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Blog Tour with Review, Educators’ Guide, and Giveaway!: The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu

By On February 8, 2019 · 10 Comments · In Allusion, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Compare/Contrast, Illustrated Novel, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Magical Realism, Novel, Plot Development, Point of View, Symbolism
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The Lost Girl
Author: Anne Ursu
Published February 12th, 2019 by Walden Pond Press

Summary: When you’re an identical twin, your story always starts with someone else. For Iris, that means her story starts with Lark. Iris has always been the grounded, capable, […]

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Searching for Lottie by Susan L. Ross

By On January 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Historical Fiction, Inquiry, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Novel, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Setting, Text Structure
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Searching for Lottie
Author: Susan L. Ross
Publication Date: February 26th, 2019 by Holiday House

Summary: Lottie, a talented violinist, disappears during the Holocaust. Can her grand-niece, Charlie, discover what happened?

A long-lost cousin, a mysterious locket, a visit to Nana Rose […]

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Crow Not Crow by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple

By On January 16, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Inquiry, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Text Features
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Crow Not Crow
Author: Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple
Illustrator: Elizabeth O. Dulemba
Published August 28th, 2018 by Cornell Lab Publishing Group

Summary: New York Times bestselling children’s author, Jane Yolen, and her son, Adam Stemple, have teamed up to write a gentle […]

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Celebrating 10 Years of the Sisters 8 series by Lauren Baratz-Logsted with Greg Logsted and Jackie Logsted (with a special message from the author!)

By On December 21, 2018 · 1 Comment · In Characterization, Illustrated Novel, Mystery
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The Sisters 8 Series by Lauren Baratz-Logsted with Greg Logsted and Jackie Logsted

The Sisters 8 #1: Annie’s Adventures & The Sisters 8 #2: Durinda’s Dangers
Published December 29th, 2008 by HMH Books for Young Readers

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The Sisters 8 […]

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Pride by Ibi Zoboi

By On November 30, 2018 · Leave a Comment · In Allusion, Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Conflict, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Novel, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Setting, Theme, Voice
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Pride
Author: Ibi Zoboi
Published: September 18, 2018 by Balzer + Bray

Summary: Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street.

Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and […]

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The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan

By On October 11, 2018 · Leave a Comment · In Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Magical Realism, Multicultural, Novel, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Setting, Symbolism, Text Structure, Theme
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The Astonishing Color of After
Author: Emily X. R. Pan
Published: March 20, 2018 by Little, Brown

Goodreads Summary: Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.

Leigh, who is half Asian […]

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Vincent and Theo by Deborah Heiligman

By On October 10, 2018 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Awards, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Inquiry, Text Structure, Voice
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Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
Author: Deborah Heiligman
Published April 18th, 2017 by Henry Holt and Co.

Summary: The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh shaped both brothers’ lives. Confidant, champion, sympathizer, friend, Theo supported Vincent as he […]

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