Book Review
The Selkie's Daughter
by Alex Dailey
A family is caught between the land and the sea in Linda Crotta Brennan’s coming-of-age novel The Selkie’s Daughter—a story rich in Celtic lore. Brigit’s father is a fisherman; her selkie mother chose to live her life on land....
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There's a Yeti in My Tummy
by Alex Dailey
The encouraging picture book There’s a Yeti in my Tummy validates the big feelings that small children feel. Meredith Rusu’s fun picture book There’s a Yeti in my Tummy explains how some children handle big feelings. Matthew has...
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Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe
by Alex Dailey
Tim DeRoche’s collection of fun and morbid poems, "Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe", draws on contemporary, fantastical, and history-based themes; its entries are flanked by imaginative illustrations. A collection of unfortunate...
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The Worm Man
by Alex Dailey
A woman with a traumatic past comes under her neighbors’ suspicion when a child is kidnapped in the surprise-filled mystery novel "The Worm Man". In Mary Frances Hill’s thrilling small-town mystery novel "The Worm Man", a girl’s...
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The Lucky Hermit Crab and Her Swirly New Shell
by Alex Dailey
"The Lucky Hermit Crab and Her Swirly New Shell" is an informative picture book about a young hermit crab who learns to accept change and let go of outgrown treasures. In Janice S. C. Petrie’s educational picture book "The Lucky Hermit...
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First Strike
by Alex Dailey
The universe’s safety is at risk in the gripping science fiction novel "First Strike", which features an exciting array of extraterrestrial entities. About sacrifices made for others, Angela Haas’s science fiction novel "First...
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Spider's New Friend
by Alex Dailey
The familiar picture book Spider’s New Friend imparts lessons about kindness and personal dedication. Dirdura Wynn’s picture book Spider’s New Friend delivers timeless lessons about persisting—and about choosing kindness over...
Book Review
Segment of One
by Alex Dailey
"Segment of One" is a gripping, high-stakes novel in which marketing analyses and science could be used to stop serial killers. In "Segment of One", a thriller by Michael Grigsby, a Texas community is placed in the grips of two serial...