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Kindness Matters

by Rebecca Monterusso

"Kindness Matters" is a charming picture book in which friends work together to solve a problem. Antoinette Clark’s picture book "Kindness Matters" follows bees who are collecting honey to share with the rest of their hive. Sadie wakes... Read More

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Penguin Days

by Rebecca Monterusso

A lighthearted story, "Penguin Days" follows Lauren, who is on the autism spectrum. She sometimes misreads social cues, like not understanding why others laugh; she is not always included in groups. Still, Lauren is a rambunctious... Read More

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A Mermaid's Journal

by Rebecca Monterusso

A Mermaid’s Journal is a sweet middle-grade fantasy in which mermaids live among us. In Melissa G. Goodmon’s middle-grade fantasy, A Mermaid’s Journal, a young mermaid writes about friendship, love, and being true to yourself.... Read More

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Nukunu College

by Rebecca Monterusso

In the young adult drama of "Nukunu College", relationships are tested, lines are crossed, and nothing is off-limits. In Z. D. Boxall’s juicy tale of love and war, "Nukunu College", a girl who just wants to avoid drama is followed by... Read More

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Bedtime Story

by Rebecca Monterusso

"Bedtime Story" is an amusing collection of narrative poems, filled with enjoyable puns and idioms. Brett Fleishman’s smart and “punny” poetry collection, "Bedtime Story", is aimed at advanced elementary school readers and... Read More

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Toilet Trouble

by Rebecca Monterusso

A great companion for early readers, "Toilet Trouble" will make its audience want to practice rhymes. Brett Fleishman’s poems in "Toilet Trouble" are aimed at inspiring laughter through silly concepts as their audience learns to read.... Read More

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