Review of The Last Leaves Falling

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The Last Leaves Falling by Sarah Benwell High School   Simon   360 pp. 5/15   978-1-4814-3065-4   $17.99   g e-book ed. 978-1-4814-3067-8   $10.99 Sora, only seventeen, has ALS — “an old man’s  disease” — and knows he’s going to die in just a few years. First, however, he’ll become a vegetable, dependent on his single mom to do […]

Review of Fun in the Sun

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Fun in the Sun by David Catrow; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary   Holiday   32 pp. 5/15   978-0-8234-2945-5   $16.95 When the sun comes out, it’s time for a trip to the beach, in Catrow’s (I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More, the Silly Dilly Songs books) inimitable, frenetic style. The main character (a human-like dog) packs […]

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What Makes a Good Fractured Fairy Tale?

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Primary school–age children are ripe for enjoying literary parody, and fractured fairy tales are a great introduction. By this time,  ideally at least, kids have listened to or read many of the classic old tales: “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” et al. It’s that familiarity with the original that makes reading or […]

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Review of March: Book Two

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March: Book Two by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin; illus. by Nate Powell Middle School, High School   Top Shelf Productions   192 pp. 1/15   978-1-60309-400-9   $19.95   g Lewis and Aydin begin this second volume of the graphic memoir trilogy in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2009 (President Obama’s first inauguration), then they move back in time […]

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Review of The Game of Love and Death

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The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough High School   Levine/Scholastic   332 pp. 5/15   978-0-545-66834-7   $17.99   g e-book ed. 978-0-545-66835-4   $17.99 Love and Death have played many Games down through the centuries — and Death has always won. The setting for this particular battle is Depression-era Seattle, and while Love has chosen as his […]

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