AGES 7-10: After Maya’s parents are killed in an auto accident, she finds herself living with her very restrictive grandmother. The only memories of...
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Children’s Book Reviews
Rising Fawn and the Fire Mystery
AGES 9-11: The 1830s was a decade stained by the removal of Indians to reserved land in the West. Seven-year-old Rising Fawn’s peaceful life with...
Journey to San Jacinto
AGES 9-12: In the second of the “Mr. Barrington’s Trunk” series, Melodie Cuate has created an exciting tale about three average students who become...
Cowboys and Coffin Makers
AGES 9-12: Thinking of becoming a woodhawk, mule spinner or iron puddler? Laurie Coulter is masterfully creative in describing the changes taking...
Frog Brings Rain
AGES 5-8: Patricia Hruby Powell retells a folktale that she first read in Frances Newcomb’s Navajo Folktales. This lively tale was kept alive by...
The Cave Creek Kid
AGES 3-5: Are you ready for a rootin’-tootin’ good time? Then mosey on over and dive into The Cave Creek Kid. This is a terrific story detailing the...
Wishful Watoosi (Fiction)
Its not every day that you meet a black and white spotted horse with a low self-esteem. Watoosi is embarrassed because he doesn’t look like any of...
Honky-Tonk Heroes & Hillbilly Angels (Nonfiction)
Young fans of Country music will enjoy this collection of brief profiles of some of the first entertainers in the business such as Johnny Cash,...
Remember Little Bighorn (Nonfiction)
This condensed but excellent presentation of Custer’s last battle is targeted for young readers, but I would suggest they not be too young. Billy...
One Christmas In Old Tascosa (Nonfiction)
Quintille Firman grew up dirt-poor on a Texas Panhandle homestead during the Dust Bowl era. In l931, she and a dozen friends experienced a special...
A Brave Boy & A Good Soldier (Nonfiction)
A Brave Boy & A Good Soldier is an unbelievably intriguing tale of truth about 14-year-old John C.C. Hill embarking on the ill-fated 1842...
Buckamoo Girls (Fiction)
Award-winning illustrator Tom Curry applies his colorful folk art style to Kelley’s new spin on the old song “Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out...