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Book Review: James,* by Percival Everett, published March, ’24, 320 pages, Lexile 790, recommended for grades 11 and up, ages...

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Book Review: Ain’t Burned All the Bright,* by poet Jason Reynolds with art by illustrator Jason Griffin*, published 01/11/’22, 195...

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Book Review: This Book Won’t Burn,* by Samira Ahmed, published May 7, 2024, 381 pages (Kindle edition), recommended for ages...

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Book Review: The Last Cuentista,* by Donna Barba Higuera, published October 12, ’21, 326 pages (Kindle edition), Lexile 730, recommended...

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Book Review: Akata Witch,* by Nnedi Okorafor, published April 14, 2011, 384 pages (Kindle edition), Lexile 590, recommended for...

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Book Review: Starfish,* by Lisa Fipps, published March 21, 2021, 256 pages (Kindle edition), Lexile 630, Recommended for grades 5-8...

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Book Review: Mexikid,* by Pedro Martin, published August 1, 2023, 320 pages, Lexile 530, recommended for ages 10-14 or grades...

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Book Review: Refugee*,by Alan Gratz, published July 25, 2017, 344 pages (Kindle edition), Lexile 800, recommended for ages 10 and...

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Book Review: A Good Kind of Trouble,* by Lisa Moore Ramée, published March 12, 2019, 384 pages (Kindle edition), Lexile...

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Book Review: The Poet X*,by Elizabeth Acevedo, published March 6, 2018, 361 pages (Kindle edition), Lexile HL800** Recommended for accelerated...

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Book Review: Too Bright to See*, Kyle Lukoff, published April 20, ’21, 192 pages (Kindle edition). Lexile 790, recommended for...

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Book Review: Maybe He Just Likes You,*  by Barbara Dee, published October 1, 2019, 320 pages, Lexile 640, recommended for...

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Book Review: The Elephant Whisperer,* by Lawrence Anthony (1), published June 5, 2009, 368 pages, Lexile 840, recommended for grades...

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Book Review: The 47 People You’ll Meet in Middle School, by Kristin Mahoney, published August 6, 2019, 304 pages,...

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Book Review: 101 Black Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Leaders in Black History, by L. A. Amber. Published...

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Book Review: Sing Down the Moon, by Scott O’Dell,* published in 1970, winner of the Newbery Medal Honor Book, 1971,...

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Book Review: The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander,* published March 18, 2014, 248 pages (ebook edition), 2015 Newbery Medal and Coretta...

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Book Review: A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park, published 11/15/2010, 133 pages (Kindle edition), Lexile 720, awards...

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Book Review: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, by William Kamkwamba with Bryan Mealer, published September 29th, 2009, winner...

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Book Review: A Young People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, as adapted by Rebecca Stefoff with contributions...

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Book Review: Inkling, by Kenneth Oppel (1), published September 1, 2018, 304 pages (Kindle edition), Lexile 650. Recommended for ages...

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Book Review: Hello, Universe, by Erin Entrada Kelly 1), published March 14, 2017, 2018 Newbery Award winner, 320 pages, Lexile...

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Book Review: They Came for the Schools: One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's...

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Book Review: When You Trap a Tiger, by Tae Keller, published January 28, 2020, Newbery Award winner 2021, 304 pages,...

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Book Review: The Underneath, by Kathi Appelt, published May 6, 2008, a John Newbery Honor book, ALA Notable...

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Book Review: Here I Am, I Am Me: An Illustrated Guide to Mental Health, by Cara Bean, published April 2,...

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Book Review: Abuela Don’t Forget Me, by Rex Ogle, published September 6, 2022. A Finalist for the 2023 YALSA Excellence...

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Book Review: History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics* by Kate Messner, published October 5, 2021, recommended for ages 8-12 or grades...

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Book Review: Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town That Looked Away,* by Candy...

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Book Review: When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead, published July 14, 2009. Winner of the Newbery Medal, 2010. Lexile...

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Book Review: Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, awards and honors listed below,* 276 pages, published October, 2020,...

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Book Review: Olivetti, by Allie Millington, 253 pages, just published March 26 this year, recommended for ages 8-12 or grades...

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Book Review: There There, by Tommy Orange, a Pulitzer Prize Finalist,* published June 5, 2018, 304 pages, Lexile 810, recommended...

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Book Review: The Borrowers, Book #1, by Mary Norton, published 1953, 192 pages, Lexile 780, Grades 3-7 Please note: this...

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Book Review: Normal: One Kid's Extraordinary Journey, By Magdalena Newman (his mother) and Nathaniel Newman (her son) published January 14,...

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Book Review: The Usual Suspects, by Maurice Broaddus. Published May 21, 2019, 288 pages. Recommended for ages 8-12 years or...

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Book Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith, 528 pages, a PBS top 100 book of The Great...

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Book Review: An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden, originally published in 1955 and re-issued in 2016 in The New...

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Pageturner's Pulse: Our February 2024 Update

Whether you live in California or elsewhere we hope you are staying dry, warm, and safe.Our work to expand the...

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Book Review: We Are Not Yet Equal, by Prof. Carol Anderson and Tonya Bolden, NAACP Image Award finalist, Published September...

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Book Review: The Eyes and the Impossible, by Dave Eggers, Newbery Medal (2024), Audie Award Nominee for Best Fiction...

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Book Review, Rez Ball, by Byron Graves Published September 12, 2023 Recommended for grades 8-12, 368 pages Please note: this...

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Pageturner's Pulse: Our January 2024 Update

Well 2024 is off to a busy start.We continue our work getting all the Kindles and Fire tablets donated in...

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Book review, Long Way Down, by Jason Reynolds Recommended for grades 7-9/up Lexile 720-750 Published Oct. 24, 2017, 304 pages...

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Book Review, Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper Recommended for middle school through junior high, or ages 10-14...

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Book Review: Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day (A Graphic...

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Book Review: The Last Bear, by Hannah Gold

Book Review: The Last Bear, by Hannah Gold.  Published February 2021Recommended for grades 3-7.  Please note: this book is not...

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Pageturner's Pulse: Our December 2023 Update

Happy holidays on behalf of the students, teachers, and all the volunteers here at Pageturner. We wish you all of...

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Book Review: Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us

Book Review: Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us, by Berna Anat, Monique Sterling (Illustrator) Published...

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Book Review: View From Pagoda Hill, by Michaela MacColl (Historical Fiction) Note: This book is not yet in Pageturner's...

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Pageturner's Pulse: Our November 2023 Update

Apologies for missing the October update, but we have exciting news to share this month.First, welcome to our teacher partners....

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Pageturner's Pulse: Our September 2023 Update

It’s officially autumn, teachers and their students are settling into the new school year, and we have some great news...

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Pageturner Launches IREAD 2023!

Thanks to your generous support, 2022 was an exciting year for us. We provided 3,000 books to 1,350 students, and...

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Kindle Classroom Project is now Pageturner

Oakland, CA | November 1, 2022 - Kindle Classroom Project is proud to announce that we are now Pageturner, a...

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KIPP Bridge Academy joins the KCP!

I’m happy to announce that yet another school has joined the Kindle Classroom Project, thanks to dedicated teacher Arthi. Over...

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