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Max in the House of Spies

MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES written by Adam Gidwitz

Adam Gidwitz'S MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES welcomes middle grade readers into the WWII...
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Untangling: Integrating my mother into my life (Chapter 45)

While mostly bringing my mother close was beneficial, the way I imagined integrating her into...
Eyeguess

EYEGUESS: A FOREST ANIMAL GUESSING GAME written and illustrated by Phyllis Limbacher

Phyllis Limbacher Tildes' EYEGUESS: A FOREST ANIMAL GUESSING GAME is a board book that demonstrates...
Splinters

SPLINTERS: ANOTHER KIND OF LOVE STORY written and read by Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison's SPLINTERS: ANOTHER KIND OF LOVE STORY begins and ends with two very different...
The Storyteller

THE STORYTELLER written by Lindsay Bonilla and illustrated by Nora Lee Naggan

Writer Lindsay Bonilla and illustrator Nora Lee Naggan both understand and show the depth and...
The Wrong Book

THE WRONG BOOK written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Alex Willmore

Drew Daywalt's amps up his hilarity level in THE WRONG BOOK. This is a journey...
Sleepy Sheep and Sheepover

SLEEPY SHEEPY AND THE SHEEPOVER written by Lucy Cummins and illustrated by Pete Oswald

Writer Lucy Cummins and illustrator Pete Oswald collaborate on SLEEPY SHEEPY AND THE SHEEPOVER a...
Motion

HANDS-ON SCIENCE: MOTION written by Lola M. Schaefer and illustrated by Druscilla Santiago

I have long respected the simplicity and clarity of Lola M. Schaefer's writing and had...
The Gabi that Girma Wore

THE GABI THAT GIRMA WORE written by Faskia Adefris and Sara Holly Ackerman and illustrated by Netsanet Tesfay

The classic cumulative tale, "The House that Jack built" gains new meaning in an Ehiopian...
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Untangling: Lockdown living isn’t a home (Chapter 44)

Leaving Mom in the madness of a lockdown facility, I felt as alone as I...