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View Articlereview#416 – Dog Chronicles: Darling, Mercy Dog of World War I By Alison Hart
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View Articlereview#424 – Zero Tolerance By Claudia Mills
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View Articlereview#430 – Lost in London by Cindy Callahan
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View Articlereview#558 – H is for Hotdogger: An Aldo Zelnick Comic Novel by Karla Oceanak...
. H is for Hotdogger: An Aldo Zelnick Comic Novel Series by Karla Oceanak Kendra Spanjer, illustrator Bailiwick Press Website: Just how humdrum is 10-year-old Aldo Zelnick’s life right now? So humdrum...
View Articlereview#460 – The Templeton Twins Make a Scene: Book 2 by Ellis Weiner &...
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View Article#473 – High-Voltage Danger Lab: Nick and Tesla #1 by “Science Bob”...
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View Article#479 – Diego’s Dragon #1: Spirits of the Sun by Kevin Gerard
. Diego’s Dragon #1: Spirits of the Sun by Kevin Gerard Crying Cougar Press 2011 978-0-615-53634-7 Age 8 to 13 174 pages . Back Cover (edited) “An eleven-year-old Latino boy wins a district wide...
View Article#489 – The Wide Awake Loons by Katherine L. Holmes
. The Wide Awake Loons by Katherine L. Holmes Silver Knight Publishing 04/16/2013 978-1-938083-18-1 Age 8 to 13 190 pages . Back Cover “Ten-year-old Ginny and her mother are opening up the...
View Article#490 – Clifton Chase and the Arrow of Light by Jaimie M. Engle & Debbie...
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View Article#495 – Andy Smithson #2: The Venom of the Serpent’s Cunning By L. R. W. Lee
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View Article#500 – Wanderville by Wendy McClure
. Wanderville by Wendy McClure Razorbill 01/23/2014 978-1-595-14700-4 Age 8 to 12 216 pages . Back Cover “We ran away from a moving train. We live without parents or other adults. We sleep...
View Article#532 – Evil Fairies Love Hair by Mary G. Thompson
. Evil Fairies Love Hair by Mary G. Thompson Clarion Books 8/5/2014 978-0-547-85903-3 Age 8 to 12 320 pages . “You could be gorgeous, brilliant, a star athlete, or great singer, or you...
View Article#550 – Wind Dancer by Chris Platt
. Wind Dancer by Chris Platt Peachtree Publisher 4/01/2014 978-1-56145-736-6 Age 8 to 12 138 pages . “Ali used to love horses. But that was before the accident, when she was injured and...
View ArticleExcerpt – The Shark Whisperer by Dr. Ellen Prager
The Shark Whisperer, a new middle grade series by Ellen Prager, with illustrations by Antonio Javier Caparo, released yesterday, May 1, 2014. To help promote this incredible ocean tale, Scarletta...
View ArticleInterview with Dr. Ellen Prager, author of The Shark Whisperer
Today, Kid Lit Reviews is pleased to welcome Dr. Ellen Prager, Scarletta Press author of The Shark Whisperer, June 8th–this Saturday–is World Oceans Day and Dr. Prager will be speaking. But before she...
View Article#590 – Colt Humboldt and the Close of Death by T. A. Anderson
. Colt Humboldt and the Close of Death by T. A. Anderson published by T. A. Anderson 2/4/2014 978-1-49229785-7 Age 9 to 13 460 pages . “When twelve-year-old Colt Humboldt’s dad drags...
View Article#594 – Return to Canterbury by Melissa Ann Goodwin
. Return to Canterbury by Melissa Ann Goodwin Melissa Ann Goodwin, publisher 12/20/2013 978-1-49234887-2 Age 8 to 12 270 pages . “Things have settled down for thirteen-year-old Jamie...
View Article#610 – Saucy and Bubba: A Hansel and Gretel Tale by Darcy Pattison
. Saucy and Bubba: A Hansel and Gretel Tale written by Darcy Pattison Mims House 1/20/2014 978-1-62944-009-5 Age 8 to 14 . “In this modern-day Hansel and Gretel story, Saucy and Bubba struggle to...
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