JOHNSON, J. J.

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Steadfast

Claudia GRAY | FICTION, May 01, 2014

Gr 8 Up—This second installment in the "Spellcaster" series (HarperCollins) picks up where the first installment left off...

All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom

Angela JOHNSON | FICTION, May 01, 2014

Gr 3 Up—Previous picture books about Juneteenth (the holiday celebrating the day slaves were freed in Texas—two years after the rest of the country) have focused on contemporary children discovering this quirk of history...

Armored Disnosaurs

Jinny JOHNSON | FICTION, Apr 01, 2014

Gr 2–4—These books group dinosaurs by unifying characteristics...

Beaver

Jinny JOHNSON | FICTION, Apr 01, 2014

Gr 2–4—In these titles written from an individual animal's perspective, the author keeps the content factual without slipping into anthropomorphism...

The Cat with Seven Names

Tony Johnson | MEDIA, Apr 01, 2014

PreS-Gr 2—A plump, seemingly stray cat wanders occasionally into the home of an older librarian...

Guinea Pig

Jinny JOHNSON | FICTION, Apr 01, 2014

K-Gr 2—Narrated by a child whose photo appears on the first page, these titles introduce the basics of pet care and selection...

The Mark of the Dragonfly

Jaleigh JOHNSON | FICTION, Mar 01, 2014

Gr 4–8—In the future and on a ruined planet, orphaned Piper lives alone, making her living from mending the scraps she finds after the deadly meteor showers and dust storms that beleaguer the towns on the outskirts of civilization...