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Through a Child's Eye
http://sjkessel.blogspot.com/
Reviews of young adult and children's literature as well as thoughts about my struggle to become a published author.
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REVIEW: Rivka\'s First Thanksgiving
Rael, E.O. (2001). Rivka's First Thanksgiving. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books.068983901430-Second Plot Summary: The daughter of Jewish immigrants, it's up to young Rivka to share with her family the lessons she ha...
REVIEW: Little Brother
Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother382 pages -- 0765319853Thirty second summary: After San Francisco is attacked by terrorists, made into a police state, and written off by the rest of the country, seventeen-year-old Marcus and his friends find themselv...
REVIEW: Maybe a Bear Ate It!
Harris, R.H. (2008). Maybe a Bear Ate It! New York: Orchard Books.043992961x30-Second Summary: A young cat who is all ready for bed can't find his (or her?) book and won't go to sleep until he (she? it?) finds it. The ca...
REVIEW: Leviathan
Westerfeld, S. (2009). Leviathan. New York: Simon Pulse.9781416971733434 Pages.30-Second Plot Summary: An alternate history to the beginning of World War I, Leviathan switches back and forth between the points of view of...
REVIEW: The Lion & the Mouse
Pinkney, J. (2009). The Lion and the Mouse. New York: Little, Brown and Company.9780316013567Jerry's back! And his illustrations of this retelling of one of Aesop's fable are amazing. (Caldecott amazing?  ...
REVIEW: Mom\'s Story
Nickum, Mary. Mom’s Story: A Child Learns About MS978-0-9840836-5-7Thirty second summary: Amy knows there’s something wrong with her mother, and the disease – multiple sclerosis – sounds scary. With the help of her family and friends, howe...

