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The Way to Bea Book Review
age 9+ Charming, must-read story of friendship and self-acceptance. Parents need to know that The Way to Bea is a charming coming-of-age story about a 12-year-old girl who uses her poetry to cope with the arrival of a new sibling and the awkward transition to middle school. Without explicitly naming popular movies, TV shows, books, or songs, the book references The Karate Kid, Grey's Anatomy, Jerry Spinelli's Stargirl, Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten," Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle," and more.
ALL BODIES ARE GOOD BODIES
by Jimmy Fallon ; illustrated by Miguel Ordóñez ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 9, 2015 A succession of animal dads do their best to teach their young to say “Dada” in this picture-book vehicle for Fallon. A grumpy bull says, “DADA!”; his calf moos back. A sad-looking ram insists, “DADA!”; his lamb baas back. A duck, a bee, a dog, a rabbit, a cat, a mouse, a donkey, a pig, a frog, a rooster, and a horse all fail similarly, spread by spread.
LLAMA LLAMA MEETS THE BABYSITTER
by Kat Yeh ; illustrated by Chuck Groenink ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 6, 2016 All the animals are welcome to come aboard. Hedgehog seems very lonely, “curled up in a prickly little ball in a lonely little nook of a lonely little tree.” When she overhears a sympathetic conversation about friendship “out there,” she perks up, picturing a beautiful “Friend Ship.” Hedgehog sets sail with a curious beaver in a small boat to find it. Before long, the duo spots a herd of migrating deer on the shore.
Ah, Love: 18 Children’s Books About Love
Valentine’s Day is creeping closer, and soon enough stores will be full of red and pink heart-shaped decorations. Before the bombardment of love-infused marketing takes hold, start a conversation with your little ones about love and how it ties in to kindness, family, and respect. Any of these 18 children’s picture books about love are a great jumping off point for conversation.
THE TRUTH ABOUT TWINKIE PIE
When 12-year-old GiGi moves from a trailer park in South Carolina to an upscale community on Long Island, she decides to reinvent herself. GiGi is short for Galileo Galilei, and her older sister and guardian, DiDi, a beautiful, uneducated hairdresser, has always encouraged her to reach for the stars. So when DiDi wins a million dollars in a bake-off, she moves them 800 miles north and enrolls GiGi in the ritzy Hill Prep.
5 Novels on the Middle School Crush: Does He/She Really Like Me?
Blushing, sweating, giggling, squirming in your seat: These are all signs of a first crush in middle school. It can feel so thrilling, but also confusing—and even mortifying—when you feel your chest tighten and your heart race. And if your friends notice… Help?! What is happening? Check out some of our favorite contemporary middle grade novels to help young readers feel less alone as they grapple with that first crush.
Just Be Yourself? In Middle School, It’s More Complicated
THE WAY TO BEA By Kat Yeh 348 pp. Little, Brown. $16.99. (Middle grade; ages 8 - 12) For the sensitive tween who’s starting middle school, one wrong word, a single miscalculated fashion decision or lunch table choice, and her whole world may seem as if it’s been blown to bits. And what’s a kid to do once she has, inevitably, stomped down full-force on a reputation-exploding landmine? This predicament faces Beatrix Lee, a 12-year-old poet, after a public humiliation leaves her ostracized and fragile.
The InbeTWEENers: 25 Great Books for Kids Between Middle Grade and Young Adult
For many of us, the pre-teen and early teen years were a particularly awkward phase that we look back on and cringe (I’m thinking of 11 to 13 years old, roughly 5th-8th grade in school). Past the cute stages of early childhood and not quite big enough to be a full fledged teen or young adult, kids in their middle years face a very particular set of challenges and experiences: Friendships change and die, interests and hobbies wax and wane, and bodies, well, bodies start changing.
Seven Picture Books You Don't Want to Miss
First of all, you may be wondering about the flowers. These were a special gift from my son-in-law that brightened my day! Even though we’ve had unusually warm weather, my garden is a long way from blooming. These are helping me wait! Now, on to what I want to share today. There are so many picture books published every week. I follow lots of publisher websites and Twitter accounts, as well as Instagram accounts to help me learn about all of these.
THE FRIEND SHIP by Kat Yeh , Chuck Groenink | Kirkus Reviews
All the animals are welcome to come aboard. Hedgehog seems very lonely, “curled up in a prickly little ball in a lonely little nook of a lonely little tree.” When she overhears a sympathetic conversation about friendship “out there,” she perks up, picturing a beautiful “Friend Ship.” Hedgehog sets sail with a curious beaver in a small boat to find it. Before long, the duo spots a herd of migrating deer on the shore.
Kwame Alexander aims to win readers who are at the age he hated books
As a kid, Kwame Alexander never wanted for books. His father was a publisher, and his mother was an English teacher. "I lived in a Wal-Mart of books," the author and poet said with a laugh. "It wasn't just books as holiday gifts. Christmas was every day. Books were stacked on the floors. They were on our walls." Alexander said he read everything he could get his hands on while growing up in Brooklyn, New York. Favorite authors included Eric Carle, Lee Bennett Hopkins and Eloise Greenfield.
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