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Princess Academy – A Review

Princess Academy – A Review

It’s About:  Fourteen-year-old Miri lives in a mountain village, where the community works together quarrying stone. Word arrives on Mount Eskel that the prince will choose his future bride from among the eligible daughters of Miri’s village, but the girls have only one year to prepare themselves for proper princess etiquette and so must attend … Read more

Revolution is Not a Dinner Party – A Book Review

Revolution-is-Not-a-Dinner-Party – A-Book-Review

Awards: California Book Award for Young Adult Literature * 2008 ALA Best Books For Young Adults * 2008 ALA Notable Children’s Books * 2007 Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Fiction Book List It’s About:  Nine-year-old Ling tells her personal story of growing up during the Cultural Revolution in China. Set in the city of Wuhan, along the banks of … Read more

The Thief Lord – A Book Review

The Thief Lord – A Book Review

It’s About:  A group of young orphans living together in an abandoned movie theatre in Venice, Italy, enjoy the independence of an adult-free life until the stakes are suddenly raised when they accept a back-alley job to steal an artifact in hopes of securing financial freedom for themselves. Awaiting them, however, are big risks, grownup … Read more