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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | July 2013
Fiction APPELT, Kathi. The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp. illus. by Jennifer Bricking. S & S/Atheneum. July 2013. p. 76. BECKER, Aaron. Journey. illus. by author. Candlewick. July 2013. p....
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars | September 2013
Fiction BĂDESCU, Ramona. Pomelo’s Opposites. tr. from French by Claudia Zoe Bedrick. illus. by Benjamin Chaud. (Pomelo the Garden Elephant Series). Enchanted Lion. p. 112. BEST, Cari. Beatrice Spells...
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‘Bone Season’, ‘Gameboard’, and More | Adult Books 4 Teens
Fiction BARLOW, Toby. Babayaga. 383p. Farrar. 2013. Tr $27. ISBN 978-0374107871.Adult/High School–Innocuous Will Van Wyck was working at an advertising agency in Paris in 1959 when his life lost its...
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars | October 2013
Toilet: How It Works (MaCaulay)©2013by David Macaulay Fiction AGEE, Jon. Little Santa. illus. by author. Dial. Oct. p. 68. FRANCESCHELLI, Christopher. Alphablock. illus. by Peskimo. Abrams/Appleseed....
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars | November 2013
Come Back, Moon (Kherdian)©2013 by Nonny Hogrogian Fiction AVASTHI , Swati. Chasing Shadows. illus. by Craig Phillips. Knopf. p. 108. BEAUDOIN , Sean. Wise Young Fool. Little, Brown. p. 109. BURG , Ann...
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SLJ Best Books 2013 Adult Books 4 Teens
Every fall the “Adult Books 4 Teens” reviewers come together to nominate, discuss, and select the best reading of the year for a list that guarantees a combination of excellence and appeal to young...
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars | December 2013
How Big Were Dinosaurs? (Judge) ©2013 by Lita Judge Fiction ANDERSEN, Hans Christian . The Little Mermaid: A Pop-up Adaptation of the Classic Fairy Tale . adapt by Robert Sabuda. illus. by adapter. S...
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The Debut: SLJ Chats with Mary Miller, author of ‘The Last Days of California’
In Mary Miller’s debut novel, The Last Days of California (coming from Liveright in January 2014), 15-year-old Jess and her family are on a road trip, driving from Montgomery, Alabama, to California to...
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The Debut: Nathan Filer on ‘Where the Moon Isn’t’| Adult Books for Teens
Author Nathan Filer recently was given the Book Of The Year Award at the 2013 Costa Book Awards for his debut, Where the Moon Isn’t (St. Martin’s; UK title,The Shock Of The Fall, HarperCollins). He...
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List
Fiction Alexander, Kwame . The Crossover . Houghton Harcourt. Mar. 2014. p. 132. Barton, Byron. My Bus. illus by author. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. Apr. 2014. p. 102. Bee, William. Digger Dog. illus...
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Where Babies Come From, a Jazz Legend, & One Brave Chicken | Stars List,...
Peggy: A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure (WALKER), ©2014 by Ann Walker Fiction Auxier, Jonathan. The Night Gardener. Abrams/Amulet. May 2014. p. 138. Bassoff, Leah & Laura DeLuca. Lost Girl Found....
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The Debut: SLJTeen Talks with Laura McHugh, Author of ‘The Weight of Blood’
Laura McHugh started writing her debut novel knowing that her main character Lucy’s friend was dead, but wasn’t sure what had happened to her. Then she came across a news article about a shocking crime...
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Exemplary New Books, Audio, & DVDs | Stars List, June 2014
Draw! (Colón) illus. by Raúl Colón Fiction Aslan, Austin. The Islands at the End of the World. Random/ Wendy Lamb Bks. Aug. 2014. p. 113. Betts, A. J. Zac & Mia. Houghton Harcourt. Sept. 2014. p....
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Top Picks in Fiction, Nonfiction, & Media| Stars List, July 2014
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone (Russell-Brown)©2014 by Frank Morrison Fiction BECKER, Aaron. Quest. illus. by author. Candlewick. Aug. 2014. p. 62. DE FOMBELLE, Timothée. Vango: Between Sky and...
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Top Picks in Fiction, Nonfiction, & Media| Stars List, August 2014
Nonfiction Reference Adult Books 4 Teens DVD Audio Music Fiction Aylesworth, Jim, retel. My Grandfather’s Coat. illus. by Barbara McClintock. 32p. Scholastic. Oct. 2014. lib. ed. $17.99. ISBN...
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SLJTeen Catches Up with Debut Author Anthony Breznican
Anthony Breznican’s debut novel, Brutal Youth, was released in June, and has already garnered starred reviews from School Library Journal and Library Journal. Adult Books 4 Teens (AB4T) blogger Mark...
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September Starred Reviews
Nonfiction Adult Books 4 Teens DVD Audio Fiction Browne, Anthony. What If…? illus. by Anthony Browne. 32p. Candlewick. 2014. RTE $16.99. ISBN 9780763674199. LC 2013952843. PreS-Gr 2 –Young Joe is...
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A Dose of Family Drama | Adult Books 4 Teens
With the holiday season approaching, we present a handful of picks that give a new spin to the definition of family and offer plenty of food for thought. The full versions of these reviews originally...
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Debut Author Marie-Helene Bertino Dishes the Writing Dirt with SLJTeen
I’m not going to hesitate from calling this a gushing review from Library Journal—”By the fourth sentence of the first page, readers will fall in love with debut author Marie-Helene Bertino; delighted...
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Best Adult Books 4 Teens 2014
Every fall the Adult Books 4 Teens reviewers come together to nominate, discuss, and winnow the best titles of the year into a list that guarantees a combination of excellence and appeal to young...
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