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August 16, 2022 Feature / Reviews

Review: Divergent Is The First Thrilling Installment In Dystopian Series

When the world is separated by different societal groups who each have their own morals, Tris learns that she is

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August 4, 2022 Feature / Reviews

Concrete Rose Is A Powerful Story That Shows How Choices Can Become Consequences

You’ve probably read or heard about the bestselling novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. In her latest novel,

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July 11, 2022 Feature / Reviews

Join Me For Poetry Event Next Week: Sign Up To Share Your Poems

One of my favorite types of writing is verse. I’ve always liked poetry, having read Emily Dickinson and Shel Silverstein

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August 28, 2018 Feature / Guest Blogs

Guest Blog: Everybody Loves The Korean Food In Chef Roy Choi And The Street Food Remix

Note from Elena Reads: Today’s guest blogger is Jada J., age 8. Here is her review: I read a book

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August 23, 2018 Feature / Interviews

Interview: Bollywood Writer Supriya Kelkar Now Authors Books For Children

Michigan author Supriya Kelkar said she watched three Bollywood movies each week as a kid to learn to speak Hindi.

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August 21, 2018 Feature / Reviews

Review: Ahimsa Tells Story Of India’s Freedom Fighters Through Eyes of 10-year-old Girl

Ahimsa, by Supriya Kelkar, is a book about a 10-year-old girl named Anjali living in the 1940s in India, when

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August 16, 2018 Feature / Interviews

Interview: Rebecca Caprara Talks About Soon-To-Be-Released First Book

Rebecca Caprara, a graduate of Cornell University and a girl who practiced architecture, is also the author of the book

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August 14, 2018 Feature / Reviews

Review: The Magic Of Melwick Orchard Is A Book You’ll Want To Savor

I usually read books on paperback or hardcover, but Rebecca Caprara, the author of  The Magic of Melwick Orchard sent me a

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August 9, 2018 Feature / Interviews

Interview: Kelly DiPucchio Says Our Books Should Reflect Our Diversity

  Kelly DiPucchio had a pet goat when she was a kid and always bought her clothes from Sears catalogs.

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August 7, 2018 Feature / Reviews

Review: Grace For President Questions Why Only Boys Have Led The Country

Today’s book review is Grace for President, a New York Times Best Seller, by Kelly DiPucchio. It’s about a girl named

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August 3, 2018 Feature / Interviews

Interview: Jean Alicia Elster Writes Novels About Black People In Detroit

My interview this week is with Jean Alicia Elster. She used to be a lawyer, but now she is an

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August 2, 2018 Feature / Reviews

Review: Who’s Jim Hines? A Historical Fiction Book That Turns Into A Mystery

I read this book called Who’s Jim Hines? by Jean Alicia Elster. It’s about a young African-American boy named Doug

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August 1, 2018 Feature / Guest Blogs

Guest Review: “The Colored Car Subtly Teaches Life Fundamentals”

Note from Elena Reads: Yesterday I reviewed The Colored Car and today guest blogger Christian S., age 12, gives her

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