Book Review

May 14
My Life as a Potato by Arianne Costner – Book Review

My Life as a Potato by Arianne Costner – BOOK REVIEW

Ben Hardy is the new kid. His recent move from California to Idaho is exactly what a person could imagine it to be– a shock and an adjustment. It is also a great opportunity.

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May 6
On the Horizon by Lois Lowry – Book Review

On the Horizon by Lois Lowry – BOOK REVIEW

On the Horizon takes readers from the shores of Pearl Harbor to the city of Hiroshima during and after World War II. After viewing the ghost of the USS Arizona on home video, author Lois Lowry recounts the devastation Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor caused.

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April 28
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park – Book Review

Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park – BOOK REVIEW

The history books describe the intense hostility Chinese immigrants faced in the 1880s. In addition to overt discrimination and racism, there was legislation that limited their immigration to the United States and prohibited them from becoming United States citizens. This is the backdrop for Hanna, whom as a half-Chinese and half-white teenager, faces all the hostility the time period could muster.

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April 20
Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan – Book Review

Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan – BOOK REVIEW

Maximiliano Córdoba and his family live in the small village of Santa Maria somewhere in the Américas. Twelve-year-old Max loves stories and fútbol. He wants nothing more than to make the local team, except maybe to know more about his mother, who left when he was still a baby.

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April 13
Kent State by Deborah Wiles – Book Review

Kent State by Deborah Wiles – BOOK REVIEW

Kent State retells the story of the events surrounding the infamous clash between student demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War and the National Guard at Kent State in Ohio.

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April 11
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller – Book Review

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller – BOOK REVIEW

Lily’s grandmother, her halmoni, is gravely ill. When Lily’s mother moves the family back to Sunbeam, Washington to live with Halmoni, the reality of her grandmother’s illness thrusts Lily into the magical world of Korean folklore.

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