Cybils 2018 Today nominations open for the Cybils Awards. The Cybils are the Children’s and Young Adult Blogger’s Literary Awards. The award “aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal”. How to Participate Nominations will remain open from today until 15 October. Anyone can nominate a book (one nomination per category). There are 15 categories, ranging from board […]
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Format/source: Hardcover/library Published: May 2018 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Length: 286 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★★ Based on the author’s experiences growing up as a Chinese immigrant in the 1990’s, Kelly Yang’s debut novel explores the stark trials 10 year old Mia Tang and her parents face while managing a hotel for a prejudiced landlord in California. Front Desk takes place in California during the nineties. This time period had particular ramifications for Chinese immigrants […]
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All Four Stars by Tara Dairman Format/Source: Hardcover/ library Published: July 2014 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Length: 288 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★★ Gladys Gatsby has been cooking gourmet dishes since the age of seven, only her fast-food-loving parents have no idea! Now she’s eleven, and after a crème brûlée accident (just a small fire), Gladys is cut off from the kitchen (and her allowance). She’s devastated but soon finds just […]
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Wish Girl by Nikki Loftin Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: February 2015 Publisher: Razorbill Length: 256 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★ Peter Stone’s parents and siblings are extroverts, musicians, and yellers—and the louder they get, the less Peter talks, or even moves, until he practically fits his last name. When his family moves to the Texas Hill Country, though, Peter finds a tranquil, natural valley where he can, at last, hear […]
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The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery by Allison Rushby Format/Source: ebook/Netgalley Published: 24 July 2018 Publisher: Candlewick Press Length: 256 pages Genre: Middle grade historical fiction ★★½ Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London’s Highgate Cemetery. As Turnkey, it’s Flossie’s job to ensure that all the souls buried in the cemetery stay at rest. Not an easy job for a young ghost, but a task made especially difficult by World […]