Month: May 2015

Book List: 2015 Children’s Books with Starred Reviews

May 29, 2015 May 30, 2015 / Book Lists and Recommendations, Features and News, Library Staff Resources / 1 Comment

These 2015 releases have received three or more stars from professional review journals.

A Guide to Using Graphic Novels With Children and Teens

May 29, 2015 May 30, 2015 / Features and News, Library Staff Resources / Leave a Comment

In the next school year we will be featuring many resources about graphic novels for children.

Still Life (The Books of Elsewhere, #5)

May 28, 2015 May 28, 2015 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / Leave a Comment

Written by Jacqueline West

Sniff a Skunk! (Good Crooks, #3)

May 28, 2015 May 28, 2015 / Best Chapter Books, Book Reviews, Easy Chapter Books / Leave a Comment

Written by Mary Amato, Illustrated by Ward Jenkins

By Mouse & Frog

May 27, 2015 May 26, 2015 / Book Reviews, Picture Books / Leave a Comment

By Deborah Freedman

Glamorous Garbage

May 27, 2015 May 26, 2015 / Best Picture Books, Book Reviews, Picture Books / Leave a Comment

By Barbara Johansen Newman

Half Wild

May 26, 2015 May 22, 2015 / Best YA Fiction, Book Reviews, Jr. High Fiction, Sr. High Fiction / Leave a Comment

Half Bad Trilogy, #2 Written by Sally Green

Mark of the Thief

May 26, 2015 May 22, 2015 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / Leave a Comment

Written by Jennifer A. Nielsen

The Mad Apprentice (Forbidden Library, #2)

May 22, 2015 May 21, 2015 / Best Children's and Middle Grade Fiction, Book Reviews, Elem. Fiction, Jr. High Fiction / Leave a Comment

Written by Django Wexler

Schools of Hope: How Julius Rosenwald Helped Change African American Education

May 22, 2015 May 21, 2015 / Best Children's Nonfiction, Best YA Nonfiction, Book Reviews, Elem. Nonfiction, Jr. High Nonfiction, Sr. High Nonfiction / Leave a Comment

Written by Norman H. Finkelstein