Jean Westmoore

Buffalo Newspaper Guild member, children's book reviewer, poodle walker.

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@MrsCHeidrich A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos, The Line Tender by Kate Allen, The Wind Rises by Timothee de Fombelle

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@stefwass Black Bird, Blue Road

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Kids and YA book reviews in @TheBuffaloNews: @Meg_Medina brings her wonderful Merci Suárez series to an end @Candlewick 'Flamingo' is a gorgeous graphic novel for kids 5-8 @guojingart And for teens 14+, a creepy thriller from @ELWaters @harperteen
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'Sheep, Rooster and Duck' is a clever, charming gem of a novel @MattPhelanDraws @GreenwillowBook
'Dream, Annie, Dream' was inspired by Japanese-American author's experience growing up in Kansas
@W_T_Brown @QuillTreeBooks Both for kids 8-12 #childrenbooks https://t.co/L7xoirkFM1

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#childrensbooks Don't miss Darcie Little Badger's terrific 2nd novel 'A Snake Falls to Earth' @LevineQuerido 'Santa in the City' is a Christmas classic @WriteinBK @penguinkids 'Tiger, Tiger' is fabulous poetry collection w/art by @BTeckentrup @Candlewick

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#ChildrensBooks 'Face for Picasso' is an unforgettable memoir of pain, sisterhood and healing @fsgbooks @ariel_henley9 Picture book 'Walrus Song' is charming @Candlewick Laughs and a drawing lesson from #davpilkey #GraphixBooks
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#childrensbooks 'Robber Girl' is a stunner from Nat'l Book Award finalist Franny Billingsley. For teens @frannybillings Monkey mischief in 'Maybe' from @chrishaughton & for 8-12, a compelling tale of a girl who keeps her #dyslexia a secret. @Candlewick
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#ChildrensBooks Don't miss "In the Same Boat," a thrilling tale of ex-best friends paddling 265 miles in #Texas canoe race. Ages 14-18. @writerhollyg @Scholastic And for kids 8-12, 12-year-olds get a hot scoop in 'Renegade Reporters' @penguinkids
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#SummerReading Feisty Amandla untangles a family mystery in Edgar nominee's fabulous YA novel 'Sugar Town Queens,' set in #SouthAfrica @MallaNunn @PenguinTeen For kids 8-12, 'Dark Waters' ('Small Spaces' No. 3) is scary but fun. @arden_katherine
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#summerreading 'Ace of Spades' is a fiery debut, perfect for our times. 14+ @FeiwelFriends @faridahlikestea Picture book preaches respect for tiny creatures @MacKids For 8-12, novel, set in Vienna, looks at toll of Bosnian War @KristinSLevine @PutnamBooks
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#SummerReading "Blackout" is a delicious summer treat of romantic storytelling, dedicated to "Black kids everywhere" @QuillTreeBooks "Bad Sister" is #graphicnovel as confessional @01FirstSecond @ChariseHarper
"Time Villains" is great fun @SourcebooksKids
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Terrific story from @JerryZremski about Bernie Sanders' tenure as the mayor of Burlington, Va., a lasting legacy. And what it means for Buffalo.

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#ChildrensBooks 'Sisters of the Neversea' is a brilliant reimagining of the Peter Pan story @CynLeitichSmith @HarperCollinsCh 'Octopus Escapes' is a charming picture book from @mailemeloy For teens, 'Tokyo Ever After' is a charming romance. @Flatironbooks
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'A Sitting in St. James' is an unforgettable portrait of plantation slavery. A #mustread, for 16+ @OneCrazyRita @QuillTreeBooks Picture book is a salute to labor. @LisaWheelerBook Gaming and romance in terrific 'Don't Hate the Player' @alexisthenedd
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Tahereh Mafi's new novel is heart-wrenching, unforgettable. For 13+ @harperteen From @sarakuhn a modern fairy tale, set in L.A.'s Little Tokyo, 17-yr-old half-Japanese judo champ works through her rage to find her happy ending @VikingBooks
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'Box in the Woods' is a new and 'Truly Devious' cold case mystery from @maureenjohnson @KTegenBooks For 14+ And for kids 8-12: A new Iggy book is reason to celebrate. @AnnieBarrows @PutnamBFYR
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Set in a video store in the #90s, Lisabeth Posthuma's heart-rending 'Baby & Solo' is a #MustRead @Candlewick #LGBTQ Ages 14+ 'Six Feet Below Zero' is an entertaining caper for kids 8 to 12. @EnaJones @HolidayHouseBks @PenguinKids #ChildrensBooks

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#ChildrensBooks 'How to Become a Planet' is another winner from Nicole Melleby @AlgonquinYR @NeekoMelleby "Loyalty" offers an unusual perspective on the American Revolution @HMHKids

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#ChildrensBooks 'Last Gate of the Emperor' is a fabulous sci-fi adventure inspired by rich history of #Ethiopia @KSekouM @Scholastic 'Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey' launches series by @erinentrada Kelly. @GreenwillowBook A rom-com for teens @WednesdayBooks
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