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Fontes, Justine
3 Reviews
(4)
YA
Surviving Southside series.
Benito's life turns upside down when his father returns from Iraq suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. After Dad has a flashback in public, Benito decides to run away from the embarrassment. He doesn't get far before learning you can't flee from your problems. Though the story is unsubtle in message and tone, its topical subject matter may attract reluctant readers.
Reviewer: David Elzey
(4)
PS
Illustrated by
Rob Hefferan.
After Zack misplaces his stuffed dinosaur, two friends offer to lend him their favorite toys. Impressed by their bravery, Zack vows to go it alone. The ending--his dino was inside his pillowcase all along--is limp, but the warm, gauzy art captures the genuine-seeming emotions of the all-animal cast.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(4)
K-3
Dorling Kindersley Readers series.
With a somewhat stilted text geared toward newly independent readers, this book offers an introductory biographical sketch of Abraham Lincoln. Text boxes provide additional related information. Archival photographs and reproductions are combined with undistinguished illustrations. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang
3 reviews
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