Title: I’ll Give You The Sun Author: Jandy Nelson Publisher: Dial Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-0803734968 Like We Are All Made of Molecules, I’ll Give You The Sun straddles the line between middle grade and young adult fiction. Unlike We Are All Made of Molecules, I’ll Give You The Sun falls much more solidly into the young adult […]
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We Are All Made of Molecules
Title: We Are All Made of Molecules Author: Susin Nielsen Publisher: Tundra Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-1770497795 This book is aimed at a slightly older audience than most of the books I include on this site (in some places it is listed as middle grade, in other places young adult). I’m including it because it’s good – […]
The Expendable
THE EXPENDABLE, published in YOUTH IMAGINATION MAGAZINE, is a short story written by my friend and critique partner, Jerry Mikorenda. It is aimed at a slightly older audience than most of the books I review on this site, but it is an important read for everyone, especially today. Check it out. The Expendable, Youth Imagination.
The Wild Robot
Title: The Wild Robot Author & Illustrator: Peter Brown Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 0316381993 A middle grade book about nature triumphing over technology? Yes, please! On the surface, The Wild Robot is a book set in the not-so-distant future where robots (or robot creators) rule everything but the small island where ROZZUM […]
The League of Unexceptional Children
Title: The League of Unexceptional Children Author: Gitty Daneshvari Illustrator: James Lancet Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 0316405701 Not only do I love the concept of this book, the execution is great too! I listened to the audiobook on a summer road trip with my sister, 9-year-old niece, and two 10-year-old sons […]