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Festivals And Celebrations, Megan Hall Dec 2018

Festivals And Celebrations, Megan Hall

Children's Book and Media Review

People in all corners of the world love to remember important occasions with large celebrations. Although what occasions are chosen for remembrance and how they are celebrated is different across the world, every country and people has its own set of festivals. This book describes some of the most noteworthy festivals and celebrations enjoyed around the world. Celebrations in the book are as varied as a hot air balloon festival in New Mexico to building human towers in Spain. Children will love learning about festivals and celebrations from around the world as they read this book.

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A Baby Elephant In The Wild, Megan Hall Dec 2018

A Baby Elephant In The Wild, Megan Hall

Children's Book and Media Review

A Baby Elephant in the Wild follows the story of the baby elephant Liza, born in the scrub desert of Namibia. Luckily for Liza, she has a mother that will protect and teach her as she grows up. Although Liza was born weighing 250 pounds, her mother weighs about 8,000 pounds. Liza has a lot of learning and growing to do! Liza learns what plants are safe to eat, how to take a dust bath, and how to drink from a river. She also learns from her family where she needs to stay to be safe from poachers and farmers. …

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Basketball's Greatest Stars: Russell Westbrook, Megan Hall Dec 2018

Basketball's Greatest Stars: Russell Westbrook, Megan Hall

Children's Book and Media Review

As a five-foot-eight, 140-pound high school freshman, no one believed that Russell Westbrook had what it took to make it to the NBA. Growing up in Long Beach California, Westbrook did not receive much attention from college recruiters until the death of Westbrook’s friend Khelcey Barrs. Barrs’ death led Westbrook to work even hard in honor of his friend; his hard work paid off when he was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in 2008. The Supersonics moved to Oklahoma City before Westbrook even played a game for them, and Westbrook has stayed with that team ever since. His speed and …

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Baseball's Greatest Stars: Giancarlo Stanton, Megan Hall Dec 2018

Baseball's Greatest Stars: Giancarlo Stanton, Megan Hall

Children's Book and Media Review

It was the bottom of the ninth inning, with the game tied between the Miami Marlins and the Seattle Mariners. Giancarlo stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded. Earlier in the game, he missed a throw that cost his team two runs. This was his chance to make it up to his team. The pitch came flying in, but Giancarlo hit it with a smack out of the ballpark past the left field fence. Giancarlo hit the game-winning homerun! With a love of baseball that started from a young age, Giancarlo Stanton has risen to become the player …

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All My Stripes: A Story For Children With Autism, Megan Hall Dec 2018

All My Stripes: A Story For Children With Autism, Megan Hall

Children's Book and Media Review

All My Stripes tells the story of Zane, a young zebra with autism. The story begins when he comes home and tells his mom about the horrible day he had. Zane did not want to paint like the other students, did not know how to talk to them, and drew differently than them. He feels misunderstood and does not like how everyone only sees his autism stripe. But in talking with his mom, Zane learns that his autism is just one of his many stripes. Zane’s mother helps him see the many other talents and abilities he has. Zane has …

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Sometimes You Fly, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

Sometimes You Fly, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Eating your first birthday cake, finally being tall enough to ride a roller-coaster, learning to drive, and graduating are only a few of the many milestones people experience as they grow older. This book illustrates that as we pass through life, sometimes we fail, and sometimes we fly. The milestones are accomplishments we value, but the failures are learning experiences that can be valuable as well. All of life is an opportunity for learning and growth, both before the cake and after.

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One For Sorrow, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

One For Sorrow, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Annie Brown has moved to a new house and a new school. It is 1918 and Annie has been taught to be polite, but Elsie, a brash and unpopular girl at school, tries to force her to be her only friend. Annie feels uncomfortable but isn't quite sure how to handle the situation. Annie soon makes friends with other girls, Rosie in particular. When flu strikes the town Rosie thinks that it will be fun to read obituaries and visit the grieving families to enjoy the sweets at each wake. Still timid, Annie finds herself going from home to home, …

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The Gathering (Shadow House, Book 1), Karen Abbott Dec 2018

The Gathering (Shadow House, Book 1), Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Five children with various backgrounds and interests have been lured with false promises to an old empty mansion that was once an orphanage. Poppy, Marcus, Dylan, Dash, and Azumi all come expecting different things from Shadow House. Eerie things begin to happen when they arrive and no one is there to greet any of them. Ghostly figures and phantoms begin to "play" with them and the children begin to draw closer together. It becomes a challenge both to survive and solve the riddle that is Shadow House.

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The Nocturnals: The Hidden Kingdom, Beverly Jones Dec 2018

The Nocturnals: The Hidden Kingdom, Beverly Jones

Children's Book and Media Review

The new installment in The Nocturnals series follows the journey of unique and unlikely friends: Dawn, the fox, Tobin, the pangolin, and Bismark, the sugar glider. The animals are facing a major predicament as they cannot find water to drink. They surely will not survive if they don't find refreshment, and fast! Adventure and excitement begin from the very beginning of this book and young readers will speed read through the pages.

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From Ant To Eagle, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

From Ant To Eagle, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

After moving to what seems like the middle of nowhere, Cal is stuck with no one to play with except his six-year-old brother, Sammy. He can get Sammy to do almost anything by promising him a level in the system that he made up, promoting his brother from Ant to higher levels, with Sammy hoping to reach the Eagle status that his brother has. When a new girl, Aleta, moves in, Cal starts spending more time with her and less time with Sammy. Meanwhile, Sammy starts getting sick. Once school starts, they find out that Sammy has cancer. After that, …

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The Mysterious Benedict Society: The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey, Becky Jamieson Dec 2018

The Mysterious Benedict Society: The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey, Becky Jamieson

Children's Book and Media Review

Mr. Benedict has planned a surprise for his four young friends, but it turns out his evil twin Mr. Curtain has a far darker surprise for them all. Mr. Curtain has kidnapped Mr. Benedict and his right hand woman Number Two. Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance set out to rescue their adult friends. They travel by sea, train, and plane to reach the island on which the prisoners are being held following the clues left behind by Mr. Benedict as part of his surprise. With help from Milligan, the kids rescue their friends and stop another of Mr. Curtain’s plots …

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This Is Captain America, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

This Is Captain America, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

World War II is raging and the United States has joined the effort. Steve Rogers wants to join the army to help fight; however, the doctor deems him unfit. The doctor then tells Steve of another way that he could join the army and tells him of a secret project. Steve agrees to be a part of this project and is injected with a special serum and hit with energy rays. This transforms him into a big, strong hero. The army gives Steve a special uniform and shield and sends him to battle as the new superhero: Captain America!

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Rebound, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

Rebound, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Lily is a senior in high school with ADHD. One day in class, she takes notice of Abelard, a boy in her grade who is on the autism spectrum. Later in the principal's office, she kisses him impulsively, sparking a unique and undefinable relationship between the two. Using an old medieval book, The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise, as a template, they text every night and meet each other at school during the day. But while their relationship is sweet, constant obstacles arise to turn it sour. Through a lot of talking, a lot of texting, and several quotes …

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The Love Letters Of Abelard And Lily, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

The Love Letters Of Abelard And Lily, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Lily is a senior in high school with ADHD. One day in class, she takes notice of Abelard, a boy in her grade who is on the autism spectrum. Later in the principal's office, she kisses him impulsively, sparking a unique and undefinable relationship between the two. Using an old medieval book, The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise, as a template, they text every night and meet each other at school during the day. But while their relationship is sweet, constant obstacles arise to turn it sour. Through a lot of talking, a lot of texting, and several quotes …

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The Fearless, Melissa Heaton Dec 2018

The Fearless, Melissa Heaton

Children's Book and Media Review

Society has been invaded by the Fearless: human beings injected with a scientific serum that makes them immune to all emotion. As the emotionless monsters kill and pillage communities all over the world, Cass and her family escape to a man-made island off the coast of Britain called Hope Island. The small community of survivors are safe for several years until Fearless breach the seawalls and take Cass’s little brother Jori. Cass is desperate to save Jori from becoming Fearless, or worse, dead. She escapes the island with a prisoner named Myo and returns to the mainland. Cass and Myo …

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The Two Mutch Sisters, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

The Two Mutch Sisters, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Violet and Ruby are two sisters with a lot of stuff. Ever since they were little, they have collected the same things so they had two of each thing in their house. Ruby grows sick of being cramped and cluttered and decides to move out. She packs up her half of the collection and moves into her own house across town. She has the space she wants, but something is not quite right and Violet knows exactly what it is. Violet comes with a team to pick up Ruby’s house and move it to the new double lot that she …

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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed A Neighborhood, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed A Neighborhood, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood

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House Of Furies, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

House Of Furies, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Louisa tells fortunes for pennies—it's how she gets by while living alone on the streets. While on her way to find some supper, an old crone turns her pennies into gold coins. Louisa is overjoyed. Dinner is now a sure thing. But when she tries to buy four meat pies with the gold coins, the baker accuses her of being a thief. The crone helps her hide and offers her a job as a maid. With a noose literally dangling in front of her nose, Louisa accepts the offer. They drive to Coldthistle House, where mysteries and mayhem overtake her …

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Don't Call Me Grandma, Sarah Lloyd Dec 2018

Don't Call Me Grandma, Sarah Lloyd

Children's Book and Media Review

Great-Grandmother Nell is scary. She does not like to be hugged or kissed, and most of all, she does not want to be called grandma. Her great-granddaughter loves her grandma and doesn’t care that she seems scary or prickly. This touching picture book helps the reader see that just because Great-Grandmother Nell isn’t a touchy and soft grandma, there is still a lot of love between the adult and child.

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Hello Lighthouse, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Hello Lighthouse, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

The lighthouse is situated on a lonely rock island with a lighthouse keeper. A ship arrives with supplies and the lighthouse keeper's wife. They share the circular rooms of the tower and tend the lighthouse together. When the keeper is sick his wife tends to him and to the light. When a shipwreck happens, they rescue and care for the ship's crew. When she becomes pregnant, they welcome a little girl to the island. Eventually the lighthouse is automated and they move to a cottage on the shore.

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What If . . ., Karen Abbott Dec 2018

What If . . ., Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

A girl is drawing in a room in her apartment and wonders, what if? What if she couldn't do things, or see things, or have things? What if? What if? What if? Each time, she answers her own question with another creative expression of what she might do instead and how she might overcome each challenge. In the end she declares her determination to express herself creatively no matter what.

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Today I'M A Veterinarian, Beverly Jones Dec 2018

Today I'M A Veterinarian, Beverly Jones

Children's Book and Media Review

Today I'm a Veterinarian is one of a series of books that details interesting careers. Young readers can learn about different occupations as they are entertained and entranced by the colorful illustrations and bright, cheerful pictures. In this particular book, Dr. Emma is a veterinarian who is sharing a little bit about what she does at work every day. One unique thing about this book is that it doubles as a story and a picture book. There are many pages of pictures with text underneath to enhance a child's vocabulary and teach them words that they may not have heard …

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Never That Far, Tessa Mcmillan Dec 2018

Never That Far, Tessa Mcmillan

Children's Book and Media Review

Libby Lochewood just lost Grampa Lochewood, her best friend and confidant. The night after the funeral, an angelic version of Libby’s grandfather visits her. He tells her she has the gift of seeing her deceased family members, and that he has left her a treasure somewhere in their nearby lake. Leaving her grieving father, Libby sets off to search the lake. However, several life-threatening experiences cause Libby to invite her friend Bobby to join her. When Libby’s dad finds out what she is doing, he forbids her from going to the lake. Libby tries to explain, but Libby’s dad refuses …

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Pumpkin Pumpkin, Becky Jamieson Dec 2018

Pumpkin Pumpkin, Becky Jamieson

Children's Book and Media Review

Jamie is growing a pumpkin which he plans on carving. He starts with a seed. After planting the pumpkin seed, it grows into a sprout which becomes a much larger plant. This plant grows a flower. On the flower grows a small green pumpkin. This pumpkin gets bigger and bigger and more and more orange until it is just right for picking. After carving the jack o’ lantern Jamie saves six pumpkin seeds for the next year that he hopes to plant next spring to grow more pumpkins.

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If Waffles Were Like Boys, Becky Jamieson Dec 2018

If Waffles Were Like Boys, Becky Jamieson

Children's Book and Media Review

Little boys are full of energy. They love to play and pretend in many kinds of games. If other things in the world were like little boys, those things would be playing too. For example, waffles would turn breakfast into a battlefield with toast forts. Shopping carts would be race cars on a grocery store racetrack. There are many exciting ways the world would change if everything was like little boys. No part of the day would be boring. But at the end of the day, after all the playing is done, it's time to go to bed for every …

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Iggy Peck, Architect, Jazmin Gomez Dec 2018

Iggy Peck, Architect, Jazmin Gomez

Children's Book and Media Review

Iggy Peck has been an architect since age two. He's built a leaning tower of diapers and an arch made of pancakes and coconut pie. But when he gets to the second grade, his teacher bans anything to do with building and architecture. The school days drag by for deflated Iggy until the class goes out on a field trip. They cross over the river to get to a small island but end up stranded when the footbridge collapses. Iggy comes to the rescue as he draws up plans to build a new bridge. Everyone returns safely, and his teacher …

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Wrecked, Rachel Aedo Dec 2018

Wrecked, Rachel Aedo

Children's Book and Media Review

Miranda lives on an island haunted by legends of a sea witch. After losing her parents and then her friends to the ocean, she finds herself totally alone. She tries to overcome the overwhelming grief that’s drowning her, but thinks it might be easier to give in and be swept away. She finds comfort in Christian, the boy she knows rescued her from the wreck that killed her friends, and she clings to him for her own sanity. However, his presence invokes the wrath of the sea witch herself who covets Miranda’s soul. His love saves Miranda, at the cost …

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Secret Coders: Potions & Parameters, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

Secret Coders: Potions & Parameters, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Using the Turtle of Light to get past the robot duck army, they make it into One Zero’s prison where they find Hopper’s dad. There, Dr. One-Zero traps them and steals the Turtle of Light. With a clue from his niece, they are able to escape and seek help from Dr. Bee. After spoiling the evil plans to poison the whole city using the reservoir, Dr. Bee tells the Coders his story and encourages them to go to his hometown—Flatland, a land of 2-Dimensions—to obtain another Turtle of Light. The book ends with the challenge to open the portal using …

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Monsters Beware!, Olivia Hales Dec 2018

Monsters Beware!, Olivia Hales

Children's Book and Media Review

Tomboy Claudette is the sort of hard core, no fluff, all grit, eight-year-old hero you’d expect to be crushing monsters on a daily basis. And that’s exactly what she plans on doing. Problem is, the warrior games have had their deadliness dialed down a bit. Claudette finds herself churning butter instead of putting minotaurs in a headlock. Claudette’s teammate and younger brother Gaston discovers that the team from the ocean kingdom is really monsters in disguise. Distressingly, no one believes him. While Claudette flounders outside of her element, her teammates scramble to outmaneuver their disguised foes. The ocean kingdom’s plot …

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Kids Like Us, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

Kids Like Us, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Martin has just moved to France. He is on the autism spectrum and so has grown up believing that he is different from other people. His mom sends him to the public high school in the hopes that he might make some "normal" friends. At first, he struggles to find people who are interested in getting to know him. Thankfully, his favorite book in the whole world takes place in a small village in France. He begins to assign people in his life certain characters from the book and thinks of himself as the main character. Martin slowly learns throughout …

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