THE LAST FIFTH GRADE OF EMERSON ELEMENTARY (Wendy Lamb Books, 2016) What an unusual, delightful, and thoughtful novel-in-verse for middle-grade readers, written by Laura Shovan. Here’s a “taste” of this delightful book: “Eighteen kids, one year of poems, one school set to close. Two yellow bulldozers crouched outside, ready to eat the building in one greedy gulp….”… Read more »
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
