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“Mesmerizing illustrations combine with poetic text”— School Library Journal

Ancient Night by David Bowels

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CBR15Passport New Author Two Nahuatl traditions are given a new twist in Ancient Night. But I was not aware of that until after finishing it.  I was assuming when I picked up this picture book (and that was because the cover was intriguing) it would be an adaptation of a folk tale, but not which people. And I came away with thinking, “Oh, well, that’s nice. Different. Do I like it?” This is not a onetime read or a book to read quickly. I did […]

Well-behaved women seldom make history

Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny by Margarita Engle

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CBR15Passport Book I own Rima’s Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny is an interesting book. First, it is prose poetry and while that is usually a good thing for me, I am not sure this was the best format for the subject. Second, it is confusing what age(s) it is aimed for. The tone of the book is for a middle-grade reader (at least aged 10 and up), but the subject matter is more mature. If this was Margarita Engle’s first novel, that bump […]

If you are you

If Dominican Were a Color by Sili Recio

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The narrator of the story, If Dominican Were a Color, is proud of the colors of their home, the Dominican Republic. And that love shines with the text of Sili Recio and the amazing illustrations of Brianna McCarthy. From the colors of cinnamon, cocoa, the blue black of dreams and many more come to life, with deeply rich and bold illustrations. They are proud and strong. The colors explode off the page. The story itself is one we know: be proud of who you are […]

When a lizard appears

The Lizard by Jose Saramago

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I honestly have no idea what the point of the story, The Lizard was. The art of J. Borges never felt fleshed out and the story presented by Jose Saramago seems to have no point to it. Perhaps it is the way Nick Caistor and Lucia Caistor translated the text and therefore, the original language to English might not flow nicely to my ears. Perhaps it was just something deeper in the story I was missing as I  was too focused on the surface part […]

A man, his burros, and his books

Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter

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Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia caught my eye because of the vivid cover illustration. It hinted at being a Tomie de Paola story but was not actually feeling 100% right. On closer inspection I learned that this was a Jeanette Winter story. Now curious, I decided to take a minute and read said book. Biblioburro is a lovely story about the power of books. It is based on the true story of how one man’s love of books literally filled his home and he […]



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