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Book Review: The Teachers by Alexandra Robbins

Title: The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important ProfessionAuthor: Alexandra RobbinsPublisher: DuttonHardcover: 372 pagesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Alexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true, sometimes shocking, always inspirational stories of three teachers as they navigate a year in the classroom. She follows Penny, a southern middle school… Continue reading Book Review: The Teachers by Alexandra Robbins

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Book Review: Quiet by Susan Cain

Title: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking Author: Susan Cain Publisher: Crown Publishing Group Hardcover: 333 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who… Continue reading Book Review: Quiet by Susan Cain

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Book Review: No One Man Should Have All That Power by Amos Barshad

Title: No One Man Should Have All That Power Author: Amos Barshad Publisher: Abrams Press Hardcover: 240 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository An exploration of infamous, controversial figures and how they exert control. Amos Barshad has long been fascinated by the powerful. But not by elected officials or natural leaders—he’s… Continue reading Book Review: No One Man Should Have All That Power by Amos Barshad

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Book Review: Hotbox: Inside Catering, the Food World’s Riskiest Business by Ted Lee and Matt Lee

Title: Hotbox: Inside Catering, the Food World’s Riskiest Business Authors: Matt Lee and Ted Lee Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Hardcover: 288 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Matt Lee and Ted Lee take on the competitive, wild world of high-end catering, exposing the secrets of a food business few home cooks or… Continue reading Book Review: Hotbox: Inside Catering, the Food World’s Riskiest Business by Ted Lee and Matt Lee

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Book Review: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw

Title: Kiss Number 8 Author: Colleen AF Venable Illustrator: Ellen T Crenshaw Publisher: First Second Books Hardcover: 320 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Amanda can’t figure out what’s so exciting about kissing. It’s just a lot of teeth clanking, germ swapping, closing of eyes so you can’t see that godzilla-sized zit just… Continue reading Book Review: Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw

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Book Review: The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones

Title: The Pinhoe Egg Author: Diana Wynne Jones Series: Chrestomanci, Book 6 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Hardcover: 384 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something exciting–something truly precious, very strange, and valuable. An egg. An egg that has been hidden away in an attic for who-knows-how-many… Continue reading Book Review: The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones

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Book Review: White Stag by Kara Barbieri

Title: White Stag Author: Kara Barbieri Series: Permafrost, Book 1 Publisher: Wednesday Books Hardcover: 368 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository The first book in a brutally stunning series where a young girl finds herself becoming more monster than human and must uncover dangerous truths about who she is and the place that… Continue reading Book Review: White Stag by Kara Barbieri

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Book Review: We Are Here to Stay: Voices of Undocumented Young Adults by Susan Kuklin

Title: We Are Here to Stay: Voices of Undocumented Young Adults Author: Susan Kuklin Publisher: Candlewick Press Hardcover: 192 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository “Maybe next time they hear someone railing about how terrible immigrants are, they’ll think about me. I’m a real person.” Meet nine courageous young adults who have lived… Continue reading Book Review: We Are Here to Stay: Voices of Undocumented Young Adults by Susan Kuklin

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Picture Book Review: The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer and Ekua Holmes

Title: The Stuff of Stars Author: Marion Dane Bauer Illustrator: Ekua Holmes Publisher: Candlewick Press Hardcover: 40 pages Source: LibraryThing Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository In an astonishing unfurling of our universe, Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Caldecott Honor winner Ekua Holmes celebrate the birth of every child. Before the universe was formed,… Continue reading Picture Book Review: The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer and Ekua Holmes

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Book Review: How to be Less Stupid About Race by Dr. Crystal Marie Fleming

Title: How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide Author: Dr. Crystal Marie Fleming Publisher: Beacon Press Hardcover: 256 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have… Continue reading Book Review: How to be Less Stupid About Race by Dr. Crystal Marie Fleming