Reinberger Review: Becoming Naomi León
Audience: Grades 4-7 Review by Kayla Hlad (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool When their mother suddenly turns up after years without contact, quiet and perceptive Naomi and her Read more
Audience: Grades 4-7 Review by Kayla Hlad (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool When their mother suddenly turns up after years without contact, quiet and perceptive Naomi and her Read more
Audience: Grades PreK-3 Review by Kayla Hlad (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool Elya and Guevara’s Little Roja Riding Hood gives the traditional narrative new life with modern references Read more
Audience: 12 years and Up Review by Kristen Higgason (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool M.Ed Student, Kent State University EHHS 17-year-old Kiera has a secret – she is Read more
Audience: Grades 3-7 Review by Julia Stone (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool Efrén Divided received the Pura Belpré Children’s Author Award in 2021. Ernesto Cisneros writes with Read more
Currently Reading: To celebrate the birthday of Mary Pope Osborne on the 20th, we are reading the very first of the Magic Tree House Series. Fall in love with the Read more
Audience: Grades PreK-3 Review by Kayla Hlad (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool This biographical picturebook is a celebration of Teresa Carreño’s early triumphant musical journey and reads as Read more
Audience: 14-17 years Review by Kristen Higgason (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool M.Ed Student, Kent State University EHHS Pip and Ravi release a true-crime podcast about the murders Read more
Currently Reading: Our currently reading for this week is Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. This gorgeously illustrated book tells the story of Alice Rumphius who set out to make the world more Read more
Currently Reading: Our currently reading book this week is Bird Watch by Christie Matheson. A perfect introduction to birdwatching for young readers, this seek-and-find picturebook will keep readers entertained even on Read more
Review by Kristen Higgason (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool M.Ed Student, Kent State University EHHS Claudia’s best (and only) friend, Monday, is missing, and no one else notices Read more