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Margi Preus
Margi Preus' first novel for young people, Heart of a Samurai, is a 2011 Newbery Honor Book, an ALSC Notable Book and a recipient of the Asian Pacific American Award for Children's Literature, among other honors. Her newest picture book, Celebritrees; Historic and Famous Trees of the World, is a... show more

Margi Preus' first novel for young people, Heart of a Samurai, is a 2011 Newbery Honor Book, an ALSC Notable Book and a recipient of the Asian Pacific American Award for Children's Literature, among other honors. Her newest picture book, Celebritrees; Historic and Famous Trees of the World, is a NYPL 100 Books for Reading and Sharing selection and picked by Parents Magazine as one of the top 20 children's books of 2011. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota where she likes to ski, hike, paddle a kayak, or sit quietly with a book in her lap.
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debbiekrenzer
debbiekrenzer rated it 10 years ago
I gave this book 4 stars as a YA book. I really think that people who read those books, ie middle schoolers and teens would really enjoy this one. There were some pretty quirky characters in here and the story led you to believe it could be several people. The plot and story were good although there...
Reading Junkie
Reading Junkie rated it 10 years ago
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.This book had a cute concept, but it needs some work to really come together in a coherent way. I would have liked to know more about the main character Francie's back story. It felt like the reader was tossed into...
By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it 11 years ago
I’m struggling with whether to call this one fantasy or not. It’s clearly in conversation with fairy tales, sometimes literally, and Astri uses “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” to make sense of the world. But when it comes down to it, nothing that’s strictly fantastical happens, which makes me fe...
Kathryn Reads KidLit
Kathryn Reads KidLit rated it 11 years ago
Perhaps one of the problems with having an unsympathetic main character is that sometimes the reader just does not like them, does not root for them, does not care if they overcome the situations they have put themselves in. While I was rooting for Astrid in the beginning when she was in the clutch...
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it 12 years ago
Fascinating true story with okayish fictional execution.
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