Provo Library Children's Book Blog

The Sky Over Rebecca By Matthew Fox New York: Union Square Kids, 2023. Fiction. 260 pages. This book is historical fiction blended delightfully with time travel and fantasy. The main character is a young woman living in Sweden who feels the load of being a young adult heavily. She is struggling with loneliness, a grandfather who is growing older, and a mother who needs to work long hours to make ends meet.   Kara witnesses some unexplainable events that overwhelm her. In her moments of distress, she decides to seek guidance from her aging grandfather. The relationship depicted between the two is very special. At the height of her loneliness and despair, Kara meets a young teenager who needs her help. Between the advice of her mother and grandfather, Kara is able to play a major role in guiding her new friend through some difficulties.   This book was thought-provoking and very entertaining. It addressed family issues in a relatable way as well as friendships, compassion, and bullies. I

Faker By Gordon Korman New York: Scholastic Press, 2024. Fiction. 214 pages. 12-year-old Trey is used to starting over at a new school -- he has the routine perfectly memorized: make new friends, introduce his dad to the wealthy parents of his new friends, and "Houdini" themselves out of there before they get caught running their latest scam. Trey's dad is a master con artist, and Trey has just been promoted to full-partner. Their new scheme for the next big score brings them to the affluent suburb of Boxelder, TN where Trey's dad has cooked up a fake electric car company for investors to buy into. The only problem is that Trey is starting to grow tired of moving around and never putting down roots, especially after forming a fast friendship with Logan and developing a crush on Kaylee, a socially conscious girl in his class. As Trey longs for a normal life, is there any way he can convince his dad to get out of the family business? Gordon Korman is a perennial favorit

  Preschool Time Imagine You and Me By Benson Shum New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2024. Picture Book. A bond between an imaginative bear and his best friend is tested when he starts making new friends. --Publisher Preschool Time Isobel Adds It Up Written by Kristy Everington Illustrated by AG Ford New York : Random House Studio, 2021. Picture Book. A little girl who loves math must find a solution when a very noisy neighbor moves in next door. --Publisher Toddler Time We Forgot Brock! By Carter Goodrich New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2015. Picture Book. Phillip and Brock are best friends, although everyone else thinks Brock is imaginary, so when Phillip gets tired out at the Big Fair while Brock is still having fun, they are separated and it will take a very special twosome to bring them back together again. --Editor Book Babies Swish Slosh Written by Deborah Kerbel Illustrated by Jacqui Lee Victoria, British Columbia: Orca Book Publishers, 2021. Board