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New Juvenile Non Fiction

by Ricca Gaus, Inwood Library
April 21, 2011

It can be tricky to find good non fiction for kids.  The good offerings strike a delicate balance between factual accuracy, realistic portrayal and general appeal.  I recently found two great new books that seem to strike all three, but in very different ways for two different age groups.

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Book Review: Warp Speed

by Ricca Gaus, Inwood Library
April 5, 2011

Warp Speed by Lisa Yee tells the story of Marley Sandelski, a seventh grade Star Trek geek at Rancho Rosetta Middle School.  Marley has some great friends and loves being in AV club with the other geeks.  They could spend all day debating the merits of Star Trek vs. Star Wars, but sadly, that is only one period of the day.  The rest of the time he is avoiding bullies like the Gorn, who shove him into lockers and chase him after school.

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Book Review: Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie

by Ricca Gaus, Inwood Library
March 31, 2011

Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie by Julie Sternberg and illustrated by Matthew Cordell takes place during the summer between second and third grade, but starts out not as sunny as a summer day.

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