This week’s new release on July 8th is one that I’m especially looking forward to — I have a huge soft spot for plucky-thief fantasy stories, so… Midnight Thief by Livia Blackburne Growing up on Forge’s streets has taught Kyra […] Read More
Title: A Time to Dance Author: Padma Venkatraman Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books Pages: 307 Genres: Contemporary, Romance Reivew Copy: Public Library Availability: On Shelves Now Summary: Padma Venkatraman’s inspiring story of a young girl’s struggle to regain her passion and […] Read More
Have you heard of Arte Público Press? It is “the oldest and most accomplished publisher of contemporary and recovered literature by U.S. Hispanic authors.” As part of the ongoing efforts to bring Hispanic literature to mainstream audiences, Arte Público Press […] Read More
Again, only one this week. I really think publishers tend to lighten their load during summer so we can lazily read their spring offers and get ready for the fall. Though, being a teacher, I have more time to read […] Read More
Title: This One Summer Author: Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki (Illustrator) Genres: graphic novel, contemporary Pages: 320 Publisher: First Second Review copy: the lovely library Availability: May 6th 2014 Summary: Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake […] Read More
My head has been spinning with all of the discussions and activism around diversity in children’s and YA lit lately. It has been a wild ride since February actually. The CCBC-Net discussion in February was centered around Multicultural Literature. I […] Read More