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Explaining Wardiyah

by Jill Allen

Yes, even prehistoric humans had motives and desires we’d recognize today, and Uerkvitz tells this ancient tale well. Fans of Jean Auel’s The Clan of the Cave Bear will thrill to David Uerkvitz’s inventive prehistory of clans. The... Read More

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Sansablatt Head

by Lynn Evarts

Quelle is a fascinating place filled with giants, magic flowers, and sorcerers. This lush, rich fantasy is world-building done well. In "Sansablatt Head", Joan Spilman has created a lush, rich fantasy that takes middle-grade readers on a... Read More

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The Woodsman

by Karen Rigby

Familiar yet worthy ideas on renewal, perseverance, and dedication permeate a story sure to appeal to parents who desire alternatives to the menace in Grimm tales. Shaun Brennan debuts with a sober tale of honoring nature and... Read More

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Am I small?

by Peter Dabbene

Does size matter? Winterberg and Wichmann show and tell children why it does not in this colorful and imaginative story. Philipp Winterberg and Nadja Wichmann team up to tell the simple and delightful story of a girl who worries about... Read More

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The Soul Box

by Sheila M. Trask

Exquisite technical detail by a knowledgeable author sets up this startling medical thriller. What if we had the technology to keep our brains alive after our other organs had expired? Would we do it? Should we? Those are the unusual... Read More

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