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Weird on Top of Weird. Squared.

10/22/2019

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Weird Little Robots
by Carolyn Crimi ill by Corinna Luyken

Real live robots and their pet squirrel. It's like weird on top of weird squared.
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Penny Rose is lonely. In the past, she has always enjoyed friendships with other children in her neighborhood. Now everything has changed. Her family moved and she can't connect with any of her new classmates. She spends her free time sequestered in the shed in her family’s backyard, creating a collection of tiny robots from found objects: outdated technology, broken bits and pieces, even a set of false teeth. She names each creation and fills her days tinkering with these mini-friends.
Then she meets her nerdy neighbor Lark. A budding ornithologist, Lark has a yard brimming with an incredible collection of birdhouses created from assorted curiosities that the birds leave for her,
Lark wasn’t afraid to let her weirdness show, and Penny Rose thought that was very brave.
The two loners combine their shared resources and talents to create roboTown, an intricate metropolis for robots, complete with multilevel buildings, lights, and a battery-operated elevator. ​One night they discover that the robots have come to life.
Every story must have a dark moment and it arrives for Penny Rose in the form of a mysterious invitation to join a Secret Science Society. In a moment of weakness, Penny Rose shares her robots with members of the secret group. She does this without the knowledge or consent of Lark, betraying the trust of her best friend and the magical robots. There are consequences. Most of the robots are stolen, roboTown demolished, and her friendship with Lark damaged.
In the process of attempting to reclaim and repair broken relationships and the lifeless toys, Penny Rose makes her own discoveries: What does it mean to be friend? What is science? Can all mistakes be fixed?
Crimi brings the story to a satisfying conclusion, including a miraculous recovery of one robot and a repaired friendship. But she leaves a few threads open. Does this mean that there will be more adventures for Penny Rose, Lark, and their robots? Count my vote for an absolutely, positively, without a doubt yes. More Weird Little Robots. More Penny Rose and Lark. Please.
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There are so many things to love about this charming little tale of friendship and creativity, science and magic. The girls are interesting and interested in the world around them. But it's the robots who steal the show. There's iPam, made from a cell phone. Her cracked screen displays text messages to the girls. Fraction, the friendly bot, is an old calculator with a heart-shaped sticker, Clunk with a meat thermometer head atop a transistor radio takes over plugging in the lights. Sharpie created from a pair of old dentures, can sometimes be a bit grouchy. Data with a marble eye keeps watch out the window. She can see the future.
​I absolutely adore these robots!
Luyken's full page illustrations accentuate the story's magic. She captures the essence to the two girls and the distinctive personality of the robots. Images of roboTown glow with the wonder of the girl's imaginations and cast a bewitching spell over the tale.

Build Your Own Robot
Penny Rose loved the idea of dressing up in the same costume for Halloween..."We'll be Best Friends Robots!"
​The girls want to dress up as robots for Halloween.
​Although their plans fall through, young readers can create a cardboard robot costume and make their own magic.
Uncorrected copy provided by publisher.
Pub date: October 1, 2019 Publisher: Candlewick ISBN: 978-0763694937
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Friendship & Other Discoveries

10/9/2019

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Nina Soni, Former Best Friend
​by Kashmira Sheth ill by Jenn Kocsmiersky

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Nina Soni’s life just got more complicated. She accidentally destroys her best friend's art project. Nina fears that Jay will no longer be her friend. She is stymied when her teacher assigns a Personal Narrative Project. She has nothing to write. Her life is as boring as plain rice.
​Then she discovers an interesting phenomenon that will be the basis for her person narrative. To her dismay, she learns that her idea is the same experiment used by  Jay at last year's science fair. She is discouraged.
When her sister's birthday party plans fall through, Jay and Nina come together and develop a clever solution to the birthday dilemma. Upon reflection, Nina realizes that retelling events of the past twenty-four hours will make an interesting writing project. 
​Crisis averted. Friendship restored. Assignment completed. Things are working out!
Nina has a way with words.  She images that one day she will make a brilliant scientific discovery. She will name it Ninacillian, similar to Alexander Fleming's penicillin. 
The narrative is liberally sprinkled with her unique definitions. Some are spot on. All feature her quirky perspective.
For=get-ful-ness means your mind becomes so full of new thoughts and ideas that it pushes out the old ones.
Former means once-upon-a-time.
Sheth includes numerous references to Nina’s Indian-American heritage, including traditional foods such as roti and kachumber.  ​Her notebook Sakhi means friend in Hindi. The family watches Mahabharat, a long-running series based on the Hindu ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharat.
Nina Soni, Former Best Friend is the first title in this series for young readers. Easy-to-read font, lots of lists, and handy trim size make this a good choice for early chapter book readers.  Kocsmiersky’s black and white line drawings capture nine-year-old Nina's irrepressible nature.

Scientific Discoveries

If Nina can try this experiment, so can young readers. Caution: It takes a very large and extra-sharp knife as well as some muscle power to bisect and chop a dense head of cabbage. That part of the experiment is best left to an adult.
  • Cut a cabbage in half and chop into thin shreds.
  • Place the cabbage in a large glass or other stain-resistant bowl.
  • Submerge the cabbage in warm water. Let it rest for about 24 hours until the cabbage water is pink
  • Strain the liquid and discard the cabbage shreds.
  • Pour a small amount into individual containers.
  • Add one additional liquid to each container of cabbage juice. Label the contents of each container.
  • Record your observations.
Below are the results of my pH experiment. 
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Dish soap
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Lemon juice
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Baking soda
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Vinegar
Copy provided by publisher.
Pub date: October 1, 2019  Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company  ISBN: 978-1682630570
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All Ways 

10/4/2019

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Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds  ill by Alexander Nabaum

"You have to look both ways and all ways. That even includes, despite what your dad says, down."
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Reynolds has penned a novel comprised of interconnected stories. Read independently they are insightful vignettes, zeroing in on the ten city blocks students attending Lattimer Middle School traverse each day. Collectively the stories reveal the hearts of those bound together by geography. The lives of these unique individuals intersect in unexpected ways.
In the push and pull of everyday life, we meet students affected by life-altering events such as sickle cell anemia, cancer, dementia, incarceration, and gay-shaming.
These ten blocks are jam-packed with a rich assortment of sensory details.
​"There's a smell in the air. A mix of exhaust and exhaustion. Also cooked food and cooked hair.
There's a feel in the air. A stickiness like walking through an invisible syrup. A thickness to life.
There's a sound in the air. A shrill and chill. The scream and whisper of the world making a symphony of so good and so what."
Narration is punctuated with cracking bits of humor, clever word play, and laser-sharp insights into the soul of the neighborhood.
Most stories can be enjoyed as a standalone short narrative. "How a Boy Can Become a Grease Fire" begs to be read aloud. I can't read it without voicing the interactions between Geoffrey and Candace. It's a master class in dynamic dialog. 
Book design visually recreates the ten block setting. Nabaum's horizontal panels of pedestrians' silhouettes travel down the otherwise blank page, marking the beginning of each new tale. The stories are discrete. Taken together, each one builds on the previous narrative and culminate in the concluding story which brings all of the scattered pieces together and neatly folds individual lives into the fabric of the community. Look Both Ways follows the walk each person takes to arrive home.
Reynolds has a way with words, a way with stories, and a way with people that brings out the heart and the humanity in each of us. His work makes better our literary canon for youth, our lives, and our world.
Uncorrected copy provided by publisher.
​Pub date: October 8, 2019  Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books ISBN: 978-1481438285
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You've Got a Friend

9/26/2019

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Aalfred and Aalbert by Morag Hood

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Morag Hood is back with another inventive tale of friendship. She still manages to spend some time in at the grocers where Carrot and Pea hang out. However, for this book broccoli and cheese play a supporting part.
Starring roles belong to two aardvarks. Aalfred and Aalbert. Name spelling is a playful nod to the species nomenclature.
Although the two aardvarks have neighboring burrows, they have never met. Each has a very distinct lifestyle, one active during the day and the other nocturnal. They seem destined to remain apart.
Until an observant bird decides to intervene.
The bird tries several different tactics to bring the potential friends together.  All these well-meaning attempts fail. Until... Aalfred notices the bird is dejected and decides to do something to cheer up his feathered friend. On his way to visit bird, he slips and tumbles into Aalbert's burrow. This chance encounter leads to a lifetime friendship for the aardvarks, filled with picnics, tennis, and quantities of broccoli with cheese sauce. 
Astute young readers will notice that this is more than a story of two unusual characters who meet and become friends. It is the story of a bird who helps others become friends. An example of true friendship.
A note about the primarily blue and orange color palette. These are traditionally referred to as complementary colors. This color scheme emphasizes contrasts between the two mammals.
​"Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors may also be called "opposite colors."                                                                                      Wikipedia

It's Science

In addition to a story of friendship and an exploration of the color wheel, Aalfred and Aalbert can be used as an introduction to nocturnal animals and magnetic fields. This picture book offers a wealth of teaching opportunities.
Uncorrected copy provided by publisher.
​Pub date: September 1, 2019  Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company  ISBN: 978-1682631218
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Just Friends

8/31/2019

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Duck and Penguin are NOT Friends
by Julia Woolf

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Betty and Maud are best friends. The girls love to spend time together and always include their favorite soft toy animals. Betty brings her squishy yellow Duck. Maud has her huggable snuggable Penguin.
Because the girls are so fond of one another, they assume that Duck and Penguin share similar feelings.
Not so. Not so at all.
While the girls are having fun, Duck and Penguin are engaged in minor warfare: stomping on sand creations, hurling eggs, tagging with copious amounts of paint.
Betty and Maud are oblivious to their stuffed animals’ animosity, exclaiming, "They love each other so much."
After treating their toys to a bath and fluff up with the blow drier, the girls are ready for the ultimate activity: "itty- bitty babies." The pair are placed in miniature strollers and dressed in ruffled pink bonnets. The ultimate humiliation is when pacifiers are plopped into the mouths of the indignant duo. Duck and Penguin have had enough. They sneak away from the girls and have fun on their own. They know that time with an arch enemy is better than being itty-bitty babies.
Duck and Penguin are NOT Friends has all the elements of a memorable picture book: a plot line with a clever twist, charming characters, dialog that begs to be read aloud, and illustrations popping with personality and humor. Julia Woolf is at the top of her game. This is one of those picture books that is entertaining for readers of any age. Adults will have as much fun as children, laughing along with the exploits of this cantankerous twosome.
The end papers featuring Duck and Penguin playing together are a bonus.

When the Kids Aren't Watching

Many libraries host Stuffed Animal Sleepovers. Children are invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal for an evening of stories, crafts, and snacks. After tucking their treasured toys in for the night, kids head home. That's when the fun begins. The stuffed animals find their way into various activities throughout the building. Staff members take photos of the toys' after-dark escapades. Children return to the library the next morning to retrieve their stuffed animals and view photographs of their animals enjoying a night in the library.
This activity makes an excellent follow up to the story of Duck and Penguin.
Pub date: September 1, 2019  Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company  ISBN: 978-1682631324
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Faith & Miracles

8/27/2019

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The Miraculous by Jess Redman

To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle...unspeakably perfect miracles!
Walt Whitman
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Wunder Ellis is a miracologist, a person who collects evidence of miracles. From the time he was six years old, he became aware of phenomena that could not be explained with traditional logic. He records and numbers these entries in a journal titled The Miraculous. 
Wunder's faith in miracles is destroyed when his infant sister dies. He no longer believes. He removes all evidence of miracles from his room: a Calendar of the Saints, statues of angels, books and scriptures from many different faiths, and his framed baby photo inscribed with the Willa Cather quote Where there is great love there are always miracles.
The Miraculous is a story of grief, viewed from the perspective of faith. Faith that is lost and faith that is eventually regained. Wunder and his father worship at St. Gerard's, a traditional Christian church. However, the narrative includes references to numerous faith traditions including Jesa, the Korean ceremony to honor the dead, the Hand of Fatima, and the Twin Miracle of the Buddha. His newly found friend Faye wears a black cloak and is a student of the paranormal, specializing in the study of witches and ghosts.
Wunder and Faye visit an abandoned house located near the cemetery. An old woman, who Faye suspects might be a witch, lives there. The witch sends the two on various missions, first to deliver letters to community members who have experienced a loss, then to locate a branch from a mysterious tree. As they perform these tasks, they come to understand loss, both their personal losses and the losses of others. They discover connections between people and bereavement. They see that miracles can take many forms. They begin to believe.
A New Testament verse plays an important part in the story.  Redman alters the Biblical text slightly to read.
Behold! I tell you a miracle. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed.
This is a richly layered story of pain and grief. Fantastical elements blend perfectly with the heartbreaking reality of death. ​Like Wunder, readers will recall their own encounters with miracles. And like Wunder, they will be changed.
....hidden miracles, the ones that are so often forgotten, the never-ending memory of a cherished one, the hands of friends, new and old, reaching out to hold you up, the love you receive, even when that love comes from someone you cannot see or hear.

A Grief Observed

These fictional accounts of children who suffer loss are some of my personal treasures.
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Pub date: July 30, 2019  Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)  ISBN: 978-0374309749
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Why Ask

8/13/2019

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Why by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

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​Why?  Why?  Why?
Why?
​Is there an adult who has not been on the receiving end of the one-word question that is frequently posited by youngsters?
Vaccaro Seeger considers a youngster’s desire to understand the world by asking incessant questions.This picture book breaks with the conventional querying child trope, taking an unexpected story path.
Title page features a frisky young bunny, scampering after a lumbering old bear. Successive pages follow the rabbit as it observes the bear engaging in simple activities: watering flowers, viewing the stars, stopping for a snack. Always rabbit asks "Why?' The massive friend patiently responds to each query with a gentle explanation.
Time passes. Seasons change. The questions persist.
At this point, the story structure shifts.
For rabbit's latest question, there is no definitive answer. Bear responds.
"I don't know why.
Sometimes I just don't know why!"
The bear moves on and rabbit is silent. Now it is bear's turn to stop and inquire. A two-page spread zooms in for a close-up as treasured friends regard one another, pausing to reflect on an answer. It's a tender moment.
Vaccaro Seeger eschews the flat color and the figures defined by solid outlines featured in her earlier books and opts for a softer watercolor approach. This style perfectly suits the subject. ​Text and image work in tandem to tell the story. Earth and sky have equal importance. Readers will watch for hints of seasonal change. Expressive bodies and faces of the two animals are eloquent and laden with emotion.
This is one of those books that will find a permanent place on nightstands. One anticipates that well-worn and loved copies of Why? will be found in countless homes as generations of children and adults find quiet joy in this classic.

Just Asking

 Add these books to your collection of books which explore answers the timeless question of why.
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Pub date: August 13, 2019  Publisher: Neal Porter Books  ISBN: 978-0823441730
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Tummy Trouble

7/30/2019

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Guts by Raina Telgemeier

Can you be sick even if you're not sick?
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Uber-talented Raina Telgemeier has done it again. She has created a companion volume to her endearing and enduring classics Smile and Sisters. Guts is also autobiographical. It recounts Telgemeier’s bouts with stress and the mental, social, and emotional costs of anxiety. This may be her most personal book to date, detailing her childhood panic attacks, phobias, and anxiety. She opens up about the distress that she experienced and her body's responses to these fears. ​
Beginning in the fourth grade, Raina begins worrying about vomiting, an experience that assaults all of the senses: sight, sound, taste, and smell. The possibility of throwing up, even hearing the word vomit becomes a trigger, sending her to the bathroom.
​Stress-provoking factors multiply. They include crowded living conditions, fear of speaking in public, the possibility of contracting the flu, and eating contaminated food. The result: this young girl spends her days and nights in a state of continual turmoil.
There are numerous visits to doctors who suggest possible causes. Everything from food poisoning to puberty and Irritable bowel syndrome are suggested. ​None of these diagnoses seem accurate.
Fortunately, her mother suggests therapy and arranges for Raina to meet with a professional who helps her work through her issues.  Together they plan ways that she can anticipate anxiety triggers and deal effectively with her angst. She eventually reaches the point where she can share her coping techniques with others. She is amazed to learn that she is not alone. Others have health-related problems. Others find therapy helpful. 
Raina brilliantly uses the graphic novel format to tell her story. She knows when to over-fill a panel or page with people and actions, reinforcing her suffocating claustrophic feelings. Panel placement is an integral part of the story, at times horizontal bands move from the top of the bottom of the page.  Full page panels set the scene and provide important background information.  A full page is a significant statement which invites readers to pause. One of my favorites is the full-page image of her sneakers.  As readers pause to consider what it feels like to look down at shoes and become "grounded" they can experience the value of this technique.
Facial expressions and body language are a hallmark of her work. She effectively captures fear, frustration, and eventually, self-confidence.
Panels which are predominantly green signal her moments of extreme distress. A swirling mass of worry and doubt encircle Raina in various shades of green.
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The poignant dedication acknowledges the fears that many children face. Telgemeier reaches out to her readers, describing her pain and the ways it manifests itself. Individual battles with stress will vary. However children who live with anxiety will see and understand that they are not alone.
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​Thanks Raina. It takes courage to relive painful childhood experiences. It takes talent to accurately record your experiences in comic format. It takes empathy to share your journey through dark moments with young readers. It takes intention to seek help through therapy.
You are a woman of courage, talent, empathy, and guts.
Readers are fortunate that their beloved author has shared her story.
Thank you.
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Telgemeier Treasures

Collect them all. They are kid-tested, award-winning, time-honored classics. 
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Pub date: September 17, 2019  Publisher: Graphix  ISBN: 978-0545852500
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Chispita: Tiny Spark

7/26/2019

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Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya

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Emilia Rosa is juggling a plethora of problems. Let's start with family. Dad, a Marine who was deployed during most of of her childhood, returns home. He seems to be a different person from the father she remembers. Mami, who keeps Emilia focused and organized, will be away on an extended business trip. Abuela, her maternal grandmother has definite notions about Emilia’s life, including the need for a quinceañera. This is something she emphatically does not want.
Sixth grade is a struggle. Not because she isn't intelligent, but because she processes stimuli in a different way. She needs time and individual attention in order to complete her homework. Some school assignments are difficult to untangle without guidance from her mother.The noises associated with school rallies in the gym are a horrific assault on her senses.
Friendships are complicated. Her relationship with a childhood friend seems to be changing. Emilia feels uncomfortable with how her friend speaks to her. She feels pressure to be part of activities where she feels uneasy.
That's not all. The community is in an uproar over possible changes in school boundaries. Will it have a positive or an adverse effect on the social and cultural integrity of the neighborhoods impacted by the proposed realignment?
There's lots going on here. Adjusting to change at home. Understanding the noticeable differences in her father’s behavior. Standing up to unreasonable requests from family and friends. Learning to weld and helping her father restore a vintage car. Becoming a participant in community politics.
Emilia discovers the value of looking at both sides of an issue, researching to uncover key information, and actively participating in the community. Current issues such as immigration, redistricting, and neighborhood identity take on added significance. ​She discovers that there are no easy answers.
Spanish is an integral part of Each Tiny Spark. Cartaya liberally sprinkles the narrative with Spanish phrases and Cuban culture. Non-Spanish readers will be able to grasp meaning by using contextual clues.
Author's Note includes resources on the following topics: Code of Ethics, News Services, Immigrant Rights, Neurodiversity, Veterans Support Services. There's a nice shoutout to libraries, librarians, and original research. ​​
Three cheers for the diminutive red head who loves to figure out puzzles and solve complex computer problems. She knows what’s under the hood of a Shelby Mustang and is a natural with a welding gun. She's a Chispita!

More stories from Pablo Cartaya

Be sure to check out these middle grade novels featuring latino characters. Cover images link to book trailers.
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Pub date: August 6, 2019  Publisher: Kokila  ISBN: 978-0451479723​
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Color Palette

7/15/2019

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All the Greys on Greene Street by Laura Tucker

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Olympia lives in a world of artists: her mother a painter turned sculptor, her father an art restorer, and her father's studiomate Apollo. She enjoys assisting Apollo with grinding pigments and mixing his own paints. She too is an artist. But her medium is the Blackwing 602 pencil. She works strictly in black, white, and grey. 
When events force her to temporarily give up sketching, she turns to watercolor. Her experiments with this medium reminded me of my early forays into the magic of pigments mixed with water and then applied to pristine white paper. I unearthed some of my childhood watercolors and paired them with some of Olympia's observations on color, art, and life.
I loved All the Greys on Greene Street for many reasons: the tender exchanges between a troubled mother and her anxious daughter, the vivid descriptions of lower Manhattan, sunny summer days on an island, friendships tested and remaining true, love for cats, and a young girl's discoveries of what it means to be brave. Thanks Laura Tucker for restoring a piece of my childhood.
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"...a wash of blues...so deep and rich that looking at them made you feel like you were learning something."
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"Apollo mixes colors for his own paintings too, which is why they're so beautiful they make your chest hurt."
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"It's not the worst thing, is it? To celebrate the extraordinary in the ordinary?"
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"It was a relief to let things be a little blurry. I liked how forgiving watercolor was, how easy it was to pretend that you hadn't made a mistake."
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"but there were hundreds of blues in there that I had no words for, smoky purples and faded teals, colors even Apollo might not have known the names for."
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" learned that if I held the brush at the very end...and made a lazy stroke with my whole arm, I could lay down a luxurious swath of color."
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"Dried gamboge doesn't look like much-just another sticky, ugly brown rock. But put a drop of water on it, and that rock will weep a tear so brightly yellow it will hurt your eyes."
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"They turn difficult things into beautiful ones. They're the artists. And that's what you are."
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​Pub date: June 4, 2019  Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers  ISBN: 978-0451479532
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