Review of Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow

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Wundersmith

The Calling of Morrigan Crow

by Jessica Townsend
read by Gemma Whelan

Hachette Audio (Little, Brown), 2018. 12 hours on 10 CDs.
Starred Review
Review written November 6, 2019, from a library audiobook

First, how did this review get buried so long in my unposted drafts? I’m not sure, but here, at last, it is.

Wundersmith is the sequel to Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, or I should say the second book in the series, because the story isn’t finished yet.

All her life, Morrigan Crow has been told she was cursed, and any misfortune that happened to anyone around her was blamed on her. In the first book, she learned that she’s actually a Wundersmith – an amazing gift with the ability to manipulate Wunder, and she’s brought to Nevermoor, a magical place that folks on the outside don’t even know about, and she competes to become part of the Wundrous Society.

In the second book, she’s officially part of the Wundrous Society and ready to begin her classes with the eight other members of her unit. They’re supposed to be like her new brothers and sisters.

But things don’t go like the reader expects. Suppose in the Harry Potter books that Voldemort had a particular powerful gift and was still in power outside Hogwarts. And then suppose Harry was the first wizard to have that exact same gift in one hundred years. Would people be willing to actually train him in his gift?

That’s the situation for Morrigan Crow. The “most evil man who ever lived” was a Wundersmith, and he has been banished from Nevermoor and his name is mentioned to frighten children. Morrigan is the first person to have this gift in a hundred years, and no one in the Wundrous Society wants to teach her “the wretched arts” that a Wundersmith uses.

The only class she’s assigned is a history of Wundersmiths, taught by an instructor who goes over and over how evil or stupid every single Wundersmith has been.

Meanwhile, her unit is told that if they tell anyone that Morrigan is a Wundersmith, they will all be expelled from the Wundrous Society. But someone starts blackmailing them, one by one, or the secret will be revealed. Do they care enough about Morrigan to keep her secret?

At the same time, various people and creatures start going missing. Is Morrigan to blame? Her patron, Jupiter North, is spending all his time working on the problem – so he’s not around for Morrigan to confide in.

The situations all work to a dramatic finish, but with hints of more problems to come.

This book is delightful, and I especially enjoyed listening to it, the narrator’s accent adding to my enjoyment. Jessica Townsend has a vivid imagination, throwing fun tidbits into the story – tricksy lanes that do strange things to you as you walk into them, a smoking room that generates different flavors of smoke, a building made of water, and so much more. I didn’t want to think too hard about how some of the things would actually work, but they were great fun to read about.

Now, there were many places in this book where, like the Harry Potter books, I firmly wished they would just tell a teacher! As with those, various motivations were given for why they didn’t, and it did all work out in the end. There was also a huge coincidence that Morrigan ended up stumbling on something that ended up being a major plot point, but all things taken together, it didn’t ruin the book.

So if you want to read another saga set in an imaginative, magical world, where a young magic user must learn how to use her power to fight evil, in the company of loyal friends – look no further! This series would also make great family listening. I can’t wait to find out what happens next!

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Review of Rain Reign, by Ann M. Martin

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Rain Reign

by Ann M. Martin

Feiwel and Friends, 2014. 226 pages.
Review written September 16, 2024, from a library book.
Starred Review
2025 Mathical Honor Book

It took me a long time to get around to reading this highly acclaimed middle grade novel, but I’m glad I finally did.

Rose is happy to have a name that’s a homonym (Rose, rows) and to have a dog Rain whose name is a triple homonym (Rain, reign, rein). Rose is in fifth grade, and she’s on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum. She has an aide to help her remember not to shout when someone breaks a rule, and to remind her that not everyone is interested in homonyms.

Rain lives with her father, who has trouble getting impatient with her at times, but she also has her dog Rain to turn to. Her uncle Weldon lives down the road and drives Rose to and from school. But when a hurricane hits and her father lets Rain out without her collar, Rose is distraught when she can’t find her after the storm. Could she have been swept away down the swollen creek?

But Rose makes a plan and gets help from some new friends.

The plot of this story is fairly simple, but it’s heartfelt, and does take a surprising and poignant turn at the end. Rose tells her own story, and hearing things from her perspective, we don’t think she’s weird – and we feel pain when other people do. But we also feel joy when she finds that having a loving dog can bring people together.

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Review of Two Tribes, by Emily Bowen Cohen

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Two Tribes

by Emily Bowen Cohen
with colors by Lark Pien

Heartdrum (Harper Alley), 2023. 252 pages.
Review written September 21, 2023, from a library book.

This graphic novel is about Mia, a middle school girl who has recently started attending Jewish school after her mother remarried and is getting serious about Judaism. Mia is enjoying many things about the new traditions, but she feels like an outsider because her skin is brown, inherited from her father. Her father is a member of the Muscogee nation. He left their family when Mia was 3 and now lives far away from them with a new wife and kids in Oklahoma.

Mia wants to find out more about her indigenous heritage. She checks out a book from the library and sees awful stereotypes.

So she comes up with a plan to use money from her Bat Mitzvah to take a bus to visit her father in Oklahoma. But she tells her mother she’s going to Shabbaton, a special Jewish camp.

She has a wonderful time in Oklahoma and learns much about her heritage. But it’s inevitable that her mother will figure it out….

Overall, this book is heart-warming. There are some tough moments for Mia, but most people she encounters are good-hearted and willing to correct when they make mistakes. It’s a lovely story about coming to grips with a dual heritage, and the graphic novel format pulls the reader right in.

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Review of Kareem Between, by Shifa Saltagi Safadi, read by Peter Romano

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Kareem Between

by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
read by Peter Romano

Listening Library, 2024. 3 hours, 22 minutes.
Review written February 15, 2025, from a library eaudiobook.
Starred Review
2024 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner
2024 CYBILS Award Winner, Novels in Verse
2025 Capitol Choices Selection

Kareem Between is about a child of immigrants born in America who loves football and wants to play on his middle school team. But when his best friend moves away on the day of tryouts, he doesn’t do his best and doesn’t make the team.

So when the coach’s son – who did make the team – promises to put in a word with his dad if Kareem will do his homework, Kareem thinks it’s probably worth it just this once. But it turns out that it becomes an expectation.

Now, I’m too much of a rule-follower to have a lot of sympathy for Kareem as he dug himself into a deeper and deeper hole. But then his mother goes to Syria to try to bring her ailing parents back with her to America. His doctor father can’t go, because any Syrian man will be conscripted into the army during war time. It’s the start of 2017, and I remembered what a bad time that was to travel to Syria.

Meanwhile, with his mother gone leaving the whole family on edge, a Syrian refugee family has moved to their neighborhood with a boy Kareem’s age named Fadi, and Kareem is asked to help him at school. But when the coach’s kid starts bullying Fadi, Kareem doesn’t want to get caught in that negative attention.

Well, thankfully Kareem does finally get pushed to the edge and figures out he needs to try to make things right. But as that is happening, Trump’s Muslim ban goes into effect, causing great pain and heartache, and they can’t even reach Kareem’s mother in Syria.

This book is far too timely right now, putting a face and heart to a story of a child of immigrants feeling in between both cultures – and being part of what truly makes America great.

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Review of Coach, by Jason Reynolds

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Coach

Track, Book Five

by Jason Reynolds
read by Guy Lockard

Simon & Schuster Audio, 2025. 5 hours, 14 minutes.
Review written December 18, 2025, from a library eaudiobook.
Starred Review

Coach is the fifth book in Jason Reynolds’ Track series for middle grade readers, each one featuring a different member of the Defenders track team – talking about all the good things about competing on a team while also giving us a window into life situations that weren’t always easy. It looks like I only reviewed the first two books, Ghost and Patina. Though this is book five, it’s effectively a prequel – since this book covers when Coach was a kid, discovering track himself in the 1980s.

This book is narrated with great enthusiasm by Guy Lockard. The reading was basically the same character as in Jason Reynolds’ Stuntboy books, a boy with ADHD. And that didn’t feel wrong for this book, though Coach – then known as Otie Brody – wasn’t formally diagnosed with ADHD and was a bit older than Stuntboy. But he was enthusiastic about things and did sometimes get distracted.

Otie’s enthusiasms make for great reading. His dream is to run in the Olympics and win a gold medal like his hero, Carl Lewis. And also to build a time machine like Marty McFly from Back to the Future. But after he gets mocked for letting his hair get out of shape – his dad being out of town – Otie tries to fix it himself – and accidentally shaves his eyebrow off. His mother helps him concoct a plausible story that it reduces drag and makes him faster – and shaves his whole head to sell the story.

That’s the beginning of Otie’s antics and obstacles as we see him trying to do his best, dreaming of winning glory, and dealing with some family issues – that all go into making him the empathetic coach he’ll need to be later.

Another solid feel-good choice for middle school and upper elementary readers, you don’t have to read the first books to enjoy this one. So glad that there’s one more!

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Review of The Teacher of Nomad Land, by Daniel Nayeri

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The Teacher of Nomad Land

A World War II Story

by Daniel Nayeri
read by Daniel Nayeri

Listening Library, 2025. 3 hours, 23 minutes.
Review written December 12, 2025, from a library eaudiobook.
Starred Review
2025 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner

Ahhhh. The Teacher of Nomad Land is my favorite Daniel Nayeri book so far. And he’s already won the Printz Award and Newbery Honor. Traditionally, it usually turns out that the winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature does not win the Newbery Medal. Will this year break the pattern?

But about the book. As the subtitle indicates, this is a World War II story, and it’s set in Iran. Iran wasn’t the main stage in World War II and was officially neutral – but that made it a place where people from all over the world could meet one another – with lots of room for misunderstandings.

Our story begins in Isfahan when Babak’s father has recently been killed by the Russian army. His father had been visiting the nomads in their summer home, teaching their children, and the army fired at them, thinking they were insurgents. Babak promises his little sister Sanna that even though they are orphans, he won’t let them be split up, but their relatives don’t give them any choice.

So Babak works as an errand boy for a year, trying to save money to take Sanna away with him so they can be together. They will ask the nomads to take them in before they leave for their winter home.

After a year of saving, the money doesn’t work out, but Babak and Sanna set out anyway. Babak brings along his father’s blackboard, rigged with leather straps to carry on his back. He offers to teach the nomads’ children and tries to be as good a teacher as his father was, but his first attempt isn’t enough for the chief of the nomads.

But then the adventure really begins. As Babak and Sanna try to find their way back to Isfahan, staying together no matter what, they encounter a ruthless Nazi spy who takes all their food. Later, they meet the Jewish refugee boy from Poland that the German is looking for. Together, they try to make their way to somewhere safe, but there’s lots of misunderstanding along the way, not to mention the need for food and water.

The most brilliant scene of all is when Babak figures out how to facilitate communication between the nomads, British soldiers, and Russian soldiers – using I think it was five different languages.

Along the way, Babak learns to emulate his father and think like a teacher, gleaning plenty of wisdom as he does so.

I also love that the book isn’t overindulgent in its length, despite the heavy topic of war time – under four hours in an audiobook! – just right for a children’s book. Yes, it’s about war time, so there are dangerous and scary situations, but the kids at the center of it come through brilliantly.

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Review of Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine, read by Eden Riegel

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Ella Enchanted

by Gail Carson Levine
read by Eden Riegel

Listening Library, 2000. 5 hours, 42 minutes.
This review written August 25, 2025, from a library eaudiobook.
Original review posted February 25, 2002.
1998 Newbery Honor Book
Starred Review
2002 Sonderbooks Stand-out: #4 Young Adult and Children’s Fantasy Rereads

To this day, I am proud that I discovered Ella Enchanted *before* it won Newbery Honor. I have a first edition, without the sticker. I don’t know where I got it, but in 1997 I lived in Germany, and I wanted to be a children’s writer. Somehow I got some copies of some publisher catalogs. I was taken with the description of Ella Enchanted – I always love fairy tale retellings – and must have ordered my copy from Amazon. I loved it and was delighted when it won Newbery Honor.

In honor of my 25th year of writing Sonderbooks, I’ve been celebrating #Sonderbooks25. My plan was to reread my reviews of all my Sonderbooks Stand-outs over the years and choose one book to reread from each year. Well, that was a good plan! Instead, I’ve started rereading *all* my reviews and have found the old favorites that my library has on audio and have revisited many. I started at the beginning of 2025, and am still working on 2003. I tell myself it will go more quickly when I don’t have to convert those older pages to phone-friendly format (after 2005) – but hey, the only deadline is my own, and I’m having lots of fun.

It was a delight to enter the world of Ella Enchanted again. At last, we understand why Cinderella let her step family boss her around so horribly – she was cursed at birth with the “gift” of obedience – when someone gives her a direct command, she has to obey.

Gail Carson Levine added many other delightful details as well. It’s a magical kingdom where ogres can charm humans and make you do whatever they want. And it’s also inhabited by kindly gnomes and giants. Ella has a gift of languages, and she gets to know Prince Charmant well before the ball – but he doesn’t recognize her because it’s a masked ball. Besides the romance, the plot involves Ella trying to break her curse.

I put my original review in Young Adult Fiction, but this time around, I have to bow to the fact that despite Ella being a teen who’s old enough to marry, the book is really written for children in the middle grades. The romance isn’t about physical attraction so much as it is about making each other laugh. It all adds up to a sweet story that will make you smile, whatever age you are when you discover it.

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Review of Cabin Head and Tree Head, by Scott Campbell

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Cabin Head and Tree Head

by Scott Campbell

Tundra, 2025. 88 pages.
Review written November 21, 2025, from a library book.
Starred Review

Normally, I’m the annoying person who points out holes in world-building or failures in internal logic. “That wouldn’t work,” is my frequent criticism.

Let’s be clear: There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the beginning graphic novel Cabin Head and Tree Head would not work and that this world is completely ridiculous. But because it is so over-the-top, it is utterly hilarious and dazzlingly brilliant.

The first chapter, “Hellos,” is perfect for letting us understand the concept. First, we meet the two main characters. (The lines below are in speech bubbles.)

Hello, Cabin Head!

Hello, Tree Head!

I see that your peeps are home and having a hot meal. That must be nice.

Haha, right you are! The smoke gives it away.

I notice things about my best friend.

I notice that you’ve got a small child in your tire swing there.

Haha, right you are! Just swinging away!

It is good to see that tire swing get so much action.

The two characters in question are Tree Head, a greenish creature with arms, legs, eyes and mouth – and a tree growing out of their head, and Cabin Head, an orangeish creature with arms, legs, eyes and mouth – and a small house on their head.

After this, Tree Head gets a case of the HELLOS, so he goes out and greets more creatures and we come to understand this world. He meets, among others, Mail Truck Head, Bench Head, Wishing Well Head, Fountain Head, Automobile Heads, Mossy Rock Head, Telephone Pole Head, Doghouse Head, Pool Head. Construction Head has too much noise to hear their Hellos, but Outhouse Head offers to bring greetings. And then they startle Volcano Head, so he erupts. But they save the day by using Catapult Head to fling Boulder Head, who plugs Volcano Head.

It’s all just so silly! And that’s only the first story!

Another story is about Cabin Head making pictures of his friends and posting them on Brick Wall Head. And then there’s one about digging for treasure. Cabin Head helpfully makes a map – without burying anything – so that Tree Head will do it the right way. Then in the story about hiding – we learn that the planet itself is on a creature’s head. The next chapter is about Tree Head getting a bad Leafcut. And then we’ve got a chapter about saying good-by. Neither one wants to turn away first.

There are bonus pages at the end from Pool Head – How to have a Pool Party, and Box of Crayons Head – Drawing Time. And on the last page, we get the promise, “Cabin Head and Tree Head shall return for more wonderful book times.” I’m so glad about that!

So how does this world work? What is the point of an automobile on top of a creature’s head? How do people get from one head to another? It’s best not to get bogged down by those questions and enjoy this delightfully silly humor.

Altogether, this book is perfect for a kid who’s ready to think about reading chapter books. As a graphic novel, there’s not an abundance of text, and the language is simple – but the humor makes it all rewarding to decode.

The good news is: It’s short enough to win the Geisel Award for beginning readers. I haven’t read as many of those as the committee has (nor do I have as much background in what makes a Geisel winner), but this one has my vote. And the bonus, of course, is that older kids will enjoy this book, too. And adults like me aren’t able to resist reading it aloud to my co-workers.

Hahahaha! As I close the book after writing this review, I notice that on the back, there’s even a Barcode Head.

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Review of The Bluest Sky, by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

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The Bluest Sky

by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. 314 pages.
Review written September 11, 2025, from a library book.

The Bluest Sky is the story of Hector, a Cuban boy in 1980 who dreams of getting on the National Math Olympiad Team. But he wonders if the politics of his father, who spent time in prison and now lives in America, will outweigh that of his grandmother, who is a high official in the Communist party.

There are rumors that the government is allowing more people to leave Cuba. But they are rousing communities against the non-patriotic scum who would do so. Hector loves his country and his friends and doesn’t understand why anyone would leave.

And then his mother tells him that she has applied for exit visas to join his father, whom Hector hardly knows.

The story that follows is full of ups and downs and conflict. It builds toward the Mariel boat lift, when Cuban prisoners were added to the boats of refugees.

This book is a window into a difficult time and tough decisions. I had heard of the Mariel boat lift, but hadn’t realized it was so recent – and that Hector would have been younger than me, so folks from that episode of history are still alive in America today. I appreciate that fictional eyes can help kids understand what it must have been like to live that historical moment.

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Review of The Poisoned King, by Katherine Rundell

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The Poisoned King

by Katherine Rundell
read by Sam West

Listening Library, 2025. 7 hours, 7 minutes.
Review written November 7, 2025, from a library eaudiobook.
Starred Review

With Book 2 of the books set in the magical Archipelago, I’m loving this series more than ever. I believe you don’t have to read the first book, Impossible Creatures, to enjoy this one, because it’s a mostly self-contained story. But I highly recommend that you do read the first, because both are wonderful!

This book does start with Christopher, an Outlander Guardian from our world, being summoned back to the Archipelago by Jacques, the tiny jaculus dragon. He’s summoned because dragons have been dying throughout the Archipelago, and they want a Guardian to figure out what’s wrong and save them.

Once he arrives, he gets guidance from a sphinx – who pulls him into the story of Anya, Princess of Dousha. And her story is the story of the poisoned king – for her grandfather the king was poisoned, her father was framed for his murder, and now Anya’s life is in danger because she’s next in line for the throne.

So the adventure in this book is to find out what happened to the dragons and the king, clear Anya’s father’s name, and get vengeance on the person behind all that. The idea is simple, and the adventure is wonderful.

Again, the book is full of impossible, fantastical creatures. I like the Gagana birds who follow Princess Anya around and look after her. We do meet some friends from the previous book, all working for the good of the islands. The eventual plan to make things right is ingenious, and not without danger. And it’s mostly carried out by children – Christopher and Anya.

The narrator of this series is phenomenal as well. He does excellent voices for the many creatures, and his storytelling voice is perfect for the dry humor throughout the book. One example is the chapter title, “A Discovery: Oysters Both Look and Taste Like Snot.” There are also many wise sayings (such as “Fear has wisdom in it, if you treat it well.”), which he declares with wonderful gravity.

I recently finished another Book 2 and was annoyed the story wasn’t done. With this book, I’m delighted it’s Book 2, because it has the feel of a series. I’m hoping for many more grand adventures in the magical world of the Archipelago. If you haven’t visited it yet, here’s another opportunity!

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