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Earth Day Books
In honor of Earth Day (April 22), here is a collection of books with environmental themes from my Girls and Boys lists. Click on the titles below to buy these books. Christopher’s Harvest Time, by Elsa...
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Rabbi Harvey graphic novels, by Steve Sheinkin
Click on image to buy book My 12-year-old son and I just read the latest Rabbi Harvey graphic novel: Rabbi Harvey vs. The Wisdom Kid, which is billed as “a graphic novel of dueling Jewish folktales in...
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From North to South by Rene Colato Lainez
Click on image to buy book This picture book was written by an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles who learned that the parents of some of his students had been deported. This painful situation...
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Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs by Conover and Crane
Click on image to buy book I came across this wonderful book of Islamic folk tales somewhat by accident. To tell you the truth, I had never read any Islamic folk tales before, although our family...
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The Lunch Thief by Anne Bromley
Click image to buy book Rafael, a sixth grader, discovers that a new boy, Kevin, has been stealing his lunch. Every day, Kevin steals a lunch from another student. But instead of trying to fight Kevin,...
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Kids Changing the World
I love books about kids taking action to help others and make the world a better place. Children’s talents and abilities are underused in this world, I believe. Young people are often seen as incapable...
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Bullying and Me, by Shapiro and Vote
Click image to buy book The subtitle of this 30-page book is “Schoolyard Stories,” and indeed this book features the voices of kids relating stories about bullying at school. The kids are from a...
View ArticleThe Wikkeling, by Steven Arntson
This engaging, slightly spooky fantasy novel can be read on a couple of levels. Upper elementary kids (the target age is 9-12 years old) will likely read it as an adventure story. Henrietta and her...
View ArticleRiparia’s River, by Michael Caduto
Four children (two girls and two boys) discover that their favorite swimming hole is smelly and overgrown with slimy green stuff. They walk upriver to find the source of the problem, and they...
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My new novel, And Laughter Fell from the Sky
My new novel, And Laughter Fell from the Sky, although not specifically for young adults, could be read and enjoyed by older teens. The novel is about two Indian-Americans in their twenties who are...
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Earth Day Books
In honor of Earth Day (April 22), here is a collection of books with environmental themes from my Girls and Boys lists. Click on the titles below to buy these books. Christopher’s Harvest Time, by Elsa...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rabbi Harvey graphic novels, by Steve Sheinkin
Click on image to buy book My 12-year-old son and I just read the latest Rabbi Harvey graphic novel: Rabbi Harvey vs. The Wisdom Kid, which is billed as “a graphic novel of dueling Jewish folktales in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From North to South by Rene Colato Lainez
Click on image to buy book This picture book was written by an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles who learned that the parents of some of his students had been deported. This painful situation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs by Conover and Crane
Click on image to buy book I came across this wonderful book of Islamic folk tales somewhat by accident. To tell you the truth, I had never read any Islamic folk tales before, although our family...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Lunch Thief by Anne Bromley
Click image to buy book Rafael, a sixth grader, discovers that a new boy, Kevin, has been stealing his lunch. Every day, Kevin steals a lunch from another student. But instead of trying to fight Kevin,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kids Changing the World
I love books about kids taking action to help others and make the world a better place. Children’s talents and abilities are underused in this world, I believe. Young people are often seen as incapable...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bullying and Me, by Shapiro and Vote
Click image to buy book The subtitle of this 30-page book is “Schoolyard Stories,” and indeed this book features the voices of kids relating stories about bullying at school. The kids are from a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Wikkeling, by Steven Arntson
This engaging, slightly spooky fantasy novel can be read on a couple of levels. Upper elementary kids (the target age is 9-12 years old) will likely read it as an adventure story. Henrietta and her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Riparia’s River, by Michael Caduto
Four children (two girls and two boys) discover that their favorite swimming hole is smelly and overgrown with slimy green stuff. They walk upriver to find the source of the problem, and they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My new novel, And Laughter Fell from the Sky
My new novel, And Laughter Fell from the Sky, although not specifically for young adults, could be read and enjoyed by older teens. The novel is about two Indian-Americans in their twenties who are...
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