Middle-Grade Book Review: Don’t Trust the Cat by Kristen Tracy

Don't Trust the Cat is a silly middle-grade novel where a 5th grader and her cat switch bodies. When the cat as a 5th grader goes to school, chaos ensues.
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Children’s Book Review: Books Make Good Friends by Jane Mount

Lotti prefers books to people but maybe books can help her make friends too.
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Books Added to My Shelves in October 2023

All the books added to my shelves in October 2023 including adult fiction, nonfiction, children's and middle-grade books.
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#NonFicNov Superpowered Animals by Soledad Romero Mariño

These 22 superpowered animals certainly have some amazing skills. Kids will enjoy learning about them and maybe finding a new favorite animal.
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Book Review: Mrs. Porter Calling by A.J. Pierce

Return to the characters of the Emmy Lake Chronicles at the offices of Women's Friend when new owner, Mrs. Porter, decides to take over.
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Children’s Book Review: Jhupli’s Honey Bee Box by Achintyarup Ray

Jhupli worries about her Baba traveling into the dangerous jungle to collect honey. She comes up with an idea to help her family and the whole village.
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Children’s Book Review: Grief is an Elephant by Tamara Ellis Smith

Grief can be such a hard emotion for kids but this new children's book offers comfort in a way kids can understand.
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Book Review: The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl

Nature lover and self-proclaimed backyard enthusiast Margaret Renkl has joined with her brother Billy to create a series of essays and illustrations taking a reader through a year of birds, animals, plants, and insects in her backyard.
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Book Review: The Six by Loren Grush

The Six details the amazing journey of six influential and determined women to become the first women astronauts in America.
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Children’s Book Review: Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte

WILLOW AND BUNNY gives space for a conversation with your child about the scariness of storms. Reading this story with your child will remind them that their family will protect them, their community will help each other, and there is always hope after a storm.
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