STARTED & FINISHED:
Krosoczka, Jarrett J. (2018). Hey, Kiddo. New York: Graphix/Scholastic.
[.]
*
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Labels:
addiction,
alcoholism,
autobiography,
awards,
boy,
comics,
coming of age,
drugs,
Eric favorite,
family,
grandparents,
graphic novels,
historical,
parents,
YA
Friday, November 9, 2018
FINISHED:
Albert, Melissa. (2018). The Hazel Wood. New York: Flatiron/Macmillan.
[.]
STARTED:
Adeyemi, Tomi. (2018). Children of Blood and Bone. New York: Henry Holt & Co./Macmillan.
[Another title (like the one above...) that we're reading for our SFPL Mock Printz next month.]
*
Albert, Melissa. (2018). The Hazel Wood. New York: Flatiron/Macmillan.
[.]
STARTED:
Adeyemi, Tomi. (2018). Children of Blood and Bone. New York: Henry Holt & Co./Macmillan.
[Another title (like the one above...) that we're reading for our SFPL Mock Printz next month.]
*
Labels:
alternate reality,
books,
existentialism,
fairy tales,
girl,
parents,
science fiction,
storytelling,
YA
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
FINISHED:
DiCamillo, Kate. (2018). Louisiana's Way Home. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
[.]
STARTED:
Albert, Melissa. (2018). The Hazel Wood. New York: Flatiron/Macmillan.
[.]
*
DiCamillo, Kate. (2018). Louisiana's Way Home. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
[.]
STARTED:
Albert, Melissa. (2018). The Hazel Wood. New York: Flatiron/Macmillan.
[.]
*
Labels:
coming of age,
Eric favorite,
existentialism,
family,
girl,
grandparents,
historical,
moving
Friday, October 19, 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
FINISHED:
Jackson, Tiffany D. (2018). Monday's Not Coming. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Jackson, Tiffany D. (2018). Monday's Not Coming. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Friday, October 5, 2018
FINISHED:
Ukazu, Ngozi. (2018). Check Please! Book 1: Hockey. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
STARTED:
?????
[.]
*
Ukazu, Ngozi. (2018). Check Please! Book 1: Hockey. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
STARTED:
?????
[.]
*
Labels:
assimilation,
boy,
episodic,
Eric favorite,
fish out of water,
friendship,
graphic novels,
hockey,
homosexuality,
multicultural,
romance,
series,
sports,
YA
Thursday, October 4, 2018
FINISHED:
Kibuishi, Kazu. (2018). Supernova [Amulet #8]. New York: Graphix.Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Ukazu, Ngozi. (2018). Check Please! Book 1: Hockey. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
*
Kibuishi, Kazu. (2018). Supernova [Amulet #8]. New York: Graphix.Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Ukazu, Ngozi. (2018). Check Please! Book 1: Hockey. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
*
Labels:
adventure,
Eric favorite,
family,
fantasy,
graphic novels,
parallel worlds,
science fiction,
series,
villain,
war
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
FINISHED:
Kondo, Robert & Tsutsumi, Dice. (2018). The Dam Keeper: Book Two: World Without Darkness. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
STARTED:
Kibuishi, Kazu. (2018). Supernova [Amulet #8]. New York: Graphix.Scholastic.
[.]
*
Kondo, Robert & Tsutsumi, Dice. (2018). The Dam Keeper: Book Two: World Without Darkness. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
STARTED:
Kibuishi, Kazu. (2018). Supernova [Amulet #8]. New York: Graphix.Scholastic.
[.]
*
Friday, September 28, 2018
FINISHED:
Kondo, Robert & Tsutsumi, Dice. (2017). The Dam Keeper: Book One. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
STARTED:
Kondo, Robert & Tsutsumi, Dice. (2018). The Dam Keeper: Book Two: World Without Darkness. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
*
Kondo, Robert & Tsutsumi, Dice. (2017). The Dam Keeper: Book One. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
STARTED:
Kondo, Robert & Tsutsumi, Dice. (2018). The Dam Keeper: Book Two: World Without Darkness. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
*
FINISHED:
Funke, Cornelia. (2018). The Griffin's Feather [Dragon Rider #2]. New York: Chicken House/Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Kondo, Robert & Tsutsumi, Dice. (2017). The Dam Keeper: Book One. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
*
Funke, Cornelia. (2018). The Griffin's Feather [Dragon Rider #2]. New York: Chicken House/Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Kondo, Robert & Tsutsumi, Dice. (2017). The Dam Keeper: Book One. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
*
Labels:
adventure,
dragon,
extinction,
fantasy,
mythological creatures,
quest,
rescue,
series
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
STARTED & FINISHED:
Quintero, Isabel. (2018). Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide. New York, NY: J. Paul Getty Museum/Harry N. Abrams.
[.]
*
Quintero, Isabel. (2018). Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide. New York, NY: J. Paul Getty Museum/Harry N. Abrams.
[.]
*
Labels:
art,
biography,
birds,
existentialism,
graphic novels,
multicultural,
photography,
YA
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
FINISHED:
Yang, Kelly. (2018). Front Desk. New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Funke, Cornelia. (2018). The Griffin's Feather [Dragon Rider #2]. New York: Chicken House/Scholastic.
[Remember LOVING the first one...]
*
Yang, Kelly. (2018). Front Desk. New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Funke, Cornelia. (2018). The Griffin's Feather [Dragon Rider #2]. New York: Chicken House/Scholastic.
[Remember LOVING the first one...]
*
Labels:
classism,
episodic,
Eric favorite,
ethics,
family,
friendship,
girl,
immigrants,
multicultural,
racism,
teasing,
writer
Thursday, August 23, 2018
FINISHED:
Kelly, Erin Entrada. (2018). You Go First. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Yang, Kelly. (2018). Front Desk. New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic.
[.]
*
Kelly, Erin Entrada. (2018). You Go First. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Yang, Kelly. (2018). Front Desk. New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic.
[.]
*
Labels:
alienation,
art,
boy,
bullying,
divorce,
Eric favorite,
family,
friendship,
games,
girl,
school,
teasing,
wordplay
Saturday, August 18, 2018
FINISHED:
Tyler, Anne. (2018). Clock Dance. New York: Knopf/Penguin Random House.
[.]
STARTED:
Kelly, Erin Entrada. (2018). You Go First. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Tyler, Anne. (2018). Clock Dance. New York: Knopf/Penguin Random House.
[.]
STARTED:
Kelly, Erin Entrada. (2018). You Go First. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Labels:
adult,
character study,
death,
Eric favorite,
existentialism,
family,
fish out of water,
grandparents,
parenting
Friday, August 10, 2018
FINISHED:
Springstubb, Tricia. (2015). Moonpenny Island. New York: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[LOVE LOVE LOVE IT.]
STARTED:
Tyler, Anne. (2018). Clock Dance. New York: Knopf/Penguin Random House.
[NEW ANNE TYLER! NEW ANNE TYLER!!]
*
Springstubb, Tricia. (2015). Moonpenny Island. New York: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[LOVE LOVE LOVE IT.]
STARTED:
Tyler, Anne. (2018). Clock Dance. New York: Knopf/Penguin Random House.
[NEW ANNE TYLER! NEW ANNE TYLER!!]
*
Labels:
addiction,
change,
coming of age,
Eric favorite,
family,
friendship,
girl,
island,
science,
siblings
Thursday, August 2, 2018
STARTED & FINISHED:
Westerfeld, Scott. (2018). Spill Zone #2: The Broken Vow. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
STARTED:
Springstubb, Tricia. (2015). Moonpenny Island. New York: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[Just one of my absolute favorite books, which I try to read every year.]
*
Westerfeld, Scott. (2018). Spill Zone #2: The Broken Vow. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
STARTED:
Springstubb, Tricia. (2015). Moonpenny Island. New York: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins.
[Just one of my absolute favorite books, which I try to read every year.]
*
Labels:
death,
disaster,
dolls,
Eric favorite,
family,
girl,
graphic novels,
photography,
science fiction,
series,
sisters,
YA
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Brosgol, Vera. (2018). Be Prepared. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
Acevedo, Elizabeth. (2018). The Poet X. New York: HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Thursday, July 12, 2018
FINISHED:
Springstubb, Tricia. (2018). Cody and the Heart of a Champion. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
[.]
STARTED & FINISHED:
Avi. (2018). The Button War. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
[.]
STARTED & FINISHED:
Sell, Chad. (2018). The Cardboard Kingdom. New York: Knopf/Penguin Random House.
[.]
*
Labels:
adventure,
boy,
bullying,
change,
coming of age,
death,
Eric favorite,
family,
friendship,
games,
gender non-conformity,
girl,
graphic novels,
historical,
imagination,
multicultural,
siblings,
sports,
theft,
war
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Saturday, May 26, 2018
FINISHED:
Wang, Jen. (2018). The Prince and the Dressmaker. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[I LOVED THIS.]
STARTED:
????
Catching up on audiobooks, at the moment...
[.]
*
Wang, Jen. (2018). The Prince and the Dressmaker. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[I LOVED THIS.]
STARTED:
????
Catching up on audiobooks, at the moment...
[.]
*
Labels:
Eric favorite,
family,
fashion,
gender non-conformity,
gender roles,
graphic novels,
historical,
parents,
prince,
romance
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
FINISHED:
Johnson, Maureen. (2018). Truly Devious. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Wang, Jen. (2018). The Prince and the Dressmaker. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
*
Johnson, Maureen. (2018). Truly Devious. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Wang, Jen. (2018). The Prince and the Dressmaker. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
[.]
*
Labels:
conspiracies,
crime,
death,
education,
Eric favorite,
fish out of water,
friendship,
girl,
murder,
mystery,
romance,
school,
series,
YA
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
FINISHED:
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. (2018). The Alcatraz Escape [Book Scavenger #3]. New York: HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Johnson, Maureen. (2018). Truly Devious. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. (2018). The Alcatraz Escape [Book Scavenger #3]. New York: HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Johnson, Maureen. (2018). Truly Devious. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Labels:
competition,
crime,
Eric favorite,
games,
girl,
island,
mystery,
reading,
rivalry,
San Francisco,
series,
wordplay
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
FINISHED:
Marazano, Richard. (2018). The Dream of the Butterfly: Part 1: Rabbits on the Moon. St. Louis, MO: Cub House/Lion Forge.
[.]
STARTED:
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. (2018). The Alcatraz Escape [Book Scavenger #3]. New York: HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Marazano, Richard. (2018). The Dream of the Butterfly: Part 1: Rabbits on the Moon. St. Louis, MO: Cub House/Lion Forge.
[.]
STARTED:
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. (2018). The Alcatraz Escape [Book Scavenger #3]. New York: HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Sunday, April 15, 2018
FINISHED:
Birdsall, Jeanne. (2018). The Penderwicks At Last. New York: Knopf/Random House.
[.]
STARTED:
Marazano, Richard. (2018). The Dream of the Butterfly: Part 1: Rabbits on the Moon. St. Louis, MO: Cub House/Lion Forge.
[.]
*
Birdsall, Jeanne. (2018). The Penderwicks At Last. New York: Knopf/Random House.
[.]
STARTED:
Marazano, Richard. (2018). The Dream of the Butterfly: Part 1: Rabbits on the Moon. St. Louis, MO: Cub House/Lion Forge.
[.]
*
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
FINISHED:
Killermann, Sam. (2013). A Social Justice Advocate's Handbook: A Guide to Gender. Austin, TX: Impetus.
[.]
STARTED:
Birdsall, Jeanne. (2018). The Penderwicks At Last. New York: Knopf/Random House.
[Yes, I should be listening to audiobooks, but... IT'S A NEW PENDERWICKS, and thus needs to be read IMMEDIATELY.]
*
Killermann, Sam. (2013). A Social Justice Advocate's Handbook: A Guide to Gender. Austin, TX: Impetus.
[.]
STARTED:
Birdsall, Jeanne. (2018). The Penderwicks At Last. New York: Knopf/Random House.
[Yes, I should be listening to audiobooks, but... IT'S A NEW PENDERWICKS, and thus needs to be read IMMEDIATELY.]
*
Labels:
communication,
feminism,
gender roles,
humor,
non-fiction,
prejudice,
professional,
transgender
Friday, March 16, 2018
I suppose that this is more for me than anyone else... but I wanted it to be known that I have been appointed to the 2019/2020 ALSC Notable Children's Recordings committee and, thus, won't be posting what I read / listen to much. Sure, if it's a print book I'll list it here, but what with the many hours over the next two years (!?!) that I'll be LISTENING to books that are in contention, I won't be able to post those here.
*
*
Friday, March 9, 2018
FINISHED:
Hanlon, Abby. (2018). Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds. New York: Dial/Penguin Random House.
[Dory's got a loose tooth, and Mrs. Gobble Gracker is posing as the Tooth Fairy. When Dory can't find a banana on which to call for help, what will she do?]
STARTED:
Killermann, Sam. (2013). A Social Justice Advocate's Handbook: A Guide to Gender. Austin, TX: Impetus.
[.]
*
Hanlon, Abby. (2018). Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds. New York: Dial/Penguin Random House.
[Dory's got a loose tooth, and Mrs. Gobble Gracker is posing as the Tooth Fairy. When Dory can't find a banana on which to call for help, what will she do?]
STARTED:
Killermann, Sam. (2013). A Social Justice Advocate's Handbook: A Guide to Gender. Austin, TX: Impetus.
[.]
*
Labels:
Eric favorite,
family,
friendship,
girl,
humor,
imagination,
lying,
series,
siblings,
villain,
witches,
younger readers
Thursday, March 8, 2018
FINISHED:
Rhodes, Jewel Parker. (2018). Ghost Boys. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.
[.]
STARTED:
Hanlon, Abby. (2018). Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds. New York: Dial/Penguin Random House.
[LOVE THIS SERIES.]
*
Rhodes, Jewel Parker. (2018). Ghost Boys. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.
[.]
STARTED:
Hanlon, Abby. (2018). Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds. New York: Dial/Penguin Random House.
[LOVE THIS SERIES.]
*
Labels:
boy,
bullying,
death,
Eric favorite,
family,
friendship,
ghosts,
grief,
historical,
magical realism,
multicultural,
murder,
police brutality,
racism
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
FINISHED:
Tamani, Liara. (2017). Calling My Name. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Rhodes, Jewel Parker. (2018). Ghost Boys. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.
[.]
*
Tamani, Liara. (2017). Calling My Name. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Rhodes, Jewel Parker. (2018). Ghost Boys. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.
[.]
*
Labels:
change,
character study,
coming of age,
episodic,
family,
girl,
multicultural,
romance,
school,
sex,
YA
Saturday, February 24, 2018
FINISHED:
Harris, Chris. (2017). I'm Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.
[.]
STARTED:
Tamani, Liara. (2017). Calling My Name. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Harris, Chris. (2017). I'm Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.
[.]
STARTED:
Tamani, Liara. (2017). Calling My Name. New York: Greenwillow/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Friday, February 23, 2018
FINISHED:
Connor, Leslie. (2018). The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Harris, Chris. (2017). I'm Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.
[.]
*
Connor, Leslie. (2018). The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
[.]
STARTED:
Harris, Chris. (2017). I'm Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups. New York: Little, Brown/Hachette.
[.]
*
Labels:
addiction,
boy,
bullying,
character study,
communication,
crime,
death,
family,
friendship,
illiteracy,
orphan,
synesthesia,
teasing
Monday, February 19, 2018
Friday, February 9, 2018
STARTED & FINISHED:
Tanaka, Shelley. (2018). The Breadwinner: a Graphic Novel. Toronto: Groundwood Books.
[.]
STARTED:
Connor, Leslie. (2018). The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Tanaka, Shelley. (2018). The Breadwinner: a Graphic Novel. Toronto: Groundwood Books.
[.]
STARTED:
Connor, Leslie. (2018). The Truth As Told by Mason Buttle. New York: Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins.
[.]
*
Labels:
classism,
death,
family,
gender roles,
girl,
graphic novels,
historical,
multicultural,
prison,
racism,
rescue,
violence,
war
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
FINISHED:
Moore, David Barclay. (2017). The Stars Beneath Our Feet. New York: Knopf.
[.]
STARTED:
Burkey, Mary. (2013). Audiobooks for Youth: a Practical Guide to Sound Literature. Chicago: ALA Editions.
[Gearing up for the ALSC Notable Children's Recordings committee.]
*
Moore, David Barclay. (2017). The Stars Beneath Our Feet. New York: Knopf.
[.]
STARTED:
Burkey, Mary. (2013). Audiobooks for Youth: a Practical Guide to Sound Literature. Chicago: ALA Editions.
[Gearing up for the ALSC Notable Children's Recordings committee.]
*
Labels:
architecture,
art,
autism,
boy,
brothers,
coming of age,
death,
ethics,
family,
friendship,
gangs,
grief,
homosexuality,
multicultural,
New York,
parents,
revenge
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
FINISHED:
Cuevas, Michelle. (2017). The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole. New York: Dial/Penguin Random House.
[After being turned away at NASA, when she asks to see Carl Sagan so that she can give him a recording of her deceased father’s laughter for inclusion on the Voyager launch, 11-year-old Stella Rodriguez unwittingly has a black hole follow her home. While Larry (as Stella names the black hole) begins to devour whatever it can, Stella discovers that as she throws items with memories of her dad attached to them into the black hole, it begins to appear as though the objects, and all of the feelings associated with them, never existed in the first place. Cuevas has a gift for dry humor, fully evident in the 100 page, surreal journey (reminiscent of Roald Dahl and Norton Juster) that Stella and her brother take in a clawfoot tub while inside Larry; a journey that helps Stella work through her grief and regain an appreciation for “home” (“Sometimes what you think is a black hole in your life turns out to actually be a wormhole. A portal. A way home.”). Cuevas’s own spot illustrations are sprinkled throughout the text, which is laugh out loud hilarious, touching, and a bit bizarre.]
STARTED:
Moore, David Barclay. (2017). The Stars Beneath Our Feet. New York: Knopf.
[.]
*
Cuevas, Michelle. (2017). The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole. New York: Dial/Penguin Random House.
[After being turned away at NASA, when she asks to see Carl Sagan so that she can give him a recording of her deceased father’s laughter for inclusion on the Voyager launch, 11-year-old Stella Rodriguez unwittingly has a black hole follow her home. While Larry (as Stella names the black hole) begins to devour whatever it can, Stella discovers that as she throws items with memories of her dad attached to them into the black hole, it begins to appear as though the objects, and all of the feelings associated with them, never existed in the first place. Cuevas has a gift for dry humor, fully evident in the 100 page, surreal journey (reminiscent of Roald Dahl and Norton Juster) that Stella and her brother take in a clawfoot tub while inside Larry; a journey that helps Stella work through her grief and regain an appreciation for “home” (“Sometimes what you think is a black hole in your life turns out to actually be a wormhole. A portal. A way home.”). Cuevas’s own spot illustrations are sprinkled throughout the text, which is laugh out loud hilarious, touching, and a bit bizarre.]
STARTED:
Moore, David Barclay. (2017). The Stars Beneath Our Feet. New York: Knopf.
[.]
*
Labels:
adventure,
death,
Eric favorite,
family,
girl,
grief,
historical,
humor,
space
Friday, January 26, 2018
FINISHED:
Gemeinhart, Dan. (2018). Good Dog. New York: Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Cuevas, Michelle. (2017). The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole. New York: Dial/Penguin Random House.
[.]
*
Gemeinhart, Dan. (2018). Good Dog. New York: Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Cuevas, Michelle. (2017). The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole. New York: Dial/Penguin Random House.
[.]
*
Labels:
abuse,
alcoholism,
animals,
boy,
death,
foster system,
ghosts,
parents,
villain
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
FINISHED:
Balliett, Blue. (2018). Out of the Wild Night: A Ghost Story. New York: Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Gemeinhart, Dan. (2018). Good Dog. New York: Scholastic.
[.]
*
Balliett, Blue. (2018). Out of the Wild Night: A Ghost Story. New York: Scholastic.
[.]
STARTED:
Gemeinhart, Dan. (2018). Good Dog. New York: Scholastic.
[.]
*
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
STARTED & FINISHED:
Froud, Brian. (2011). The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths [Vol. 1]. Los Angeles: Archaia.
[.]
*
Froud, Brian. (2011). The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths [Vol. 1]. Los Angeles: Archaia.
[.]
*
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
FINISHED:
Eagar, Lindsay. (2017). Race to the Bottom of the Sea. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
STARTED:
Balliett, Blue. (2018). Out of the Wild Night: A Ghost Story. New York: Scholastic.
[.]
*
Eagar, Lindsay. (2017). Race to the Bottom of the Sea. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
[Eleven-year-old Fidelia Quail must go live with her Aunt
Julia, a librarian who lives above the town library, after her
internationally-acclaimed, underwater biologist parents die at sea during a
powerful storm while exploring in a submarine of Fidelia’s creation. Not long thereafter, while still grieving the
loss of her parents, Fidelia finds herself kidnapped by Merrick the Monstrous,
a pirate, and is forced to help him retrieve a treasure in a cave deep under
the sea. White Fidelia is a strong,
intelligent, richly-drawn protagonist with a gift for invention and inquiry,
while periodic flashbacks cleverly build a full portrait of compassion for the
eccentric, larger-than-life Merrick.
Though it feels slightly overlong at times, Eager provides cinematic
action sequences which play as though you are watching a vivid movie, as well
as a couple of startling revelations which should surprise even the most keen
reader. With an intriguing setting –
which seems to exist in its own time and place – and dynamic characters, hand
this one to those who enjoy broad adventure stories.]
STARTED:
Balliett, Blue. (2018). Out of the Wild Night: A Ghost Story. New York: Scholastic.
[.]
*
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