YA Books Central | Sarah Jackson | Activity https://yabookscentral.com/members/sarahjackson314/activity/ Activity feed for Sarah Jackson. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:16:31 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c37ad9a89bdd2a123ade3dccfc584a2a Sarah Jackson, Staff Reviewer added Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives to Middle Grade Non-Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/81445/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 02:00:24 -0500
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August 01, 2017
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September 19, 2017
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December 05, 2017
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November 01, 2017
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July 26, 2016
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April 18, 2017
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November 01, 2016
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September 04, 2010
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August 25, 2015
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March 01, 2016
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August 23, 2017
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August 02, 2016
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March 01, 2016
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January 26, 2016
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June 14, 2016
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May 31, 2016
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April 01, 2016
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March 29, 2016
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February 28, 2017
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September 01, 2016
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August 06, 2016
]]> 0 adf033dc634cd9eb91412cfc4fa23ee0 Sarah Jackson posted an update: Enlightening, Challenging, a Reminder of Why We Read Journeys […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17343/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:48:20 -0500 Enlightening, Challenging, a Reminder of Why We Read
Journeys is a collection of letters from the “Letters About Literature” program sponsored by the Library of Congress Center for the Book. This program encourages young readers from around the United States to submit letters to authors of books and poetry that have affected them. The book is org…Read more

]]> 0 b0e8bce29f40b1257d72dc0da72c0620 Sarah Jackson posted an update: She’s Still Got It! A little red bird knows she is is ready t […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17323/ Wed, 10 Jan 2018 07:12:50 -0500 She’s Still Got It!
A little red bird knows she is is ready to leave home but wonders where she will go: north, south, east, or west? She explores many regions of the world but eventually returns home, a big bird, and ready to start a family of her own. The text has all the characteristics of the best known Margaret Wise Brown books: simple v…Read more

]]> 0 53225e29a9a39f4f965d2f18a27cbaa6 Sarah Jackson posted an update: Zany, Detailed, Funny It’s hard to know what to make of B […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17322/ Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:56:32 -0500 Zany, Detailed, Funny
It’s hard to know what to make of Barnett and Pizzoli’s book. Packed with off-the-wall comparisons and unorthodox relationships, the book is indeed a “celebration of the many tender, madcap ways we love one another,” as the summary on the dust jacket says. A handful of children and some assorted creatures interact in what se…Read more

]]> 0 a80951f2ce4652c8616497dbac645264 Sarah Jackson posted an update: A fun read-aloud about friendship The third Duck and Bear […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17321/ Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:48:18 -0500 A fun read-aloud about friendship
The third Duck and Bear book, Come Home Already! explores the need for a balance between alone time and social time. When Bear decides to go on a solo camping and fishing trip, Duck is beside himself with boredom and loneliness. Bear, meantime, is finding his solitary time to be less idyllic than he’d imagined. D…Read more

]]> 0 abb14bfda380c770b40f5ec5621e3355 Sarah Jackson posted an update: A Beautiful Invitation Written as a series of tanka, […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/17320/ Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:34:38 -0500 A Beautiful Invitation
Written as a series of tanka, five-line Japanese poems related to haiku, and illustrated with rich, natural imagery, this book is both a description of and an invitation to mindfulness. Coombs’ poems are child-centered and accessible and Laitinen’s decorative style, reminiscent of Sophie Blackall, is somehow both nos…Read more

]]> 0 b1b7818c960c706a37b9496d9765ddb1 Sarah Jackson posted an update: The Fascinating and the Furious Most of us have days when we […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16565/ Tue, 19 Sep 2017 19:53:10 -0400 The Fascinating and the Furious
Most of us have days when we just get mad. We don’t know why. We don’t know who is to blame. And we don’t know what to do about it. That’s what happens to Angus, a young white boy who wakes up one morning mad at everything and everyone. Eventually, he decides to pack his bags and run away from home. His plan is work…Read more

]]> 0 99add15cb3d78d89b13c463a6eee3a0e Sarah Jackson posted an update: An Argument for Democracy Jonah wants to rule the playground. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16564/ Tue, 19 Sep 2017 19:40:40 -0400 An Argument for Democracy
Jonah wants to rule the playground. And he’s a good ruler. Except when he’s not. The problem is that Lennox also wants to rule the playground. She’s also a good ruler. Except when she’s not. The rest of the children follow first one then the other as the two kingdoms grow larger and larger. An intense struggle for territo…Read more

]]> 0 66a5d8a4e8a37dc2620eb3b63ca12f42 Sarah Jackson posted an update: Interactive and Informative This book relies on the […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/16561/ Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:09:14 -0400 Interactive and Informative
This book relies on the interactive nature of read-alouds for young children. Beginning with a single zinnia seed, the book encourages children to “press it down” into the dirt, “wiggle your fingers to add some water,” and “rub the sun to make it hotter.” Child readers “help” a handful of seeds grow into flowers an…Read more

]]> 0 4a7c6551859a08ff74f7b65fb7163bb0 Sarah Jackson posted an update: Big Dreams, Big Themes Eleven-year-old Alex has dreams that […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/15914/ Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:17:14 -0400 Big Dreams, Big Themes
Eleven-year-old Alex has dreams that extend beyond the stratosphere. His main goal, of course, is to follow in the footsteps of his hero, Carl Sagan, and launch his rocket, Voyager 3, and his golden iPod into space. But as he travels with his dog—also named Carl Sagan—to New Mexico for a rocket festival, he is also exc…Read more

]]> 0 7b85030f9e1e7ceea5da3c8932745c15 Sarah Jackson posted an update: Sweet, in More Ways Than One! The cherry twins turn […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14952/ Sat, 18 Feb 2017 23:41:04 -0500 Sweet, in More Ways Than One!
The cherry twins turn everything into a competition, and the sundae-making contest is no exception. Each is convinced they will win, but there is one problem: they are attached at the stem. As they work together in practice, however, they help each other overcome fears and push each other to new challenges. With their…Read more

]]> 0 2b9e6f035c9cc7cf1effc140a9bd3abf Sarah Jackson posted an update: Good Bedtime Book All creatures need to sleep. In this book, […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14810/ Sun, 12 Feb 2017 03:05:19 -0500 Good Bedtime Book
All creatures need to sleep. In this book, a host of animals—from a baby moose to a baby hedgehog—are tucked into bed with the simple lifting of a flap. Young children will enjoy helping the various animals prepare for sleep before reaching the concluding page which asks whether they would like to be tucked in too.

Though the…Read more

]]> 0 9a6e2b8a88f707ac9979a13e9b21b62b Sarah Jackson posted an update: Simple and Engaging In this sequel to the book Tuck Me In!, […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14809/ Sun, 12 Feb 2017 02:42:35 -0500 Simple and Engaging
In this sequel to the book Tuck Me In!, young readers are invited to help a wide range of hungry animals by lifting the flap and finding them a snack. From a tiny mouse who would like some cheese to a panda who is eager for some bamboo, readers learn the complementary concepts that all creatures need nourishment but that they…Read more

]]> 0 c47b1cc45269094f2c13f578adc7eaae Sarah Jackson posted an update: A Debut Picture Book About Unlikely Friends Mole is happy in […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14627/ Sat, 28 Jan 2017 21:30:16 -0500 A Debut Picture Book About Unlikely Friends
Mole is happy in his dark, cozy burrow, but when he hears commotion overhead, he ventures outside to find out what is happening. The light is blinding, though, and he quickly stumbles and falls asleep in a dark corner of the woods. At night, he meets Wolf, who is afraid of the dark. Together, they help…Read more

]]> 0 8c5a44e9c2050002158d9b2195dbcb5a Sarah Jackson posted an update: Pure Silliness Giraffe! Walrus! Ostrich! Snake! These are […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14626/ Sat, 28 Jan 2017 20:16:20 -0500 Pure Silliness
Giraffe! Walrus! Ostrich! Snake! These are just a few of the animals that are accidentally served to a young boy when he goes to a fine restaurant for dinner. A playful take on the “there’s a hair in my soup” joke, this book ups the ante, demonstrating how disruptive it would be to have an elephant in one’s soup, especially if she…Read more

]]> 0 5a293eb8fec801f8da8e44e50f780572 Sarah Jackson posted an update: Robots + Superheroes = Recipe for Success One night, a great […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14486/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 21:33:41 -0500 Robots + Superheroes = Recipe for Success
One night, a great inventor creates a fleet of robots so tiny they cannot be seen by the naked eye. He names them “NanoBots,” bestows them each with a super power, and declares that they will “change the world!” The inventor is so proud of his creations that he enters them in an invention contest. They ar…Read more

]]> 0 fd867c73931630ca96d158c73f1b8237 Sarah Jackson posted an update: Silly, Sweet, Simple Rabbit, Porcupine, and Moose are best […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14481/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:41:03 -0500 Silly, Sweet, Simple
Rabbit, Porcupine, and Moose are best friends. Rabbit is good at being the boss. Porcupine is good at having fun. Moose is just Moose. When Rabbit hosts her own birthday party, Moose is most excited about the cake. He is so excited, in fact, that he can’t wait for it and eats the whole thing before the others can share it w…Read more

]]> 0 d505bd4f16a69b84faf2dc370b3f582a Sarah Jackson posted an update: Beautiful, Moving, Hopeful When Grace is called up to the Big […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14477/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 04:28:58 -0500 Beautiful, Moving, Hopeful
When Grace is called up to the Big House to work for the Master and the Missus, she has to leave her family behind. Already prone to voicing her thoughts of “rightiness,” Grace struggles to keep them quiet as she encounters the direct abuse of the Master and Missus. Eventually, she cannot keep her rightiness to her…Read more

]]> 0 4e383665a45cefb68c1ba06bf5265211 Sarah Jackson posted an update: A Necessary—and Poignant—Journey Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14392/ Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:45:28 -0500 A Necessary—and Poignant—Journey
Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen’s latest book in the Tales from Deckawoo Drive series focuses on Baby Lincoln, the submissive younger sister of Eugenia Lincoln. After dreaming that she was on a train racing through a night sky, Baby decides it is time for her to take a “necessary journey.” With a bit of help f…Read more

]]> 0 46acc279fee4d2baa5e0b9726a10cd8b Sarah Jackson posted an update: Compelling, if Uncritical Carter has been going to the fair […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12951/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:56:42 -0400 Compelling, if Uncritical
Carter has been going to the fair since he was a little kid, and now that he is twelve, it is dull, dull, dull. When he and his sister discover a new attraction at the fair, the Curious Maze, he assumes it is dull, dull, dull too. But then the maze-keeper, a certain Mr. Green, who has an almost leafy appearance, beckons…Read more

]]> 0 277a4d00f0398019af93ffbeaf3c6a43 Sarah Jackson posted an update: A Solid Choice for Young Readers As the neighborhood mailman, […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12942/ Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:41:28 -0400 A Solid Choice for Young Readers
As the neighborhood mailman, Stanley the hamster spends his day delivering letters and packages to his many friends. Myrtle is excited for her giant package from Paris. Little Woo receives a present from his grandparents. Charlie receives many, many love letters. Hattie gets yet another speeding ticket. But will…Read more

]]> 0 02643586801a6e408ccb71923caea96f Sarah Jackson posted an update: Equal Parts Charming and Silly It is clear that Girl and […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12618/ Sun, 10 Jul 2016 07:31:43 -0400 Equal Parts Charming and Silly
It is clear that Girl and Gorilla Out and About is neither Walton’s nor Berger’s first rodeo. Each has extensive experience with picture books and in this one, they come together as an ideal pairing. Girl and Gorilla, who are best friends, decide to go to the park, but after crashing Girl’s bike, they struggle to fi…Read more

]]> 0 d0d9748ff615d1e2f7bf68b1c1c99ed1 Sarah Jackson posted an update: Not Your Average School Book After they have each had a […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12617/ Sun, 10 Jul 2016 07:11:06 -0400 Not Your Average School Book
After they have each had a rough day, Frank the boy and Lucky the dog find each other at the animal shelter. From that moment on, they are inseparable. Through their adventures together, they learn various subjects traditionally taught in schools. They learn botany and entomology when they explore outside. They learn…Read more

]]> 0 3a9fd6461e79bb11185b08ec154f344b Sarah Jackson posted an update: Funny, Sweet, Fresh “In a dry, dusty place where the sand s […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12224/ Tue, 31 May 2016 01:39:25 -0400 Funny, Sweet, Fresh
“In a dry, dusty place where the sand sparkled gold, Stood a mighty flat rock—all craggy and old.” So begins The Lion Inside, a story of an unlikely friendship between a mouse who lives at the base of this rock and a lion who lives on top. Due to his size, the mouse feels overlooked, insignificant, and desires to be like the l…Read more

]]> 0 587a566f1fbd6b8227233b5c88c8d4d9 Sarah Jackson posted an update: A Perfect Bedtime Book Twenty Yawns combines the best of two […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12072/ Tue, 17 May 2016 05:58:57 -0400 A Perfect Bedtime Book
Twenty Yawns combines the best of two worlds common to picture books for young children: the beach book and the bedtime book. Lucy and her parents enjoy a day at the beach, staying longer than they ever have before. Understandably, they are all tired by the end of the day, but when Lucy tries to go to sleep, she finds she…Read more

]]> 0 70d74abc3750781f5ceb40dcdb29185e Sarah Jackson posted an update: An Energetic Ride Maxi the Little Taxi is a lighthearted book […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11996/ Wed, 11 May 2016 06:03:34 -0400 An Energetic Ride
Maxi the Little Taxi is a lighthearted book about a shiny new taxi on his first day of work. Maxi zips and zooms around town enjoying transporting his first passengers. Soon, he becomes dirty from the puddles and passengers, and as another taxi predicts, no one wants to ride with him. A boy and his mother come to the rescue, and…Read more

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