Book Review Digest
Book Review Digest

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Published: 1927

Total Pages: 1098

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Excerpts from and citations to reviews of more than 8,000 books each year, drawn from coverage of 109 publications. Book Review Digest provides citations to and excerpts of reviews of current juvenile and adult fiction and nonfiction in the English language. Reviews of the following types of books are excluded: government publications, textbooks, and technical books in the sciences and law. Reviews of books on science for the general reader, however, are included. The reviews originate in a group of selected periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and general science published in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. - Publisher.

Young Kap
Young Kap

Author: Kingsley Osei

Publisher: International Publications Media Gr

Published: 2020-01-11

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781632670649

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Focusing on the social and political stance taken by former NFL star, Colin Kaepernick, the latest children's book release by author Kingsley Osei, entitled, "Young Kap," delves into his passionate sense of activism and protests by kneeling during the national anthem in 2016.

The Happy Owls
The Happy Owls

Author: Celestino Piatti

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-02

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 0735844836

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Follows the efforts of a flock of chickens, ducks, and geese to discover the secret of their neighboring owls' happiness, which is credited to the beauty and wonder of the natural world.

If I Grow Up
If I Grow Up

Author: Todd Strasser

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Published: 2010-02-23

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1416994432

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In a gripping novel with a plot pulled from the headlines, Todd Strasser turns his attention to gang life in the inner-city projects. DeShawn is a teenager growing up in the projects. Most of his friends only see one choice: join up to a gang. DeShawn is smart enough to want to stay in school and make something more of himself, but when his family is starving while his friends have fancy bling and new sneakers, DeShawn is forced to decide--is his integrity more important than feeding his family?

Children of the Mill
Children of the Mill

Author: David Hanson

Publisher: Headline

Published: 2014-07-17

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1472220420

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Channel 4's The Mill captivated viewers with the tales of the lives of the young girls and boys in a northern mill. Focusing on the lives of the apprentices at Quarry Bank Mill, David Hanson's book uses a wealth of first-person source material including letters, diaries, mill records, to tell the stories of the children who lived and worked at Quarry Bank throughout the nineteenth century. This book perfectly accompanies the television series, satisfying viewers' curiosity about the history of the children of Quarry Bank. It reveals the real lives of the television series' main characters: Esther, Daniel, Lucy and Susannah, showing how shockingly close to the truth the dramatisation is. But the book also goes far beyond this to create a full and vivid picture of factory life in the industrial revolution. David Hanson has written an accessible narrative history of Victorian working children and the conditions in which they worked.

Lola's Fandango
Lola's Fandango

Author: Anna Witte

Publisher: Barefoot Books

Published: 2018-09-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 178285505X

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Little Lola is tired of living in her big sisters shadow. But when she starts taking secret flamenco lessons from her Papi, will she find the courage to share her new skill with the world?

The Bad Apple
The Bad Apple

Author: T. R. Burns

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-04-24

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1442440317

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“It’s easy to get drawn into this fast-paced, funny, and entertaining adventure” (Publishers Weekly) about a school where making trouble is highly encouraged. Twelve-year-old Seamus Hinkle is a good kid with a perfect school record—until the day of the unfortunate apple incident. Seamus is immediately shipped off to a detention facility—only to discover that Kilter Academy is actually a school to mold future Troublemakers, where demerits are awarded as a prize for bad behavior and each student is tasked to pull various pranks on their teachers in order to excel. Initially determined to avoid any more mishaps, Seamus nonetheless inadvertently emerges as a uniquely skilled troublemaker. Together with new friends Lemon and Elinor, he rises to the top of his class while beginning to discover that Kilter Academy has some major secrets and surprises in store….

Stuck in Neutral
Stuck in Neutral

Author: Terry Trueman

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-07-24

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 0062216996

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This "intense reading experience"* is a Printz Honor Book. Shawn McDaniel's life is not what it may seem to anyone looking at him. He is glued to his wheelchair, unable to voluntarily move a muscle—he can't even move his eyes. For all Shawn's father knows, his son may be suffering. Shawn may want a release. And as long as he is unable to communicate his true feelings to his father, Shawn's life is in danger. To the world, Shawn's senses seem dead. Within these pages, however, we meet a side of him that no one else has seen—a spirit that is rich beyond imagining, breathing life. *Booklist starred review

Superfudge
Superfudge

Author: Judy Blume

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-04-05

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 0142408808

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Part of the classic Fudge series from Judy Blume, bestselling author of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing! Farley Drexel Hatcher—otherwise known as Fudge—thinks he’s a superhero, but his older brother, Peter, knows Fudge is nothing but a big pain! Dealing with Fudge is hard enough, but now Peter’s parents have decided to move to New Jersey for an entire year! Even worse, Peter’s mom is going to have a new baby. And if this baby is anything like Fudge—help! How will Peter ever survive? “As a kid, Judy Blume was my favorite author, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was my favorite book.”—Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling Wimpy Kid series Love Fudge, Peter, and Sheila? Read all these books featuring your favorite characters: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Fudge-a-Mania Double Fudge