the Great Library, and citizens can only read scans of those books. Jess’ father is a smuggler of illegal, physical books, and he needs a contact within the most powerful organization in the world: the Great Library. He decides that Jess is his best chance to infiltrate the mysterious organization. Soon, Jess finds himself in Alexandria, Egypt with teenagers from around the world, enrolled in a rigorous training program to become a Library Scholar. Jess quickly realizes that …

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In-Between Things, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

In-Between Things, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Priscilla Tay has written an enchanting introduction to what "in-between" means told in sing-song words. Dogs and cats are in-between this and that all through the pages and sometimes things combine to make in-between rhymes. Pick any two things on each page and enjoy finding everything between the two objects for a fun object search with endless opportunities. This is a thorough and fun introduction to what it means to not be quite here or there.

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In The Past: From Trilobites To Dinosaurs To Mammoths In More Than 500 Million Years, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

In The Past: From Trilobites To Dinosaurs To Mammoths In More Than 500 Million Years, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Poems of prehistoric creatures are combined with watercolor illustrations to take the reader on a wonderful walk with extinct animals both large and small. A combination of clever, humorous poetry about dinosaurs and mammals from ancient history and stunning illustrations create a passage to the world from ages past.

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I'M A Duck, Emily Garrett Dec 2018

I'M A Duck, Emily Garrett

Children's Book and Media Review

An adorable little duck fell into the pond when he was just a little egg and is now terrified of the water. He tries to practice in puddles and even is offered help from an owl, but fear stops him from getting in the water with his mother and siblings. After deciding this is a fear he must conquer himself, he jumps in the water and realizes he has been able to swim all along.

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How To Keep Rolling After A Fall, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

How To Keep Rolling After A Fall, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Nikki Baylor was incriminated in a cyber bullying incident. She loses her friends, her cheerleading, her show choir involvement, and the trust and respect of her parents. It seems that no one can see past her mistake and look deeper into what really happened or how she feels, until she meets Pax one day at the rehabilitation center she works at. Pax is the only person who can forgive Nikki for her past and look forward to her future. But as Pax and Nikki begin a relationship, they realize that it might be more difficult than they thought. Nikki is …

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Grit, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

Grit, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Darcy Prentiss is well-known in her small town as one of the trashy girls, the town slut. She doesn't mind, as long as she can spend her days harvesting blueberries with her sister, Mags, and her cousin, Nell, and spend her nights partying at the local quarry or drive-in. But the sleepy summer Darcy imagined doesn't exactly pan out: the police find new evidence in the local missing person case, that of Darcy's ex-best friend; Darcy and Nell have a secret that gets harder and harder to keep; and some of the local boys are causing trouble not only messing …

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Grendel's Guide To Love And War, Taylor Nelson Dec 2018

Grendel's Guide To Love And War, Taylor Nelson

Children's Book and Media Review

Tom Grendel's whole life is turned upside-down when new neighbors move in and proceed to throw earsplitting parties night after night, wreaking havoc on Tom's father, a veteran with PTSD. To make matters worse, Tom's new neighbors are his arch-nemesis and his longtime crush. Tom comes up with a plan to end the parties for good and win the girl's affections in the process, but nothing turns out quite like he expected. In the ensuing mayhem, Tom has to come to terms with the memory of the life he used to know and reconcile it with the uncertain future.

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Frozen Charlotte, Rachel Aedo Dec 2018

Frozen Charlotte, Rachel Aedo

Children's Book and Media Review

Sophie knew that Jay shouldn’t have messed with an ouija board, and now Jay is dead. Still reeling from grief, Sophie visits her cousins on a remote island in Scotland. However, grief lives there as well, centered around the horrible death that Sophie’s cousin Rebecca suffered years ago, a death that the family refuses to face. Now, Sophie seems to have brought Rebecca’s ghost back to the house on the island, and the Frozen Charlotte dolls know she has returned. Accidents follow the family, and Sophie investigates Rebecca’s death, since she is sure that it is connected to Jay’s. And …

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Freckles The Pig, Kati Penovich Dec 2018

Freckles The Pig, Kati Penovich

Children's Book and Media Review

It’s Fall Cleanup Day at Storm Cliff Stables! Freckles the pig is determined to be a good friend and help with the cleanup. His first attempt just leaves a big, muddy mess. Luckily, Freckles has good friends who help him create colorful paintings to hang up in the barn. Aunt Jane and the other humans find themselves wondering who could have created such talented paintings, because everyone knows pigs can’t paint...right?

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Flashfall, Brooklynn Marshall Dec 2018

Flashfall, Brooklynn Marshall

Children's Book and Media Review

Generations ago, a cosmic event formed the flash curtain, a toxic wall of deadly radiation. Sixteen-year-old Orion is a Subpar, a race of humans has adapted to be able to withstand greater levels of radiation exposure. Subpars are expected to mine the tunnels near the deadly flash curtain in order to protect the city of Alara. Orion and her partner Dram work in the most treacherous tunnel trying to secure enough cirium to grant themselves and their families passage to Alara. But when newcomers arrive at Outpost Five, Orion discovers that the promise of freedom and the world as she …

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Fakespeare: Star-Crossed In Romeo And Juliet, Rebeca Wallin Dec 2018

Fakespeare: Star-Crossed In Romeo And Juliet, Rebeca Wallin

Children's Book and Media Review

When Becca and her annoying step-brother Sam arrive at Becca's friend’s house looking for a missing library book, it is nowhere to be found. They do find another book though, a copy of Romeo and Juliet. After reading the first line in the play, the book frighteningly expands and consumes the siblings! They emerge from darkness to find that they are in Verona, where the feud between Montagues and Capulets involves pizza empires and stolen recipes. Becca and Sam quickly discover Romeo and hatch a plan to unite him with Juliet. With some help from a prank loving Mercutio and …

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Fakespeare: Something Stinks In Hamlet, Rebeca Wallin Dec 2018

Fakespeare: Something Stinks In Hamlet, Rebeca Wallin

Children's Book and Media Review

Fifth-grader Kyle is resigned to a boring afternoon spent with his know-it-all neighbor Halley when an unexpected crate full of books is delivered and changes everything. Kyle reads the first few lines from Hamlet, and the book suddenly grows and eats Kyle and Halley, transporting them back in time to the kingdom of Elsinore. The major problem here is the horrible stench that pervades the town. Hamlet’s evil Uncle Claudius has usurped the throne and Prince Hamlet is working to convince the kingdom that he should be king. After several plans go awry, the time travelers, with help from Hamlet …

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Elusion, Melissa Heaton Dec 2018

Elusion, Melissa Heaton

Children's Book and Media Review

Elusion is technology that virtually transports people on extreme adventures and to amazing locations. Regan’s father was the mastermind and main programmer behind the popular technology until his unexpected death. Now, Regan’s childhood friend, Patrick, is picking up where her father left off. As Elusion gets closer to a national release, Regan starts hearing rumors of dangerous glitches, deadly flaws, and addictive issues with the software. In her attempts to defend her late father’s reputation and support her friend Patrick, she does her own research only to discover that Elusion really can kill. As she tries to share her findings …

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Ellis Island Immigrants, Acacia Haws Dec 2018

Ellis Island Immigrants, Acacia Haws

Children's Book and Media Review

This history begins with the commission of William Williams to oversee the regulation of immigration through Ellis Island. The origins of the island and the early processes for admitting new arrivals are detailed as well. There are chapters devoted to the sea voyage of European immigrants and the difficulties they faced upon arrival, including social injustices and the potential to be detained or deported. The book follows William Williams' career as he worked to end corrupt practices in the process and regulate it according to the law. The book includes information recorded by Williams about the other workers on Ellis …

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Ellie, Engineer, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

Ellie, Engineer, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Ellie, a nine-year-old engineer, has big plans for her best friend, Kit’s, birthday. She enlists the help of some of the neighborhood kids to build a magnificent dog house for the pet that Kit and Ellie overheard that Kit will be getting. However, the neighborhood boys and girls don’t like each other so Ellie doesn’t tell either group that she is working with their nemesis. When they find out, they get angry at Ellie, and she is left alone with lots of friendships to repair. However, with some ingenuity and teamwork, she is able to get all her friends involved …

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Easy & Fun Paper-Folding Projects: Origami Zoo Animals, Kylee Hackney Dec 2018

Easy & Fun Paper-Folding Projects: Origami Zoo Animals, Kylee Hackney

Children's Book and Media Review

Origami Zoo Animals contains a variety of helpful diagrams and pictures that walk the reader through the creation of each paper animal step by step. Ranging from the ‘friendly fox’ to the ‘silly seal’, there are six zoo animals to create in all. Projects are designed with the beginner in mind, but all origami lovers will find this book helpful and fun as they continue their paper-folding talents. The contents of the book include basic folds, origami symbols, bases, tips and tricks, and a glossary to support the reader in their quest of creating these adorable paper zoo animals.

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Duck Gets A Job, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

Duck Gets A Job, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Duck wants a job. All his friends have a job in the city and are always talking about it. Their work seems kind of boring to him, but he decides to try it out anyways. After just one day of boring work, he quits. He decides to find a job doing something he loves instead and finds work as an artist. While the interview for his first job was stressful, this interview is much more enjoyable as Duck is confident and able to be himself. Duck is happy doing work that he loves.

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Dread Nation, Rachel Wadham Dec 2018

Dread Nation, Rachel Wadham

Children's Book and Media Review

When the dead rise up on the battlefields of Gettysburg, life changes in America. The Negro and Native Re-education Act sends Black and Native children into combat training schools. Taken from her home in Kentucky, Jane attends Miss Preston’s School of Combat in Baltimore. However, Jane’s dearest wish is to go home, caring little for to the politics of the Survivalists who run the city. But when people begin disappearing, Jane along with her friends Katherine and Jackson are caught snooping by the powerful Mayor, and the trio is sent west to Summerland, a perceived utopia. Then the dead begin …

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Dog On A Digger: The Tricky Incident, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Dog On A Digger: The Tricky Incident, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Lassie has nothing on this little pooch. The story has no words but the reader sees this dog wake himself and then his master and all of the things that this faithful hound does with his human during the day. When they break for lunch, the dog gets to eat with a fluffy friend at the food trailer. The new little dog soon disappears and his loyal friend raises the alarm and begins to look with the people for the missing dog. He hears him barking from a ditch where he is trapped in a tree above rushing water. He …

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Dino Duckling, Erica Sonzogni Dec 2018

Dino Duckling, Erica Sonzogni

Children's Book and Media Review

Dino Duckling is a Tyrannosaurus Rex that grows up with a family of ducks. From the moment he hatches, Dino Duckling feels different from his feathered siblings. Even though his mother treats him the same, he does not run, jump or fly the same ways as the others. Soon, his family wants to go south for the winter, and Dino Duckling is unable to follow because he cannot fly. He feels left out and all alone. Shortly, though, the mother and baby ducks return and instead use Dino Duckling as a raft to go south.

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Dark Roads: Bloodline, Kenny Deem Dec 2018

Dark Roads: Bloodline, Kenny Deem

Children's Book and Media Review

You, the reader, are John "Juan" Carlos Garcia and must decide how to best navigate the crushing weight of your mental illness and the pressure of being gay in a severely homophobic community and family. Every day, things get to seem worse and each decision you make seems to have more severe consequences. The author leaves the decisions up to you. At the end of each chapter, you turn to the specified page that corresponds to the decision you make, allowing you to step into John's shoes.

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Cordially Uninvited, Brooklynn Marshall Dec 2018

Cordially Uninvited, Brooklynn Marshall

Children's Book and Media Review

Eleven-year-old Claire Gross is just a regular girl living in a sleepy town with one huge secret: her cousin Belle is engaged to the Prince of England, and Claire is about to be a junior bridesmaid in the wedding of the century. Although Claire adores her cousin, she’s not so sure that this marriage is a perfect match. Between her parents’ divorce and her special interest in royal British history, Claire’s not so sure that “happily ever after” exists. But when Claire and her mom get whisked away to England and thrown into wedding activities, she discovers that a princess-wannabe …

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