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Cindy B
As a kid, I used to tell people that I wanted to be a “professional book reviewer” when I grew up (along with writer/ballerina/figure skater/mom). I thought that any profession that involved the full-time reading of books was my idea of heaven. Getting the chance to review books is a little dream come true!

Quicksilver

As a huge fan of R. J. Anderson's Ultraviolet, I was excited to get my hands on its companion novel, Quicksilver. Although I was surprised and initially a little disappointed that …
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Ballet Shoes

As a child, I loved Noel Streatfield's books about children who were able to find passions and make a living for themselves in the world of theater and dance. I was fascinated by the world of books li…
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Three Times Lucky

It's not hard to see why Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky won a Newbery Honor for 2013! The story is quirky and unique, and Mo's voice throughout it is fun and engaging. While the mystery that makes…
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Having heard a lot of great reviews for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, I was excited to get my hands on a copy to read and review. While there were things about the story that I did appreciate, …
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100 Cupboards

Reading N. D. Wilson's debut novel was like revisiting some of my favorite books from childhood. In a story that is reminiscent of classics like The Chronicles of Narnia, but also distinctly its …
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The Dragon’s Tooth

Wilson's strange, quirky story with an undeniably Gothic feel starts off in the last place you might expect—a run-down roadside motel that is the only home siblings Dan, Antigone, and Cyrus have after…
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Because of Mr. Terupt

In the voices of a handful of very different fifth-grade students, Rob Buyea weavs a portrait of the kind of quietly influential teacher every kid needs in their life. I was instantly engaged by the s…
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Gooney Bird Greene

Nobody in Mrs. Pidgeon's second-grade class at Watertower Elementary has ever met a student quite like Gooney Bird Greene—and most readers probably haven't, either! With her wacky fashion, l…
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A Countess Below Stairs

Eva Ibbotson is one of my very favorite authors. Her sweet, genuine characters, quirky settings and personalities, and satisfying plots never fail to bring a smile to my face and an added measure of j…
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The Boy At The End Of The World

Today's middle grade and young adult markets are overrun with dystopian novels, and it can often feel like if you've read one, you've read them all! I was pleasantly delighted to find that The Bo…
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Stolen Away

In this fast-paced young adult novel, Alyxandra Harvey weaves a delightful fairy tale that gives ancient British mythology a hip, often-hilarious update. From the first incongruous scene to the heart-…
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The Wide-Awake Princess

What if Sleeping Beauty had had a sister—a sister who was immune to magic, and so managed to stay awake after the famous curse had put everyone else to sleep? This quirky and engaging idea is the prem…
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