Spring 08 Reviews (April 2008–September 2008) | |
BCCB — Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books | K — Kirkus Reviews |
| BL — Booklist | KL — KLIATT |
| CR — Críticas | PW — Publishers Weekly |
CL — Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database | SLJ — School Library Journal |
| H — Horn Book Magazine | V — Voice of Youth Advocates |
| HG — Horn Book Guide | * Starred Review |
PS Level (Grades K–3) | |
| Colors!/¡Colores! [CR*, BL, HG, SLJ] | |
| I’m Just Like My Mom, I’m Just Like My Dad [CR, BL, K, SLJ] | |
| Snow White/Blancanieves [HG] | |
| Terror Bird [CL] | |
K Level (Grades PK–K) | |
| Baron Von Baddie and the Ice Ray Incident [BCCB, BL, K, SLJ] | |
| Dog and Bear [BCCB, BL*, HG^, K*, PW*, SLJ] | |
| The House in the Night [BL*, HG, K*, PW*, SLJ*] | |
| I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean [HG, SLJ] | |
| Sergio Makes a Splash! [BL, HG, K, PW*, SLJ] | |
| Trainstop [BL, HG^, K*, PW*, SLJ] | |
P/P+ Levels (Grades K–1) | |
| Baby Brains and RoboMom [BL, HG, K*, SLJ] | |
| The Black Book of Colors [BL*, K*, PW*, SLJ*] | |
| Doctor Ted [BCCB, BL, CL, H, HG^, K, PW*, SLJ] | |
| In a Blue Room [BL, HG, K, PW*, SLJ*] | |
| Little Blue Truck [BL, H, HG^, K, PW*, SLJ] | |
| Our Library [BL, SLJ] | |
| The Pencil [BCCB, K, PW*, SLJ] | |
| The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! [BCCB, H, HG^, K, SLJ*] | |
| The Retired Kid [BL, HG, SLJ] | |
| Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach [BL, HG, K, SLJ] | |
| The Sea Serpent and Me [HG, K, SLJ] | |
E/E+ Levels (Grades 1–3) | |
| The Art of Freedom [BL, CL, HG, K] | |
| Before John Was a Jazz Giant [BCCB, BL, H, HG^, K*, SLJ] | |
| The Brook Book [BL, CL, HG^, K*, SLJ] | |
| The Chicken of the Family [BCCB*, BL, HG, K, PW*, SLJ] | |
| Cowgirl Kate & Cocoa: Rain or Shine [BL, H, HG, SLJ] | |
| Giant Meatball [HG] | |
| Hooray for Reading Day! [SLJ] | |
| Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig [BL, SLJ] | |
| Sisters of Scituate Light [BL, HG, K, PW, SLJ] | |
| Twenty Heartbeats [HG, K, PW*, SLJ] | |
| Wangari’s Trees of Peace [BL, PW*, SLJ*] | |
I/I+ Levels (Grades 2–4) | |
| Annie and Simon [BL, HG, SLJ] | |
| Buffalo Music [BL, HG, K*, SLJ*] | |
| Clementine’s Letter [BL, H, HG, K*, SLJ*] | |
| Elizabeth Leads the Way [BL*, H, HG^, PW, SLJ] | |
| A Girl, a Boy, and Three Robbers [H, SLJ] | |
| Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-up [SLJ] | |
| Manfish [BL*, HG, SLJ] | |
| Maybelle Goes to Tea [K, SLJ] | |
| Silent Music [BCCB, BL, HG^, K, PW*, SLJ*] | |
| Way Up and Over Everything [BL, H*, HG^, SLJ] | |
| The Wolves Are Back [BL*, HG^, SLJ] | |
| Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers [BL, HG, K*, SLJ] | |
A/A+ Levels (Grades 3–5) | |
| Frankenstein Takes the Cake [K, PW*, SLJ] | |
| Martin Bridge: In High Gear [BL, CL, SLJ] | |
| Mogo, the Third Warthog [BL, SLJ] | |
| Mr. Karp’s Last Glass [HG] | |
| My Dad’s a Birdman [BL, H, HG^, K, SLJ] | |
| My Dog May Be a Genius [BCCB, BL, CL, HG^, PW*, SLJ] | |
| Nurk [HG] | |
| The Penderwicks on Gardam Street [BL*, H, HG^, K, PW*, SLJ*] | |
| The Puzzle of the Platypus [BL, HG, SLJ] | |
| United Tweets of America [BL, HG, K, SLJ*] | |
ME Level (Grades 2–6) | |
| The 100-Year Old Secret [BL, HG, K, SLJ] | |
| The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great [BL, HG, K*, SLJ] | |
| The Robe of Skulls [H, K, PW] | |
| The Seer of Shadows [BCCB, BL, H, HG^, K, KL, PW*, SLJ*, V] | |
NE Level (Grades 2–6) | |
| A Boy Named Beckoning [CL, BL*, HG, SLJ*] | |
| Dancing to Freedom [BCCB, BL, SLJ] | |
| Duel! [BCCB, BL*, H*, SLJ*] | |
| Keep Your Eye on the Kid [BCCB, BL, HG^, K*, PW*, SLJ] | |
| A Man for All Seasons [HG] | |
| Sabertooth [SLJ] | |
SE Level (Grades 2–6) | |
| Balls!: Round 2 [CL, HG, SLJ] | |
| Basketball Bats [BL, H, HG, SLJ] | |
| Goof-Off Goalie [H, HG, SLJ] | |
| Keeping Score [BL, HG^, K*, KL, PW*, SLJ] | |
| Winning Words [SLJ] | |
Levels B/B+ (Grades 5–7) | |
| Bird Lake Moon [BL*, H, HG^, K, PW*, SLJ*] | |
| The Buddha’s Diamonds [BL, HG, K, PW, SLJ] | |
| The Dragon’s Child [BL, HG, K, PW, SLJ] | |
| Elvis & Olive [BL, K, PW] | |
| King George: What Was His Problem? [HG^] | |
| Lost and Found [H, SLJ] | |
| She Touched the World [BL, K*, HG, SLJ*] | |
| Twice Upon a Marigold [BL, HG, K, PW*, V] | |
| Waiting for Normal [BL, HG^, K*, KL*, PW*, SLJ*] | |
| The Walls of Cartagena [SLJ] | |
| Wild Cats [BL, HG, CL] | |
| The Willoughbys [BL*, HG^, K*, PW*, SLJ*, V] | |
Levels C/C+ (Grades 6–9) | |
| All Shook Up [HG, SLJ, V] | |
| Beneath My Mother’s Feet [BCCB, H, SLJ] | |
| The Boy Who Dared [BL*, CL, HG, K, PW*, SLJ] | |
| The Dead & the Gone [BL*, HG, SLJ] | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules [BCCB, BL, CL, H, HG^, K, PW*, SLJ] | |
| Fortune’s Fool [BCCB, BL, HG, K, KL] | |
| The Last of the High Kings [BL, H*, HG^, PW*, SLJ, V] | |
| The Missing [BL, HG, K, PW*] | |
| The Reminder [BL, KL, SLJ, V] | |
| Smiles to Go [BL, H, HG^, K, PW*, SLJ] | |
| The Surrender Tree [BL*, H, HG^, K, SLJ] | |
| The Truth about My Bat Mitzvah [HG] | |
GM Level (Grades 7–11) | |
| Chiggers [BL, HG, SLJ, V] | |
| Rapunzel’s Revenge [BCCB, K, PW*, SLJ*, V] | |
| Thoreau at Walden [HG, K*, SLJ] | |
MM Level (Grades 7–11) | |
| Death in the Air [HG, SLJ, V] | |
| More Bones [BL, K, SLJ] | |
| The Postcard [BCCB*, BL, HG, SLJ] | |
| The Séance [H, PW, SLJ] | |
| Standard Hero Behavior [BL*, HG, KL] | |
NM Level (Grades 7–11) | |
| The Great Race [K, HG] | |
| I Am Scout [BL, CL, HG^, K, SLJ] | |
| The Iranian Revolution [BL, HG, SLJ] | |
| Mao’s Last Dancer [K, SLJ, V] | |
| Neandertals [SLJ] | |
| Up Close: Thurgood Marshall [BL] | |
SM Level (Grades 7–11) | |
| The Big Field [HG, K, PW, SLJ] | |
| Football Hero [HG, K, SLJ, V] | |
| Game [BCCB, BL, CL, HG, K*, KL*, SLJ] | |
| Jim & Me [HG, KL*] | |
| Sisters of the Sword [BCCB, HG, SLJ] | |
Y/Y+ Levels (Grades 9 & up) | |
| The Boxer and the Spy [BL, HG, K, SLJ] | |
| Chanda’s War [BCCB, BL, HG^, K*, KL, SLJ] | |
| A Curse Dark as Gold [BL, HG^, K, SLJ, V] | |
| The Disappeared [BCCB, BL, HG, SLJ, V] | |
| The Fold [BCCB, BL, K, PW, SLJ] | |
| Frozen Fire [BL, H, HG, KL, V] | |
| Generation Dead [HG, K*, PW, SLJ] | |
| Honeybee [HG^, K, SLJ*] | |
| The Humming of Numbers [BCCB, HG, KL, SLJ] | |
| Lock and Key [BL, HG^, PW*] | |
| Noman [BL, HG, KL] | |
| Trouble [HG] | |
YM Level (Grades 11 & up) | |
| The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks [BL*, H, HG^, K*, PW*, SLJ*] | |
| Skim [BCCB*, H*, HG^, K, PW] | |
| The Starry Rift [BCCB, BL*, H, HG*, SLJ*] | |
| Streams of Babel [H, HG^, K*, SLJ] | |
| Sunrise over Fallujah [BL, H*, HG^, K*, PW*, SLJ*] | |
| The Traitor Game [BCCB, BL*, SLJ] | |
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