(4) 4-6 Snap Books: Make It, Gift It series. Ideas for creative gift-wrapping opens this volume of homemade projects including edible items, jewelry, home-decorating projects, and more. Lists of supplies, step-by-step instructions, and color photos of some steps in creating final products are included; several projects require unusual ingredients (birthday cake–scented fragrance oil) and skills beyond average novice crafters (sewing and using a frosting piping bag). Reading list.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) 4-6 Snap Books: Make It, Gift It series. Ideas for packaging and wrapping edible gifts lead to directions for eleven interesting treats and themed gift baskets. Color photos show finished products and some of the listed steps for creating them. While adult help is suggested when using ovens, other steps may be difficult for even some adults (carving a strawberry into a rose; making pasta and marshmallows from scratch). Reading list.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) YA Gift series. A mysterious stranger bestows supernatural abilities on conflicted teens, with each gift serving as a catalyst for their particular human drama. Despite some overt messaging, the blend of humor ("I don't do flying--it's just pointless"); wish fulfillment; astute character development; understated social commentary; and a diverse, multifaceted cast gives this new hi/lo series broad appeal and resonance.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

(3) YA Gift series. A mysterious stranger bestows supernatural abilities on conflicted teens, with each gift serving as a catalyst for their particular human drama. Despite some overt messaging, the blend of humor ("I don't do flying--it's just pointless"); wish fulfillment; astute character development; understated social commentary; and a diverse, multifaceted cast gives this new hi/lo series broad appeal and resonance.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

(3) YA Gift series. A mysterious stranger bestows supernatural abilities on conflicted teens, with each gift serving as a catalyst for their particular human drama. Despite some overt messaging, the blend of humor ("I don't do flying--it's just pointless"); wish fulfillment; astute character development; understated social commentary; and a diverse, multifaceted cast gives this new hi/lo series broad appeal and resonance.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

(3) YA Gift series. A mysterious stranger bestows supernatural abilities on conflicted teens, with each gift serving as a catalyst for their particular human drama. Despite some overt messaging, the blend of humor ("I don't do flying--it's just pointless"); wish fulfillment; astute character development; understated social commentary; and a diverse, multifaceted cast gives this new hi/lo series broad appeal and resonance.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross