After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson

After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson is a beautiful book.  Woodson continues to not disappoint me.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again but I’m a Woodson fan girl.
At the heart of this story is the bond of three twelve-year-old girls.  Our unnamed narrator and Neeka are forever changed when D [...]

Calamity Jack by Shannon and Dean Hale, Illustrated by Nathan Hale

What happens when you take the infamous Shannon Hale, pair her up again with her husband Dean, and illustrator Nathan Hale (no relation), the retelling of a famous fairy tale, a feisty heroine, a bit of steampunk and wrap it all up in a graphic novel?  Calamity Jack!  A companion novel to Rapunzel’s Revengee (my [...]

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

So Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin is one of those books where perhaps not reviewing it in a timely manner ultimately creates the final judgment:  it’s a pretty forgettable book.  I hate to say that because I remember thinking that the book wasn’t that bad while I was reading it but when I picked it up [...]

Everything is Fine by Ann Dee Ellis

Everything is Fine by Ann Dee Ellis has one of the strangest main characters I’ve ever read.  Mazzy is just so quirky.  No doubt about it.  To tell you the truth, it’s been months since I read this book (yes – shoot me, I’m SO behind on reviews) but I can remember everything about Mazzy.  [...]

Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman

I had no idea what Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman was about when I put it on hold at the library.  It was chosen for my Children’s Literature Book Club (we were reading all Beehive Award nominees) and being the dutiful member that I am put it on hold but failed to actually look [...]