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Tag Archives: Chicago
The Enemy is Fear Part 2: Etta Invincible by Reese Eschmann
This one is for fans of superheroes and puzzle mysteries. Etta Invincibleby Reese Eschmann. Illustrated by Gretel Lusky Aladdin, 2022 ISBN 9781534468375 Read from a library copy. Chicago girl Etta lives with Quiet Days, where her ears are filled with … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged adventure, African-American, Chicago, DHH, puzzle mystery, superheroes, youth fantasy
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Generational Trauma and Healing: Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa and A Comb of Wishes
Here are two new middle grade fantasies that look at generational trauma through a fantasy lens, while being entertaining stories in their own right. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Caribbean, Chicago, Dominican, Latino/a, Latinx, mermaids, mythology, youth fantasy
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Seventh Grade Switch: The First Rule of Punk and Roll with It
Here are two stories of two seventh-grade kids finding their way in new schools. The First Rule of Punk is a Pura Belpré honor book, and Roll with It is a 2019 Cybils finalist. The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Middle Grade
Tagged Arkansas, cerebral palsy, Chicago, disabilities, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexican-American, youth fiction
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Modern Life with Gods: Race to the Sun and Maya and the Rising Dark
Here are two books from my #CybilsReadDown pile, both exciting contemporary fantasy in which modern-day kids find that their culture’s traditional Gods are, let’s say, highly relevant to their present lives. Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. Read by … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged African-American, Chicago, mythology, Native American, Navajo
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Black Panther: the Young Prince by Ronald L. Smith
This book didn’t end up getting nominated for the Cybils (unless Marvel swoops in to nominate it during the last week of the publisher/author nominating period) but it’s still worth reading about. Black Panther: the Young Prince by Ronald L. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged African, Chicago, superheroes, youth fantasy
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Watchdog by Will McIntosh
I think I’m finally approaching the end of books I read for the Cybils award! No guarantees, but here at least is a fun, fast-paced story, especially for fans of giant robot dogs. Watchdog by Will McIntosh. Delacorte, 2017. In … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews, Sci-Fi
Tagged Chicago, homelessness, robots, spectrum, twins, youth science fiction
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