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September 18, 2021

REVIEW: Danny Chung Sums It Up by Maisie Chan, illustrated by Natelle Quek

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsArt / Asian characters / Contemporary / cultural representation / England / family relationships / First-Person / friendship / grandmother / immigrant / math / middle grade / picture books / POC / POC author / racism / school bullyComments Off on REVIEW: Danny Chung Sums It Up by Maisie Chan, illustrated by Natelle Quek

A touching and funny middle-grade story about a boy whose life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother moves in Eleven-year-old Danny’s life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother comes to live with his family in England. Things get worse when Danny finds out he’ll have to ... more >

May 1, 2018

REVIEW: The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschild heroine / Contemporary / First-Person / friendship / genius heroine / math / mathematics / schoolsComments Off on REVIEW: The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

Middle school is the one problem Lucy Callahan can’t solve in this middle-grade novel perfect for fans of The Fourteenth Goldfish, Rain Reign, and Counting by 7s. Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning. She doesn’t remember it, but it changed her life forever. The zap gave her genius-level math skills, ... more >

April 24, 2015

Friday News: the sad state of NY Public Libraries, security risks of biometrics, representing diversity, and the infamous Cheryl’s birthday problem

JanetPublishing Newsdiversity / math / privacy / public libraries / representation / security6 Comments

New York Public Libraries Warn of a ‘Staggering’ Crisis With Infrastructure – Some of the New York Public libraries are in physical crisis. The libraries consist of the New York Public Libraries, plus the Brooklyn and Queens systems, all of which are among the biggest public library systems in the ... more >

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