books – Elena Reads and Reviews

Review: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Is A Beautiful Native American Tale

Native American culture is known for its legends. This is one about a girl who loves wild horses. She would

The acclaimed novel Clap When You Land, by Elizabeth Acevedo, is one that proficiently weaves a triumphant story of two

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

Seventh-grader Pippa is a funny, quirky, and kind young girl who earns a scholarship to a fancy private school because

Many kids like to make up their own languages, and communicate with their friends or siblings in their newfound dialect.

I’m so excited I got chance to talk with award-winning author Jerry Craft. We discussed everything from getting kids to

Jerry Craft is back at it with another great graphic novel, Class Act. This book is a New Kid companion,

Alan Katz is the author of 50 books for young readers, including Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other

Many Jewish kids become a b’nai mitzvah at 13, but Debbie Reed Fischer had to wait until she was 18.

As a kid, Debra Green loved reading about large families. Her favorite books were All-of-a-Kind Family, Little Women, the Narnia