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Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt, a review

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt, a review

by Phyllis | Jun 3, 2020 | Book reviews, Middle-grade voice example

Sometimes I stray from my core mission of reviewing middle grade novels. This novel is almost a middle-grade novel. After all, its narrator is twelve, perfect for middle grade. But the real protagonist is thirteen or fourteen, a boy who’s already lived enough...
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom by Gary D. Schmidt, illus. by Daniel Minter

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom by Gary D. Schmidt, illus. by Daniel Minter

by Phyllis | Apr 7, 2020 | Book reviews

Picture book biographies are coming into their own lately, aimed at young kids and also older ones who can look at the notes in the back. Here’s a truly notable book, set apart by its amazing illustrations and its jewel-toned prose. Sojourner Truth was a woman...
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