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August 11, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist

A book that had me laughing and biting my nails in turn. Hard to think of any other title to compare to this.

October 21, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: The Talk, edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

Pitch perfect in tone and content, this is supposedly the book that will help all parents talk to their kids. In truth? This also is the book that will help KIDS talk to their parents. It’s a two-way street and everybody’s driving.

February 7, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey

There’s the usual historical, factual stuff . . . and then there’s the pure science fiction. Books like We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey. Unapologetically bold, it wears its little science fiction loving heart on its sleeve. Managing to also be funny and strangely poignant, this isn’t a book about “Why can’t we all just get along?” It’s about what happens when our differences are so glaring we have no choice but to acknowledge that they’re there at all.

Review of the Day: My Near-Death Adventures by Alison DeCamp

February 25, 2015 by Betsy Bird

My Near-Death Adventures (99% True) By Alison DeCamp Crown Books for Young Readers (an imprint of Random House) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-385-39044-6 Ages 9-12 On shelves now Children’s historical fiction novels often divide up one of two ways. In the first category you have your important moments in history. In such books our heroes run about […]