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This Country Girl will stay that way after reading about these City Girls

The City Girls by Aki

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The City Girls is a modern-day Madeline without the charm. The girls line up, they go out into the city where they see and do things. Yet, sadly, this book did not speak to me the way I hoped. It is very busy. Each page is overcrowded. You get the feeling of the city, but you cannot necessarily enjoy it. However, whomever the right reader is will enjoy learning about things that happen in the city. You would just have to take your time going […]

The Noor Solar Power Plant in Morocco’s Sahara Desert is pretty bada$$

Solar Story: How One Community Lives Alongside the World’s Biggest Solar Plant by Allan Drummond

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While the format of the story might be a little awkward for some (there is the story, along with thought and comment bubbles from the characters, plus sidebars) Solar Story: How One Community Lives Alongside the World’s Biggest Solar Plant is a must have for every classroom. Allan Drummond’s teaching of environmentalism, sustainability, solar power and even a bit about Morocco is as pleasant of a read as it is informational. And do not stop just because you hit the author note, there is still […]

The Baby-sitters club.

Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M Martin

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In which middle-schoolers create a price fixing cartel. My brother used to read and love these books and my older sisters and my mom used to really give him crap for it in some real internalized misogyny kind of way. But if you haven’t read these, and this is the only one I’ve ever read and am only reading it now for the first time, I think it’s solid and holds up. There’s some funny 80sness from it, some references to hair and clothes that […]

With his red hoodie and his bicycle basket full of food

Federico and the Wolf by Rebecca J. Gomez

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My job has many layers, but unlike an onion, only some stink. One layer that does not stink is finding new books. Today a customer needed a book for a student of theirs. Federico and the Wolf. I pictured some stuffy looking cover. An old Mexican folk tale. Rich with history but dry. Boy was I surprised! Rebecca J. Gomez and Elisa Chavarri created a clever take on the Little Red Riding Hood story told with a Mexican American twist.  Rhyming and just bouncy text […]

This way to a friendship

This Way, Charlie by Caron Levis

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This way to a sweet story about friendship and how even the least likely pair of friends can help each other when in need. This Way, Charlie is a story of a horse and a goat who both live at a rescue farm. Some animals are able to be released or find new homes, but others stay there. And Jack, a cranky ol’ goat who likes keeping to himself, is one of the forever ones. And when Charlie comes, a horse who seems nice enough […]



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