Lucy takes her grandparents
on the worst/best cruise ever:
Heart-wrenching.
Displacement by Lucy Knisley. Fantagraphics, 2015, 168 pages.
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If she could turn back time . . .
she'd probably not tick off
the house spirit.
Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Ballantine, 2014, 336 pages.
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Kicka$$ girls go camping,
fight monsters, and set up
for new adventures.
Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen. BOOM! Box, 2015, 128 pages.
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This avowed prank-hater
still found these guys kinda
charming. (But trouble.)
The Terrible Two by Jory John and Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell. Abrams, 2015, 224 pages.
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A sturdy middle-grade
with wacky characters
and some light magic.
Lucky Strike by Bobbie Pyron. Levine/Scholastic, 2015, 272 pages.
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A little repetitive,yes,
but a powerful
read nonetheless.
Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppernan. Greenwillow, 2014, 128 pages.
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Oh, my heart: hard truths,
decisions for my (second-)
favorite fifth grader.
True Things (Adults Don't Want Kids to Know) by Jimmy Gownley. Atheneum, 2010, 176 pages.
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Happy Bunny guy
is a worthy successor
to John Callahan.
Dog Butts and Love. And Stuff Like That. And Cats. by Jim Benton. NBM Publishing, 2014, 96 pages.
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Approved by fifth-grade
daughter, second-grade son, and Mom.
Rip-roaring fun!
Cleopatra in Space #1: Target Practice by Mike Maihack. Graphix, 2014, 176 pages.
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Super-charming
revisionist history
featuring kickass girls.
The Case of the Missing Moonstone (Wollstonecraft Detective Agency #1) by Jordan Stratford, illustrated by Kelly Murphy. Knopf, 2015, 240 pages.
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Raises tons of questions,
answers almost none -- and
does so beautifully.
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon. Holt, 2014, 352 pages.
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Ecoterrorism
with benign intent.
Scarily plausible.
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar. Delacorte, 2015 192 pages.
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It feels like Alaska
outside, so snuggle in
with Bo and the gang.
Bo at Iditarod Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Holt, 2015, 288 pages.
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A different story
of internment, with
complicated characters.
Gaijin: American Prisoner of War by Matt Faulkner. Disney, 2014, 144 pages.
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A story of wartime
bravery, tainted by
shameful racism.
The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks. Broadway Books, 2014, 272 pages.
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A turtle for our time:
tale writ anew.
The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Lieuw. First Second, 2014, 176 pages.
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Behold: your go-to
gift for the karate* kid
in your life. (*I know.)
Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny by John Himmelman. Holt, 2014, 144 pages.
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Not bad, surprisingly:
real kid fears handled with
real kid solutions.
Nightmares by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller. Delacorte, 2014, 368 pages.
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A fair bit of stiff
exposition, but you
can't help liking Stella.
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper. Atheneum, 2015, 336 pages.
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Briefly confused by
narration, but I loved these
guys and loved their game.
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. HMH, 2014, 240 pages.
ETA: OMG I TOTALLY SCHEDULED THIS ONE PRESCIENTLY, EH?
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Masshole makes good,
makes us all laugh, kicks some a$$
in the process. Rock on.
Yes Please by Amy Poehler. Dey Street Books, 2014, 352 pages.
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I had a crush on
Ed Grimly and I'm not
ashamed to admit it.
I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short. Harper, 2014, 336 pages.
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We need diverse books
because Gabi's is a
universal story.
Gabi, Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero. Cinco Puntos Press, 2014, 208 pages.
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Is this pint-sized
sociopath actually growing
on me? Oh dear.
We Meet Again (Timmy Failure #3) by Stephan Patsis. Candlewick, 2014, 272 pages.
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Pointless fluff in its
most charming form.
Anybody want a peanut?
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden. Touchstone, 2014, 272 pages.
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