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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Children's and Teen: High School


Cover art for LINEUP FOR YESTERDAY
CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 15, 2011
by Ogden Nash, illustrated by C.F. Payne

"Not for the casual fan, but a work that can be joyfully shared by young baseball enthusiasts with parents and grandparents, who will add their own memories of favorite players of later eras. Lovingly nostalgic. (Informational picture book/poetry. 9 & up)"
Baseball legends of yesteryear come alive more or less alphabetically in Nash's pithy verses. Read full book review >
Cover art for HOCKEY HALL OF FAME MVP TROPHIES AND WINNERS
CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2011

"Any hockey fan will revel in these profiles of most valuable players, especially the oldsters that stir such memories--all those goals, all those broken noses. (Nonfiction. 12 & up)"
A vibrant introduction to the stars of professional hockey's firmament. Read full book review >
Cover art for LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 29, 2011

"And steamy kisses and tingly touches? There are still plenty of those, too. (Chick lit. 14 & up)"
Perkins avoids the second-novel curse with a delectable companion to her debut hit, Anna and the French Kiss (2010). Read full book review >
Cover art for THE UNDERDOGS
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 20, 2011

"Authenticity and texture combined with well-paced football action make for another solid outing from Lupica. (Fiction 10-14)"
A 12-year-old halfback with a huge passion for football fights to keep his team on the field. Read full book review >
Cover art for MIGHTY MIKE BOUNCES BACK
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 15, 2011

"Thinly clad in the guise of a novel, this self-help book for kids with epilepsy offers a positive message but is unremarkable literarily. (Self-help fiction. 9-14)"
A teen with epilepsy has fantastic basketball skills, honed by years of relentless practice, but still struggles frequently with his condition. Read full book review >
Cover art for PLANET MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 13, 2011

"A work that should help adolescent readers find the courage and humor to grow into the individuals they already are. (Verse fiction. 9-14)"
A young tomboy comes of age on and off the basketball court. Read full book review >