BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Families Facing Tough Times (page 3)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Jan. 1, 2003

LOCOMOTION

by Jacqueline Woodson

"Don't let anyone miss this. (Fiction. 9-13)"

Count on award-winning Woodson (Visiting Day, p. 1403, etc.) to present readers with a moving, lyrical, and completely convincing novel in verse. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: May 1, 2001

RACING THE PAST

by Sis Deans

"They'll think that, after all he's been through, Ricky deserves all the breaks he can get. (Fiction. 10-13)"

Many readers will want to give 11-year-old Ricky Gordon, the protagonist of this fast-paced novel, a reassuring hug. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 7, 2001

MOONPIE AND IVY

by Barbara O’Connor

"But she has learned to hope, and that is no small thing for her—and the reader—to carry away. (Fiction. 10-14)"

The twin challenges of loving and being loved form the theme of another Southern gem from the author of Me and Rupert Goody (1999). Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Aug. 10, 1977

RAMONA AND HER FATHER

illustrated by Alan Tiegreen, by Beverly Cleary

"Cleary knows, for sure."

Ramona wished she had a million dollars so her father would be fun again." Read full book review >