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Book Reviews Appearing
in the Columbia Tribune and Meridian Magazine
2003
- January 09: Zathura, "The American West, An Illustrated History"
- January 16: "Jack Black & The Ship of Thieves", "The Perfect Purple Feather"
- January 23: "Coyote Autumn", "The Royal Bee"
- January 30: "Summerland", "Good Night, Gorilla"
- February 06: "Color Me Dark- The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, The Great Migration North", by Patricia C. McKissack" When Marian Sang", by Pam Munoz Ryan and illustrated by Brian Selznick
- February 13: To help celebrate
- February 20: "Give Me Liberty!", by Russell Freedman "This Land Is Your Land", by Woody Guthrie
- February 27: Find Where The Wind Goes, The Three Questions
- March 06: "A Corner of the Universe", by Ann M. Martin, Hello World! Greetings in 42 Languages Around the Globe!", by Manya Stojic
- March 13: "The Phantom Tollbooth", by Norton Juster,"Magic Elizabeth" by Norma Kassirer, "Misty of Chincoteague", by Margurerite Henry, "The Kid From Tomkinsville", by John R. Tunis, "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, The Westing Game", by Ellen Raskin, "The Wheel on the School", by Meindert Dejong, Snow Treasure" by Marie McSwigan, The Whipping Boy", by Sid Fleischman
- March 20: "The Inventor's Times, Real-Life Stories of 30 Amazing Creations", by Dan Driscoll, James Zigarelli, "The Daily Disaster, Real-life Stories of 30 Amazing Disasters", by Cormac O'Brien, "get red! An Adventure in Color", by Tony Porto
- March 27: "Rachel Fister's Blister", by Amy McDonald, "Nothing Ever Happens On My Block", by Ellen Raskin, Each Orange Has 8 Slices", by Paul Giganti Jr, "More, More, More Said The Baby", by Vera B. Williams, No Nap" by Eve Bunting, "May I Bring A Friend?" by Beatrice Schenk de Regneirs"Read-Aloud Rhymes For The Very Young" by Jack Prelutsky, Yonder", by Tony Johnston, "Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever", by Richard Scarry, "Mice Twice", by Joseph Low, "Color Zoo", by Lois Ehlert, "The Chosen Baby", by Valentine P. Wasson
- April 03: "Visual Sports Encyclopedia"by Scholastic, "Grow Up"by Sandy Turner
- April 17: "Reading Magic", by Mem Fox", A Short Guide to a Happy Life" by Anna Quindlen
- April 24: "Hoot" was written by Carl Hiaasen, "To Fly" by Lucia Scuderi
- May 01: "Crispin", "Twizzlers--Weights and Measures"
- May 08: "Jim Davis: A High Seas Adventure", "Mommy's Best Kisses", by Margaret Anastas
- May 15: "Secret of the Andes", by Ann Nolan Clark "Danny The Champion Of The World", by Roald Dahl "The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus And The Tale Of Troy" "Canyon Winter", by Walt Morey "Brothers Of The Heart", by Joan Blos"Abel's Island", by William Steig. "The Examination", by Malcolm Bosse"The Outlaws Of Sherwood", by Robin McKinley "The Black Pearl" by Scott O'Dell "Nick Of Time", by Anne Lindbergh
- May 22: "Pick, Pull, Snap! Where Once a > Flower Bloomed", by Lola M. Schaefer. "Midnight For Charlie Bone" by Jenny Nimmo
- May 29: "Players In Pigtails", by Shana > Corey, Matt Christopher
- June 05: "Desiderata: > words for life", by Max Ehrmann,"Confucius, The Golden Rule", by Russell Freedman
- June 12: "Kevin and His Dad", by Irene Smalls Sharon Creech's > "Fishing in the Air"
- June 19: Best of the Best: "Hoot", by Carl Hiaasen "The Thief Lord", by Cornelia Funke "Summerland", by Michael Chabon "Jack Black and The Ship of Thieves", by Carol Hughes "Give Me Liberty", by Russell Freedman, "Jim Davis: A High Seas Adventure", by John Masefield "Crispin", by Avi "Inventors' Times" by Dan Criscoll and "Daily Disasters", by Cormac O'Brien "Coyote Autumn", by Bill Wallace "Midnight for Charlie Bone", by Jenny Nimmo
- June 26: Best of the Best Picture Books "Goodnight, Gorilla" by Peggy Rathmann "The Royal Bee" by Frances Park "Hello, World! Greetings in 42 Languages Around the Globe!" by Manya Stojic "When Marian Sang" by Pam Muniz Ryan"To Fly" by Lucia Scuderi "Zathura" by Chris Van Allsburg "Rocks in his Head" by Carol Otis Hurst "Take Me Out of the Bathtub and other Silly, Dilly Songs" by Alan Katz "Grow Up" by Sandy Turner "Kevin and His Dad" by Irene Smalls-Hector
- July03: "Scholastic Book of Outstanding Americans", by Shelia Keenan "I Am American", by Charles R. Smith Jr
- July 10: “Time Stops For No Mouse”, by Michael Hoeye “The Dragon Machine”, by Helen Ward
- July17: harrypotter5
- July 24: "What Are You So > Grumpy About?" by Tom Lichtenheld "Rome", Stephen Biesty
- July 31: "Goose Chase", by Patrice Kindl "Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon" by Patty Lovell
- August 07: "Dive", by Gordon Korman "What Baby Wants", by Phyllis Root
- August 14: "Judy Moody" series, by Megan McDonald "I Stink!"by Kate and Jim McMullan
- August 21: 5th anniversery best book list
- August 28: 10 tips for parents, best of the last 5 years
- September 04: Emergent Readers
- September 11: "Chief", by Chris Ganci "September 11, 2001, Attack on New York City", by Wilborn Hampton
- September 18: "Two Homes", by Claire Masurel "Fair Weather", by Richard Peck
- September 25: "Trial by Journal", by Kate Klise "Dear Mrs. LaRue", by Mark Teague,
- October 02: "Bo & Mzzz Mad", by Sid Fleischman "The Animal Hedge" by Paul Fleischman
- October 09: "Inkheart", by Cornelia Funke The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin" by acclaimed author, Margaret Wise Brown
- October 16: How I Became a Pirate", by Melinda Long "Zach's Lie", by Roland Smith
- October 23: "Lily's Ghosts", by Laura Ruby, "The Runaway Pumpkin", by Kevin Lewis,
- October 30: "It Was A Dark and Silly Night...", "Ghostville Elementary", by Thornton and Dadey
- November 06: "The Wright Brothers", by George Sullivan My Brothers' Flying Machine, Wilbur, Orville and Me", by Jane Yolen "Tomboy of the Air, Daredevil Pilot Blanche Stuart Scott ", by Julie Cummins. "Talkin' About Bessie - The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman", by Nikki Grimes
- November 13: "Another Perfect Day" Ross Macdonald "Love, Ruby Lavender", by Deborah Wiles
- November 20: "The Bread Winner", by Deborah Ellis "Saladin", by Stanley
- November 28: "Latter-day Heroes", by Chad S. Hawkins "Stories from the Life of Joseph Smith", by Richard E. Turley Jr. and Lael > Littke
- December 04: "A Christmas Gift for Mama", by Lauren Thompson "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum
- December 11: Home for Navidad", by Harriet Ziefert "The Stone Lamp", by award winning writer, Karen Hesse
- December 18: Last minute book gift ideas
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