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The Classroom Bookshelf
by Erika Thulin Dawes
September 28, 2016 by Joy Piedmont
The Memory of Light, Francisco X. Stork Arthur A. Levine Books, January 2016 Reviewed from ARC How can I assess The Memory of Light in the context of the Printz Award? In some ways, it’s too real, too honest, and too close-to-home. It’s also surprisingly uninteresting and predictable. I struggled with these contradictory reactions throughout […]
September 26, 2016 by Karyn Silverman
The Radiant Road, Katherine Catmull Dutton, January 2016 Reviewed from final e-book I mentioned last week that each of us has to assess excellence for ourselves, as well as coming to consensus when it comes time to pick a winner (or, for us, Pyrite winner). For me, excellence is deeply tied to language. I was […]
September 21, 2016 by Joy Piedmont
We Are the Ants, Shaun David Hutchinson Simon Pulse, January 2016 Reviewed from final copy Have aliens been abducting Henry Denton since he was thirteen? Or has he been suffering from mental illness? Some days I believe the former; other days, the latter. But does it really matter? Probably not. We Are the Ants is […]
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