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Tag Archives: foster children
The Way to Rio Luna by Zoraida Cordova
The Way to Rio Luna by Zoraida Cordova is a sweet quest fantasy for middle grade readers. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged Ecuador, foster children, Latino/a, Latinx, New York City, quest fantasy, youth fantasy
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Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth
Back to Cybils-nominated books with a whimsical adventure with an alien, from the author of the updated Chitty Chitty Bang Bang books. Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Harper Collins Children’s 2017. Prez Mellows lives his … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged aliens, foster children, grandparents, memory loss, Scotland, youth science fiction
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Peas and Carrots
This is one that lots of other bloggers I trust liked – intriguing enough to induce me to read contemporary YA. Peas and Carrots by Tanita S. Davis. Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. The story alternates between the points of view … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged #weNeedDiverseBooks, African-American, authors of color, diversity, foster children, teen fiction
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