Insta Review: The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary, by Laura Shovan

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram How could an author ever tell a believable story 18 fifth graders in one short book of poetry? I was dubious, but Laura Shovan actually pulled it off. The book didn't hook me right […]

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Insta Review: Sunny Side Up, by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Bravo to Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, of Babymouse fame, for the guts that it took to create Sunny Side Up. Children dealing with difficult issues need to see themselves reflected in literature […]

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Insta Review: Orbiting Jupiter, by Gary D. Schmidt

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Fresh out of juvie, Joseph is a quiet, stoic 14 year old with a lot of dark history – and a newborn daughter he's never met. Seems clear cut, right? Bad kid, bad choices, […]

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Insta Review: A Crooked Kind of Perfect, by Linda Urban

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Oh Zoe. Wanted a piano, got a Perfectone D60 organ. Wanted a best friend, got girl drama. Wanted a boyfriend, got a…Wheeler. Zoe is an underdog that is relateable and lovable, and her tumultuous […]

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Insta Review: The Terrible Two by Jory John and Mac Barnett

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram 😍😍 With fun illustrations, quality writing, and sassy humor that kids will go nuts over, The Terrible Two hits it out of the park. If the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Diary of a […]

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Insta Review: The Green Glass Sea, by Ellen Klages

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram If I were reviewing just the second half of this novel, it would get full marks. Deep, meaningful friendship, forged in a believable way! Drama! Science! Enriching historical references that even this history-challenged reader […]

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Insta Review: Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Breadcrumbs is the book I would end up with if I attempted to write a novel – and that's not a good thing. Meandering and about double the necessary length, the author includes beautiful […]

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Insta Review: Under the Egg, by Lara Marx Fitzgerald

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram I love a good mystery, but Under the Egg was a little too mysterious. As in…the unsolved case of who are these characters, and why don't they have more development?? When Theo's beloved grandfather […]

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Insta Review: Fortunately, the Milk, by Neil Gaiman

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Devilishly silly and utterly pointless in the best way. Dad leaves the kids, goes out to grab some milk, and returns hours later with a full book of insane stories about why he is […]

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