Reviews by Author
Abeel, Samantha
My Thirteenth Winter
Abrashkin, Raymond (with Jay Williams)
Danny Dunn
Ada, Alma Flor
I Love Saturdays y domingos
I Love Saturdays y domingos (reviewed by Andy)
Adams, D.A.
The Brotherhood of Dwarves
Albin, Gennifer
Crewel
Alcott, Louisa May
Flower Fables
Little Women
Aldrich, Bess Streeter
A Lantern in Her Hand
Alexander, Lloyd
The Book of Three
The Black Cauldron
The Castle of Llyr
Taran Wanderer
The High King
Allen, Daree
What’s Wrong with Me?
Anderson, E. Kristen and Kenneally, Miranda (Editors)
Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves
Anderson, Laurie Halse
Speak
Angleberger, Tom
The Secret of the Fortune Wookie
Archambault, John and Martin, Bill Martin Jr.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Augarde, Steve
The Various
Celandine
Winter Wood
XIsle
Aurora Wolf
The New Fairy Tales Anthology
Ballard, Robert L. (editor)
Pieces of Me: Voices by and for Adopted Teens
Barnes, Peter and Cheryl
President Adams’ Alligator and Other White House Pets
Woodrow for President
Woodrow the White House Mouse
Bauer, Marion
What’s Your Story?
Beddor, Frank
Looking Glass Wars
Seeing Redd
Arch Enemy
Bemelmans, Ludwig
Mad About Madeline
Bentley, Nancy and Guthrie, Donna
Writing Mysteries, Movies, Monster Stories, and More
Benton, Jim
Dear Dumb Diary: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened!
Black, Holly
White Cat
Red Glove
Black Heart
Blount, Jeffrey
Hating Heidi Foster
Bond, Michael
Paddington Here and Now
Breathed, Berkeley
Flawed Dogs: The Picture Book
Flawed Dogs: The Novel
Brown, Margaret Wise
Christmas in the Barn
Bruchac, Joseph
Code Talker
Code Talker (reviewed by Andy)
Skeleton Man
Skeleton Man (reviewed by Andy)
Buckley, Michael
The Fairy Tale Detectives
Bucheger, Monique
Ginnie West Adventure: The Secret Sisters Club
Ginnie West Adventure: Trouble Blows West
Buitrago, Jairo
Jimmy the Greatest
Bunin, Catherine and Sherry
Is that Your Sister?
Bunting, Eve
Train to Somewhere
Burch, Robert
Queenie Peavy
Burks, James
Bird & Squirrel on the Run
Cabot, Meg
Princess Diaries
Cameron, Eleanor
A Room Made of Windows
Carmichael, Clay
Wild Things
Castan, Mike
Fighting for Dontae
Cather, Willa
My Antonia
Chen, Wei Dong
Monkey King
Chew, Ruth
Do-It-Yourself Magic
Christelow, Eileen
The Desperate Dog Books
What Do Authors Do?
Clark, Joan
The Word for Home
Clark, R.M.
Dizzy Miss Lizzie
Cleary, Beverly
Otis Spofford
Ramona the Pest
Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Major Taylor Champion Cyclist
Collins, Suzanne
Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
Conrad, Hy and Johnson, Jeff
Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You to Know
Crowne, Alyssa
Purple Princess Wins A Prize
Curtis, Jamie Lee
Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born
Daly, Niki
The Herd Boy
Deedy, Carmen
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
Deem, James
Bodies from the Bog
Defoe, Daniel
Robinson Crusoe
Despain, Bree
The Dark Divine
The Lost Saint
Savage Grace
DiSalvo, DyAnne
The Sloppy Copy Slipup
Dowd, Siobhan
Bog Child
Doyle, Debra and MacDonald, James
School of Wizardry
Dubrovin, Vivian
Write Your Own Story
Esham, Barbara
If You’re So Smart, How Come You Can’t Spell Mississippi?
Last to Finish: A Story about the Smartest Boy in Class
Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets
Stacey Coolidge’s Fancy-Smancy Cursive Handwriting
Estes, Eleanor
The Witch Family
Erskine, Kathyrn
Absolute Value of Mike
Mockingbird
Fitzhugh, Louise
Harriet the Spy
Fleming, Candace
Boxes for Katje (reviewed by Andy)
Fry, Jennifer
A Part to Play
Gavalda, Anna
95 Pounds of Hope
Gamber, Jackie
Redheart
Girard, Linda Walvoord
We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo
Grahame-Smith, Seth
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Gray, Dianne
Holding Up the Earth
Together Apart
Grey, Nigel
Early Bird
Grimes, Nikki
Road to Paris
Road to Paris (reviewed by Andy)
Hall, Lynn
Just One Friend
Hatke, Ben
Legends of Zita the Space Girl
Hawkins, Rachel
Hex Hall
Heal, Deborah
Charlotte of Miles Station
Unclaimed Legacy
Every Hill and Mountain
Henry, Marguerite
Mustang Wild Spirit of the West
Hockensmith, Steve
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After
Hoffman, Amanda von
Behind Green Glass
Holm, Jennifer and Matt
Baby Mouse The Musical
Hubbard, Crystal
Catching the Moon
Hunt, Elizabeth Singer
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart
Hunt, Irene
Up A Road Slowly
Hyde, Heidi Smith
Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue
Johnson, Kikuo
Shark King
Jordan, Deloris
Salt in His Shoes
Kalman, Bobbie and Crossingham, John
Slam Dunk Basketball (reviewed by students)
Kasza, Keiko
A Mother for Choco
Kavanaugh, Ed
Amanda Greenleaf: The Complete Adventures
Keller, Holly
Horace
Kent, Derek Taylor
Scary School
Keefe, Eva
A “2” Z Just “4” Me: A Girl with a Dream
Khan, Michelle
The Hijab Boutique
Kinney, Jeff
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinrade, Kimberly
Forbidden Mind
Lawson, Robert
Rabbit Hill
Tough Winter
L’Engle, Madeleine
Meet the Austins
Moon by Night
Ring of Endless Light
Troubling A Star
Levine, Ellen
Henry’s Freedom Box (reviewed by Andy)
Levine, Gail
Two Princesses of Bamarre
Writing Magic
Lin, Grace
Dumpling Days
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Year of the Dog
Year of the Rat
Lindgren, Astrid
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi on Board
Pippi in the South Seas
Pippi on the Run
Livingston, Lesley
Wondrous Strange
Lo, Melinda
Adaptation
Lowe, E. Van
Boyfriend from Hell
Lubner, Susan
The Upside of Ordinary
Mack, Stan and Champlin, Susan
Fight for Freedom
MacLean, Jill
The Nine Lives of Travis Keating
Major, Kevin
Blood Red Ochre
Gaffer
Hold Fast
No Man’s Land
Markle, Sandra
Snakes (reviewed by students)
Mazer, Anne
Accidental Witch
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
The Oxboy
Sister Magic
Mazer, Anne and Potter, Ellen
Spilling Ink
Meyer, Marissa
Cinder
McCarthy, Mike
The Journey Home
McElligot, Matthew
Even Monsters Need Haircuts
McMurry, Kate and August, Marie
Girl vs. Ghost
McNaughton, Janet
Catch Me Once, Catch Me Twice
The Saltbox Sweater
Mone, Gregory
Fish
Montgomery, L.M.
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Avonlea
Anne of the Island
Emily of New Moon
Emily of New Moon (reviewed in Round-Ups)
Emily Climbs
Emily’s Quest
Mountain, Lee
Space Carnival: The Story Behind Our Space Trips
Murphy, Jill
The Worst Witch
Myers, Walter Dean
Amiri and Odette
145th Street
Lockdown
Scorpions
Street Love
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Beyond Mayfield
Neville, Emily
It’s Like This, Cat
North, Sterling
Rascal
O’Connor, Barbara
How to Steal a Dog
Ogiwara, Noriko
Dragon Sword and Wind Child
O’Neal, Zibby
The Language of Goldfish
Park, Linda Sue
Project Mulberry
Parker, Kate McHugh and McHugh, Sean
Broomsticks
Paterson, Katherine
Bridge to Terabithia
Great Gilly Hopkins
Jacob Have I Loved
Perera, Anna
The Glass Collector
Peterson, Andrew
On the Edge of the Sea of Darkness
North or Be Eaten
Monster in the Hollows
Peterson, Lois
The Paper House
Philbrick, Rodman
Freak the Mighty
Picott, Camille
Sulan
Raggedy Chan
Nine-Tail Fox
Peirce, Lincoln
Big Nate on a Roll
Potter, Ellen
Kneebone Boy
Olivia Kidney
Pish Posh
SLOB
Preus, Margi
Heart of a Samurai
Pyron, Bobbie
A Dog’s Way Home
The Ring
Rallison, Janette
My Fair Godmother
Rauzon, Mark
Skins, Scales, Feathers, and Furs (reviewed by students)
READ Magazine
Dear Author
Rex, Michael
Fangbone: The Birthday Party of Dread
Regan, Dian Curtis
The Snow Blew Inn
Robinson, Barbara
Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Best School Year Ever
Best Halloween Ever
Robinson, Sharon
Testing the Ice
Robot Playground
Unlocked
Transcendent
Rock, Gail
The House Without a Christmas Tree
Rockcliff, Mara
Me and Momma and Big John
Rogers, Fred
Let’s Talk About It: Adoption
Rose, Naomi
Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure
Rowland, Tim
Creature Features
Ruckman, Ivy
In Care of Cassie Tucker
Night of the Twisters
Russell, Rachel
Dork Diaries: Tales from My Not So Fabulous Life
Ryan, Pam Muñoz
Becoming Naomi León
Esperanza Rising
St. James, Rebecca
Sister Freaks
Salisbury, Graham
Lord of the Deep
Schmidt, Gary
Okay for Now
Sendak, Maurice
Where the Wild Things Are
Sedwick, Helen
Coyote Winds
Senisi, Ellen
Just Kids
Sepulved, Luis
The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught her to Fly
Sheldon, Charles Monroe
In His Steps
Shepherd, Rajean
C is for Cornhusker, Husker Numbers (reviewed by students)
Shusterman, Neal
Unwind
Sierra, Judy
Zoozical
Slade, Suzanne Buckingham
Adoption: The Ultimate Teen Guide
Snicket, Lemony
Unfortunate Events
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
Libby on Wednesday
St. John, Warren
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town
Stein, David Ezra
Because Amelia Smiled
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Treasure Island
Stewart, Trenton
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Storey, Mags
If Only You Knew
Sweenie, Susan
Girls Don’t Take Karate
Tanaka, Shelley
Nobody Knows
Taylor, Mildred
Song of the Trees
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
The Friendship
Thompson, Kay
Eloise
Toffler-Corrie, Laura
The Life and Opinions of Amy Finawitz
Toshack, H.S.
The Meerkat Wars
Viorst, Judith
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Vischer, Fran
Fuddles
Walsh, Alice
A Sky Black with Crows
Walters, Eric
The Matatu
Welch, Sheila Kelly
Don’t Call Me Marda
A Horse for All Seasons
Waiting to Forget
Wilcox, Charlotte
Bog Bodies
Willems, Mo
Hurray for Amanda and Her Alligator
Williams, Jay (with Raymond Abrashkin)
Danny Dunn
Williams, Billie
Watch for the Raven
Williams-Garcia, Rita
One Crazy Summer
Jumped
Like Sisters on the Homefront
No Laughter Here
Wolff, Virginia Euwer
Probabably Still Nick Swanson
Woods, Brenda
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach
Woodson, Jacqueline
The Other Side
Wrede, Patricia
Wright, Daniel
Annie’s World
Yang, Gene Luen
American Born Chinese
Yep, Lawrence
Ymer, Robin
Mythical Voyage: Voyage of the White Ponca
Yoo, Paula
Good Enough
Zarr, Sara
How to Save a Life
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