Feature: Minor Considerations: Children's and Young Adult Books

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Gina Ruiz

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• Book Review - Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat edited by Nikki Giovanni

  A marvelous book and CD set.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Sep 16, 2008

• Book Reviews: Little Scholastic Books by Various Authors

  Board books for the very young child provide entertainment, learning and help to promote a love of reading. Start them young!

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Aug 29, 2007

• Book Review: My Colors, My World/Mis colores, mi mundo by Maya Christina Gonzalez

  Little Maya longs to find brilliant, beautiful, inspiring color in her world, but it seems to be filled with nothing but sand.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jul 08, 2007

• Book Review: Raleigh's Page by Alan Armstrong

  Andrew's tale offers up a vivid look at the cloak and dagger politics of Elizabethan times and a genuine feel for what it must have been like to set foot on a new land.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jul 08, 2007

• Graphic Novel Review: Manga Shakespeare - Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, Richard Appignanesi, Sonia Leong

  The Bard's greatest plays in an accessible, lively Manga format for a new generation of readers.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jun 23, 2007

• Book Review Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything by Lenore Look

  A charming chapter book that teaches a lot about immigration and how it impacts families.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jun 23, 2007

• Book Review: A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long

  A lushly illustrated educational book for children about the life of seeds.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jun 22, 2007

• Book Review: An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston

  Award-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed with up-and-coming author Dianna Aston to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to eggs.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jun 21, 2007

• Book Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

  An intelligent adventure sure to delight readers of all ages, but especially young adults.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jun 12, 2007

• Book Review: A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd

  A haunting and intensely emotional tale of a poverty-stricken girl dealing with pregnancy, alcoholism, and life in general.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jun 12, 2007

• Book Review: The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

  The third in the popular Thief of Eddis series, a fantastic fantasy adventure.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jun 11, 2007

• Book Review: Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell

  A lyrical story of Dark Age Britain told entirely in free verse.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Jun 11, 2007

• Graphic Novel Review: Essex County Vol 1 - Tales from the Farm by Jeff Lemire

  A spare and beautifully told story filled with mystery, whimsy, and hockey, set on a farm in Canada.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on May 15, 2007

• Book Review: His Dark Materials Omnibus by Philip Pullman

  For the first time, all three books of Philip Pullman's award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy will be published in their entirety in one volume.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on May 15, 2007

• Book Review: The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann

  A fluffy cloud gets a job (with the help of his friend the police helicopter) as a police officer.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on May 01, 2007

• Book Review: Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy by Nancy O'Connor

  Fancy Nancy is back! And when her family decides to get a dog, she's certain she can be fancier than ever.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 28, 2007

• Book Review: Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress by Tina Ferraro

  Tina Ferraro delights in this upbeat and fun story of a girl, her vintage prom dress and life in general.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 27, 2007

• Book Review: The McElderry Book of Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Saviour Pirotta

  A lavishly illustrated re-telling of some of your favorite fairy tales.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 19, 2007

• Graphic Novel Review: To Dance - A Ballerina's Graphic Novel by Siena Cherson Siegel

  A gorgeously illustrated graphic novel for girls showing the life of a ballerina.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 18, 2007

• Book Review: Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, La Niña de Las Flores by Jorge Argueta

  A beautifully illustrated bilingual book about pursuing your dreams and making them happen.

  Review by Gina Ruiz — on Apr 18, 2007