Children's Reviews
[...]very fast order, the “obviously wonderful hole” becomes a fishing hole, a swimming hole, a watering hole, and then a portal to the other side of the Earth, which brown-skinned Zia traverses with a newly acquired elephant friend. Lamug (Petro and the Flea King) portrays Zia as a perpetual motion...
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| Published in: | Publishers Weekly 2020, Vol.267 (41) |
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| Format: | Review |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | [...]very fast order, the “obviously wonderful hole” becomes a fishing hole, a swimming hole, a watering hole, and then a portal to the other side of the Earth, which brown-skinned Zia traverses with a newly acquired elephant friend. Lamug (Petro and the Flea King) portrays Zia as a perpetual motion machine who never does anything halfway, whether she’s celebrating her mud pie–making skills with a chorus line of baking utensils or chasing a mirror image of herself. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-368-04308-3 The titular tale is about an actual tail—“one long, fluffy, fuzzy, furry tail”—that pale-skinned human baby Scarlet is born with. Indy Pub, 19.99 (232p) ISBN 978-1-08-788014-3 Harris’s energetically paced novel features a compelling protagonist in Dante’ “Boom” Boomer, 11, an aspiring private investigator learning to balance schoolwork with mystery while confronting bullies, hanging out with his best friends—know-it-all Trinity Philpot, who has dark skin, and white hypochondriac Ziggy McGuire—and seeking validation from his busy but supportive parents. |
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| ISSN: | 0000-0019 2150-4008 |