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Book Review: Smitten

Travis Jonker, May 6, 2008 | Reviews



Smitten By David Gordon Atheneum ISBN: 9781416924401 $15.99 Grades K-2 In Stores Sometimes you come across a book where everything seems to be in place at first glance. Nice illustrations, appealing characters, catchy title. It’s the kind of book you would expect kids to be drawn to. Upon reading, however, there’s just something missing. “Smitten” […]

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Hollywood Inside Report: Prince Caspian Trailer

Travis Jonker, May 6, 2008 | Reviews



“The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” fell into the rather large category of kids books turned movies where I thought, “I might be disappointed, so I’ll pass for now”. *cough* Golden Compass *cough*. Well, I’ve got some catching up to do. The next installment in the series is making its way to silver screens […]

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Book Review: Not So Tall for Six

Travis Jonker, May 3, 2008 | Reviews



Not So Tall for Six By Dianna Hutts Aston Illustrated by Frank W. Dormer Charlesbridge ISBN: 9781570917059 $14.95 Grades K-2 In Stores I played one year of high school tennis. It was doubles and I was paired up with a kid who was far and away the smallest kid in my grade. I happened to […]

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Book Review: Click

Travis Jonker, May 2, 2008 | Reviews



Click By David Almond, Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Deborah Ellis, Nick Hornby, Tim Wynne-Jones, Margo Lanagan, Gregory Maguire, Ruth Ozeki, and Linda Sue Park Arthur A. Levine Books ISBN: 9780439411387 $16.99 Grades 6-9 In Stores After putting this one down, I was left with a problem: how do I review a book written by 10 […]

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Dig Into the Archives

Travis Jonker, May 2, 2008 | News



100 Scope Notes is opening up the vaults. Below the search box on the left side of the page there is a drop down menu titled “The Archives”. It collects posts from each month the blog has been in existence. Feel free to rummage through old posts from as far back as the good ol’ […]

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Books For Sale; New York Times Keeps Track

Travis Jonker, May 1, 2008 | News



The New York Times is nothing if not a choice operation. They do some pretty good reporting, but what they really excel at is keeping us informed about what kids books are moving units nationwide. Below are the results from their latest bestseller study. PICTURE BOOKS This Week Weeks On List 1 GALLOP!, written and […]

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Book Review: Prince of Underwhere

Travis Jonker, April 29, 2008 | Reviews



Prince of Underwhere By Bruce Hale Illustrated by Shane Hillman HarperCollins ISBN: 9780060851248 $15.99 Grades 3-6 In Stores Books that are tailor made for reluctant readers can sometimes be tricky to give a thoughtful review. The reason? Well, I’m not a reluctant reader. Show me a book and you don’t have to do much convincing. […]

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5 Questions With David Petersen

Travis Jonker, April 28, 2008 | Authors



“Mouse Guard – Fall 1152” recently arrived at my 5th & 6th grade library and the graphic novel has been a downright hit with kids. Creator/author/illustrator David Petersen has been having an exciting month, receiving a couple of Eisner Award nominations for his work. Mr. Petersen graciously took the time to be interviewed for the […]

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Link Du Jour: April 27, 2008

Travis Jonker, April 27, 2008 | Link Du Jour



You ever look around the library and think, “This is nice and all, but can’t we get some trees in here?” All the time, you say? Well you’re more ahead of the outdoors as indoors movement than I. You’re also a lot like the folks at the Public Library in Canton, Michigan – take a […]

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Retro Review: The Full Belly Bowl

Travis Jonker, April 26, 2008 | Reviews



The Full Belly Bowl By Jim Aylesworth Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin Atheneum ©1999 ISBN: 9780689810336 $17.99 Grades 2-4 In Stores I eat the same thing for lunch every day. Granola bar, string cheese, banana, crackers, pretzels with peanut butter. I like those things and they’re easy to pack, so that’s what I stick with. […]

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