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April 2019

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published April 2019.

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And Away We Go

by Edith Wairimu

"And Away We Go" is a fun middle grade story of pets on the move. In Ruby Lewis’s lighthearted middle grade adventure "And Away We Go", the focus is on three pets and their unpredictable keeper. Told through the perspective of Mr. Theo... Read More

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The Last Resort

by Mari Carlson

"The Last Resort" is a sincere human interest tale couched in an informed overview of current events. In Tom Milton’s novel "The Last Resort", two protesters find that confronting their enemies in person could be a nightmare come true.... Read More

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I.Am.Elizabeth.

by Karen Rigby

"I.Am.Elizabeth." is an unusual novel in which a woman learns to forgive herself with the help of an otherworldly royal. In Kathi Haacke Morehead’s historical fantasy "I.Am.Elizabeth.", Elizabeth of York is an otherworldly companion to... Read More

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One Coin Found

by Letitia Montgomery-Rodgers

Lutheran priest Emmy Kegler’s "One Coin Found" rejects easy notions of Christianity to examine human struggles, identity, and the stories that US Christians tell about who does and doesn’t belong in the bailiwick of God’s love.... Read More

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The Tiny Journalist

by Letitia Montgomery-Rodgers

Written to honor youth activists Janna Jihad Ayyad and her cousin Ahed Tamimi, Naomi Shihab Nye’s "The Tiny Journalist" uses poetry to blend stories and speak truth to power about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Amid unfathomable... Read More

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JuJu

by Susan Waggoner

"JuJu" is a harrowing and hopeful novel, and Pettigrew’s writing is diamond sharp. A neighborhood in Buffalo endures the 1980s crack epidemic in Tamario Pettigrew’s "JuJu", a compelling young adult novel with adult interest. Teenage... Read More

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