Some Like it Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot black and white, comedy released: 1959 director: Billy Wilder starring: Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe rated: not rated (PG) length: 2 hrs, 1 min Age: 12+ Interests: comedy,...
View ArticleM.C. Higgins, the Great
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1975 M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton Age: 9 + Interests: nature, family history, mountain life, superstition, coming of age stories M.C. Higgins is thirteen and...
View ArticleThe Crossover
This free-style verse novel about kids and basketball is terrifically entertaining. Good for ages 9 and up.
View ArticleWolf in the Snow
Lovely story of a child helping a lost wolf cub? Yes. Valuable wilderness safety lesson? Not so much.
View ArticleHello, Universe
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 2018 Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly Age: 9+ Interests: friendship, diverse characters, Filipino folktales, guinea pigs, bullying, deafness/hearing impairment, first crush,...
View ArticleThe One and Only Ivan
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 2013 The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Age: 8+ (warning: dark content – read full review) Interests: animals, gorillas, elephants, animals in captivity, animal rights,...
View ArticleCriss Cross
A group of 14-year-olds laze their way through long summer afternoons in this pitch-perfect novel.
View ArticleHello Lighthouse
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 2019 Hello Lighthouse written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall Age: 4+ Interests: ocean, lighthouses, ships, history, storms, weather, nature, occupations Also illustrated by...
View ArticleTown is By the Sea
A boy describes a typical day in a seaside mining town in the 1950s. Gently understated, this is a very rich text for the senses.
View ArticleWe Are Water Protectors
"We Are Water Protectors" is a picture book for young environmentalists, highlighting indigenous-led movements to protest the construction of oil and gas pipelines.
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