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Category: Young Readers

Consider the Octopus by Nora Raleigh Baskin and Gae Polisner

Consider the Octopus by Nora Raleigh Baskin & Gae Polisner

When chance, or fate, throws two twelve-year-olds together on board a scientific research ship at the edge of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, it’s not all smooth sailing!

clean water, eco-activism, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, marine ecology, synchronicity
Listen, Layla by Jassmin Abdel-Magied

Listen, Layla by Jassmin Abdel-Magied

Gr. 7-10 In this sequel to You Must Be Layla (2019), smart but headstrong Layla looks forward to working on … More

Australian, girls-in-STEM, Muslim, revolution, Sudanese

Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket

Gr. 4-8 ***Starred Review*** Introspective and instructive, the inimitable Snicket returns with a philosophical and nearly stream-of-consciousness tale about learning … More

bewilderment, finest hour, Snicket, writing
Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman

Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman

Born in a Pandemic, a Children’s Novel Tackles the Broken Justice System In 2013, multi-award-winning author Padma Venkatraman read an … More

India, justice system, parental loss, read-aloud, read-together

Books I Embraced, Devoured, and Loved in 2020

I was tickled when India Currents Magazine asked me to compile a “Best Of” list of South Asian-centric and -related … More

2020 salvation, Best of, South Asian books
My Best Books for You in 2020

My Best Books for Youth in 2020

Click here to read about these nine books that I reviewed in 2020 for Booklist Magazine, India Currents Magazine, and … More

2020 Best Books
Rebel in the Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander

Rebel in the Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander

Rebel in the Library of Ever. Zeno Alexander, Author. (The Library of Ever Book 2) April 28, 2020. Macmillan. 224 … More

adventure, fantasy, imagination, library
The Sky Is Mine by Amy Beashel

The Sky Is Mine by Amy Beashel

Gr. 10-12  Isabel was always Izzy until her stepdad insisted that she and her mother use their full first names, … More

abuse, family, physical/emotional strength, women's shelter
Beginners Welcome by Cindy Baldwin

Beginners Welcome by Cindy Baldwin

Gr. 3-6  On the heels of her father’s sudden death, Annie Lee is struck both by his absence and the … More

Durham NC, music, parental loss, piano lessons
The Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander

The Library of Ever (Book One) by Zeno Alexander

  The Library of Ever. Zeno Alexander, Author. April 30, 2019. Macmillan. 208 pages.$16.99 hardcover; also available in digital format. … More

adventure, library

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