Summer 2004

55 Reviews

Thanks to the publishers sending books: Aladdin Paperbacks, Alfred A. Knopf, Candlewick Press, Clarion Books, Corgi, Crown Publishers, David Fickling Books, Dell Dragonfly Books, Dell Yearling, Doubleday, Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., Frances Foster Books, Gulliver Books/ Harcourt, INC, HarperCollins Children's Books, Henry Holt and Company, Houghton Mifflin Co., Knopf, Lee & Low Books Inc., Meadow Mouse Paperbacks, Penguin Group, Perfection Learning Corporation, Puffin Books, Putnam Publishing Group, Random House, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Simon Pulse, Tricycle Press, Walker Publishing

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Entries this month: Picturebooks—Fiction and Non-Fiction Young Readers | Young Readers | SPECIAL SECTION: Asian-American Children’s/YA Lit | Myth/Folklore |Fantasy | Adolescent/YA | Teacher-Parent Resource

Reviewers: Alida Allison, Holly Boland, Dawn Brophy, Whitney Kuroyama, Virginia Loh, Stephen Potts, Neal Schneider, Rebekah Tobias

 

Picturebooks—Fiction

• Bell, Cece.   Sock Monkey goes to Hollywood. Illus. Cece Bell. Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2003. $13.99. ISBN 076361962-0. 30 pp.


• Boyden, Linda. The Blue Roses. Illus. Amy Córdova. New York: Lee & Low Books Inc, 2002. $16.95.   ISBN 1-58430-037-X.   29 pp.  


• Cabrera, Jane. The Lonesome Polar Bear. New York: Random House, 2002. $13.95. ISBN 0-375-82410-3.


• Cuyler, Margery. Big Friends. Illus Ezra Tucker. New York: Walker Publishing, 2004. $16.95. ISBN 0-8027-8886-6. 32 pp.


• Keats, Ezra Jack. Louie. Illus. Ezra Jack Keats. New York: Penguin Group, 2004. $16.99. ISBN 0-670-03689-7. 32 pp.


• Kirk, Daniel. Jack and Jill. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2003.   $15.99.   ISBN 0-399-23553-1.   30 pp.


• Lin, Grace. Dim Sum for Everyone. New York: Dell Dragonfly Books, 2001. $6.99.


• Marshall, James. Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1986. $4.95. ISBN 0-618-31659-0. 31 pp.


• Martin, C.L.G. Uff Da. Illus. Richard Clark. Berkeley: Tricycle Press, 2004. $14.95. ISBN 1-58246-117-1. 30 pp.


• McPhail, David. The Teddy Bear.  New York: Henry Holt and Company, LLC., 2002. $15.95. ISBN 0-8050-6414-1. 29 pp.


• Raven, Margot Theis. Circle Unbroken. Illus. E. B. Lewis. New York: Douglas &  McIntyre Ltd., 2004. $16.00. ISBN 0-374-31289-3. 40 pp.


• Recorvits, Helen. Illus. Gabi Swiatkowska. My Name is Yoon. New York: Frances Foster Books, 2003. $16.


• Shulman, Mark. Stella the Star. Illus. Vincent Nguyen. New York: Walker Publishing, 2004. $16.95. ISBN 0-8027-8894-7. 32 pp.


• Stojic, Manya. Wet Pebbles Under Our Feet.   New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.  $15.95.  ISBN 0-375-81519-8. 32 pp.


• Taravant, Jacques. The Little Wing Giver. Illus. Peter Sis. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2001. $14.95. ISBN 0-8050-6412-5. 32 pp.

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Picturebooks—Non-Fiction

• Christensen, Bonnie.   Woody Guthrie, Poet of the People. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.   $16.95.   ISBN 0-375-81113-3.   30pp.

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Young Readers

• Bauer, Marion Dane. Runt. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. $14.00. ISBN 0-618-21261-2. 136 pp.   Visit www.mariondanebauer.com


• DiTerlizzi, Tony, and Holly Black. The Spiderwick Chronicles: Book 1. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. $9.95. ISBN 0-689-85936-8. 107 pp. Visit www.diterlizzi.com and www.blackholly.com.


• -----. The Spiderwick Chronicles: Book 3. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. $9.95. ISBN 0-689-85938-4. 108 pp. Visit www.diterlizzi.com and www.blackholly.com


• -----. The Spiderwick Chronicles: Book 4. New York:Simon and Schuster, 2003. $9.95. ISBN 0-689-85939-2. 114 pp. Visit www.diterlizzi.com and www.blackholly.com.


• Enright, Elizabeth. The Saturdays. New York:   Henry Holt and Company, LLC, 2002.   $16.95.   ISBN 0-8050-7060-5.   177 pp.


• Kaye, M.M. The Ordinary Princess. New York: Puffin Books, 1980.   $5.99.   ISBN 0-14-230085-3.   112 pp.


• Ogden, Charles.  Rare Beasts.  Illus. Rick Carton. Berkeley: Tricycle Press, 2003. $12.95. ISBN 1-58246-110-4. 110 pp. Visit www.edgarandellen.com.


• Park, Linda Sue. A Single Shard. New York: Dell Yearling, 2001. $5.99.


• Sierra, Judy. Monster Goose. Illus. Jack E. Davis. San Diego: Gulliver Books/ Harcourt, INC, 2001. $16.00. ISBN 0-15-202034-9. 56pp.


• Simon, Seymour. The Moon. Photos NASA. New York: Simon &Schuster, 2003. $17.95. ISBN 0-689-83563-9, 27 pp. www.SimonSaysKids.com


• Voigt, Cynthia. The Vandemark Mummy.  New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 2001. $4.99. ISBN 0-689-84032-2. 234 pp.


• Young, Ed. Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. $7.95.

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Special Section: Asian-American Books Reviewed by Virginia Loh, Ed.D candidate and Candlewick author

• Coerr. Eleanor. Illus. Deborah Kogran Ray. Chang's Paper Pony. New York: HarperCollins Children's Books, 1988. $3.95.


• Cosson, M.J. Search for Gold Mountain: Coming to America from China-1850. Iowa: Perfection Learning Corporation, 2001. (no listed price)


• Demi. Happy New Year! New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1997. $16.00.


• Lin, Grace. Dim Sum for Everyone. New York: Dell Dragonfly Books, 2001. $6.99.


• Park, Linda Sue. A Single Shard. New York: Dell Yearling, 2001. $5.99.


• Recorvits, Helen. Illus. Gabi Swiatkowska. My Name is Yoon. New York: Frances Foster Books, 2003. $16.


• Wallace, Ian. Chin Chiang and the Dragon's Dance. Toronto: Meadow Mouse Paperbacks, 1984. $5.95


• Yin. Illus. Chris Soentpiet. Coolies. New York: Puffin Books 2001. $7.99.


• Young, Ed. Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. $7.95.

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Myth/Folklore

• Sierra, Judy. Can You Guess My Name? Traditional Tales Around the World. llus. Stefano Vitale. New York: Clarion Books, 2002. $20.00. ISBN 0-618-13328-3. 110 pp.


• Young, Ed. Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1995. $7.95.

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Fantasy

• Pullman, Philip. His Dark Materials Trilogy. New York: Knopf. (Includes The Golden Compass (1995), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000))


• -----. Lyra's Oxford. Oxford: David Fickling Books, 2003.  £9.99. ISBN 0-385-60699-0. 49pp.  


• Stewart, Paul and Chris Riddell. Stormchaser: The Edge Chronicles. Great Britain: Corgi, 2000. £4.99. ISBN 0-552-54628-3. 394pp.

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Adolescent/YA

• Bryant, Jen. The Trial. New York: Random House, 2004. $14.95. ISBN 0-375-82752-8.   166 pp.


• Coville, Bruce. The Monster's Ring. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 2003. $4.99.   ISBN 0-689-85692-X. 105 pp. Visit www.brucecoville.com.


• Dickinson, Peter. The Kin.  Illus. Ian Andrew.   New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. $24.99 Hardcover ISBN 0-399-24022-5, 628 pp. Visit www.peterdickinson.com.


• Dorfman, Ariel and Joaquin. The Burning City.  London: Doubleday, 2003. £10.99 $24.95 Hardcover ISBN 0-385-60481-5, 260 pp. www.kidsatrandomhouse.co.uk


• Frank, E.R. America. New York: Simon Pulse, 2002. $7.99. ISBN 0-689-85772-1. 244 pp.


• Fusco, Kimberly Newton. Tending To Grace. New York: Knopf, 2004. $14.95.   ISBN 0-375-82862-1.   168 pp.


• Gleitzman, Morris. Toad Rage. New York: Random House, 1999. $14.95 Hardcover ISBN 0-375-82762-5, 165 pp. Visit www.morrisgleitzman.com.


• Halam, Ann. Taylor Five. New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2004. $15.95 Hardcover ISBN 0-385-73094-2, 197 pp.
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• Howe, James. Thirteen. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. $16.95. ISBN 0-689-82863-2. 278 pp.


• Konigsburg, E.L. The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. $16.95. ISBN 0-689-86636-4. 296 pp.


• Murphy, Rita. Harmony. New York: Random House, 2002. $5.99. ISBN 0-440-22923-5. 129 pp.  


• Myers, Walter Dean.   The Glory Field. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1994.   $4.99.   ISBN 0-590-45898-1.   375 pp.


• Paulsen, Gary.   The Glass Café. New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2003. $12.95 Hardcover. ISBN 0-385-32499-5, 99 pp. www.randomhouse.com/kids Adolescent/YA


• Soto, Gary. Taking Sides. Orlando: Harcourt, Inc., 1991.   $5.95.   ISBN 0-15-204694-1.   154 pp.


• Wilson, Jacqueline. Lola Rose. Illus. Nick Sharratt.   London: Doubleday, 2003.   £10.99/$24.95. Hardback ISBN 0-385-60184-0, 288 pp. Visit www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk

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Teacher-Parent Resources

• Appleman, Deborah. Critical Encounters in High School English: Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents. New York: Random House, 2000. $22.95 ISBN 0-8077-3974-X 186 pp.

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