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Tag: New York City books
Review of the Day: Trace by Pat Cummings
With Trace, Ms. Cummings takes time to examine what we owe our ancestors, even as we try to live our daily lives. We live with their decisions, whether we want to or not, and sometimes we relive their mistakes. This is a ghost story that asks you to stop and listen to the voices that are dead but not gone. Who are the ghosts that haunt your story? And what are they trying to tell you?
Review of the Day: Grace for Gus by Harry Bliss
Grace for Gus By Harry Bliss Katherine Tegen Books (an imprint of Harper Collins) $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-264410-7 Ages 4-7 On shelves now. What are the long term benefits of reviewing children’s books on the internet over an extended amount of time? The detriments? Of the benefits I can give only the standard “Maybe I get […]
Review of the Day: Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Julián Is a Mermaid By Jessica Love Candlewick Press $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-9045-8 Ages 4 and up On shelves May 22nd When you walk into another person’s home, there’s always a distinct smell to the place. Homes absorb the lives of their occupants, and the end result is as much an olfactory experience as a visual […]
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Review of the Day: Lost in NYC by Nadja Spiegelman
Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure By Nadja Spiegelman Illustrated by Sergio García Sánchez TOON Graphics (and imprint of RAW, Jr.) $16.95 ISBN: 978-1935179818 Ages 8-12 On shelves April 14, 2015 While I’m aware that public transport was invented to meet the very real needs of urban commuters, when you’re the parent of a city […]
Review of the Day: Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
Under the Egg By Laura Marx Fitzgerald Dial (an imprint of Penguin Group) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8037-4001-3 Ages 9-12 On shelves March 18th. Let me ask you a question. You seem like an intelligent individual. Have you ever read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler? And, if your answer is yes, did you […]
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