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	Coo 4.20 avg rating — 910 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cats of Silver Crescent 3.80 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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An interview with historical fiction middle grade author Anna Rose Johnson

Author Anna Rose Johnson (credit: Daniel Johnson)

I’m so fortunate that Anna Rose Johnson, the author of several wonderful and timeless middle grade historical fiction novels, agreed to answer my questions! I love both of Johnson’s books, The Star That Always Stays (2022) and The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry (2024). I especially adore Lucy Landry for its marvelous setting in a Lake Superior light

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Kaela Noel rated a book it was amazing Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows (Volume 1) by Sigrid Undset	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I liked this one even more than the Kristin Lavransdatter series, which is really saying something, because I love Kristin Lavransdatter. Olav Audunsson has all of the immersive historical detail, emotional heft, and overall richness and mystery and ...more
May 03, 2024 04:40AM · like · see review
Kaela Noel rated a book it was amazing Chirri & Chirra: Underground (Chirri & Chirra, #4) by Kaya Doi	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I've now entered my second round of reading the Chirri & Chirra books out loud multiple times a day, every day, since my second daughter (now age 2.5) is just as much a devoted fan as my older one was from ages 2-5. We LOVE this series in my family, ...more
May 03, 2024 04:24AM · like · see review
Kaela Noel rated a book it was amazing Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! (Anna Hibiscus, #2) by Atinuke	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a wonderful series. It's rare to find such high quality, complex, richly written chapter books (early readers). This one, the second in the series, is just as good as the first. Humorous yet so sensitive. I teared up at times reading it! Atinuke ...more
May 03, 2024 04:11AM · like · see review
Kaela Noel rated a book it was amazing Yellow Glass and Other Ghost Stories by Francis Young	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book is excellent. Riveting stories that are often truly creepy, yet with moments of sly humor and wit. Spooky, intelligent, gripping. Top-notch prose. Why doesn't the New Yorker or Granta or other literary magazines regularly publish these, or ...more
Apr 29, 2024 01:42PM · like · see review
Kaela Noel rated a book it was amazing Kaibyō: The Supernatural Cats of Japan by Zack Davisson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is such a fun, well-written, well-crafted book. I learned so much about the different kinds of folkloric cats of Japan, and I enjoyed it, too. Great selection of historical illustrations, also! This is just a well-researched and well-executed no ...more
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Kaela Noel rated a book it was amazing The Song of the Swan by Karah Sutton (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kaela Noel rated a book it was amazing Strange Tales from Japan: 99 Chilling Stories of Yokai, Ghosts, Demons and the Supernatural by William Scott Wilson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this collection of traditional folk tales, folkloric anecdotes, and some fairy tale-type stories from rural Japan. I'm sorry it got such a blockbuster Hollywood horror-film cover, as it really doesn't do service to the quirkiness, detail, aut ...more
Apr 26, 2024 10:02PM · like · see review

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“Just the year before she had survived a bad blizzard: two nights and three days trapped inside the dovecote with only half a soggy sesame bagel and barely enough old clumps of newspaper packed around her to save her from turning into an icicle.”
― Kaela Noel, Coo

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Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (write-in)

27 votes 20.8%

Chirpbookcover:Chirp|44281037] by Kate Messner

26 votes 20.0%

The List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead (write-in)

21 votes 16.2%

Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

14 votes 10.8%

Coo by Kaela Noel

14 votes 10.8%

Village of Scoundrels by Margi Preus

11 votes 8.5%

When You Trap a Tiger (write-in)

5 votes 3.8%

Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk (write-in)

5 votes 3.8%

Praire Lotus (write-in)

3 votes 2.3%

Coo (write-in)

3 votes 2.3%

Village of Scoundrels (write-in)

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