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A Special kind of lunch

Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi

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Lailah is in a new school in a new country. She misses her old friends, friends who were old enough last year to partake in the fasting of Ramadan. This year, she is deemed old enough by her mother, and wishes she could share her concerns and excitement with those friends. But here at the new school, she is shy and worried no one will understand the importance of this honor. She worries that people will make fun of her and feel sorry when she […]

You just remember what your old pal said (Girl), you’ve got a friend in me

Making Friends V01 by Kristen Gudsnuk

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cbr13bingo Shelfie (granted, not my shelf, but it is on a shelf at a place I call mine.) If making friends was as easy as it was in Making Friends V01 by Kristen Gudsnuk, most of us would never have to be friendless again. Of course, one would have to have some mad skills in drawing to make sure stick figures were not wandering around. Which our main character, Dany, has. Maybe just a little too good! How do you make a friend? For Dany […]

Once upon a school year a girl named Izzy had feelings and more

Izzy Kline Has Butterflies by Beth Ain

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cbr13bingo FREE In late June 2021 I started Izzy Kline Has Butterflies while sitting at a table, outside the local café which was closed, and I was eating a greasy piece of pizza from the shop up the road. But I figured the owners would not mind. I know them well enough, and it was not like I was being disrespectful while enjoying this treat. Besides, it was too nice to sit inside.  Therefore, it was only appropriate that I finish Beth Ain’s book sitting […]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEK! A mouse!

Minnie Mouse: Big, Dreams (Disney Original Graphic Novel) by Brooke Vitale

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I needed a quick, easy read recently. Looking through future publications in reader copy form, I landed on a Minnie Mouse book. And what could be easier than an aged (strong) 5 to 8 aimed graphic novel? After all, pop culture books tend not to get too deep. It took me two days to actual read it as Minnie Mouse: Big, Dreams (Disney Original Graphic Novel) by Brooke Vitale and the Walt Disney Company put me to sleep. (Yes, I was not the audience for […]

No really they are a witch

Lola’s Super Club V02 My Substitute Teacher is a Witch by Christine Beigel

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Even if I had read book one of Lola’s Super Club (which I realized after starting this was book two with the subtitle of My Substitute Teacher is a Witch) I do not think I would have liked this book. While kids who like “kid gross humor” and fantasy drama/action/violence will enjoy, it will not be for everyone. I appreciate the attempt of Christine Beigel with their trying to make this book a “girl power superhero book” and using stereotypical “boy stuff” for the plot […]

Poetry and dogs and cats and wheelbarrows oh my

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech

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When I first came to work at the bookstore one of my coworkers had been in the business for several years (but not at “our” store) and one author he liked was Sharon Creech. I would read a few of her books because of his recommendation and the new one that had just come out. But I realized she was an author that wrote books you “liked or not” that book but not necessarily a “like or not” the actual author kind of author. I […]



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