A book review journal from the Heart of Texas Literature Center in Brownwood, TX. Publishing reviews of children's and YA books since 1987.
Current Issue: Volume 37, Number 4 (2025)
A Bridge Home
Reviewed by Pam Blake
A Hat for House: One Storm, Many Helpers
Reviewed by Janie Soupiset
A Little Like Magic
Reviewed by Caitie Dyer
All Aboard for Noah's Ark!
Reviewed by Melinda Isbell
Another First Chance
Reviewed by Cher Ptacek
As Edward Imagined: A Story of Edward Gorey in Three Acts
Reviewed by Charlene D. Bustos
As the Seas Rise: Nicole Hernandez Hammer and the Fight for Climate Justice
Reviewed by Charlene D. Bustos
At the End of the Day
Reviewed by Janie Soupiset
Barbie: From Doll to Cultural Icon
Reviewed by Shan Martinez
Basketball Superstars
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Batman: To The Batcave!
Reviewed by Laura Baker
Battlefront Military Machines
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Bear's Lost Glasses
Reviewed by Laura Baker
Best Believe: The Tres Hermanas, a Sisterhood for the Common Good
Reviewed by Leah D. Carruth
Best Gymnastics Teams
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Birth of the Bicycle: A Bumpy History of the Bicycle in America
Reviewed by Susannah Barrington
Brian the Lion Who Learned
Reviewed by Arlene Stephenson
Bubble Gum Bison Needs a Bath
Reviewed by Caitie Dyer
Built to Last
Reviewed by Susannah Barrington
Bunnies: A First Look
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Calculating Chimpanzees, Brainy Bees, and Other Animals with Mind-Blowing Mathematical Abilities
Reviewed by Melissa D. Atkinson
Call the Bee Doctor!: How Science is Saving Honey Bees
Reviewed by Shan Martinez
Charley and Seymour's Hanukkah Miracle
Reviewed by Melinda Isbell
Chicks: A First Look
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Computing Through the Ages: From Bones to Binary
Reviewed by Shan Martinez
Dalmartian: A Mars Rover's Story
Reviewed by Erica Pye
Dog Smart: Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence
Reviewed by Lea Ann Stasney
Drawn Onward
Reviewed by Erica Pye
Ducklings: A First Look
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Earth: Our Home Planet
Reviewed by Shan Martinez
Eating My Words: And 128 Other Poems
Reviewed by Charlene D. Bustos
Eight Sweet Nights: A Festival of Lights: A Hanukkah Story
Reviewed by Melinda Isbell
Emergency Quarters
Reviewed by Pam Blake
Emily's Cupcake Magic!
Reviewed by Jan Waggoner
Even Better Than Sprinkles: A Story About Best Friends
Reviewed by Pam Blake
Evidence: How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera
Reviewed by Cynthia Lackey
Fast Fighter Jets
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Finally Heard
Reviewed by Cher Ptacek
Garland of Lights: A Diwali Story
Reviewed by Janie Soupiset
Giant Rays of Hope: Protecting Manta Rays to Safeguard the Sea
Reviewed by Shan Martinez
Giant's Causeway and Other Incredible Natural Wonders
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Great Gusts: Winds of the World and the Science Behind Them
Reviewed by Melissa D. Atkinson
Great Warships
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Grow Your Colors: Planting and Eating Healthy Foods With Sesame Street
Reviewed by Charlene D. Bustos
Grumpy Hat
Reviewed by Laura Baker
Gymnastics Superstars
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Hello, I'm a Pangolin
Reviewed by Charlene D. Bustos
House of Thorns
Reviewed by Sheila Hamlin
If I Were a Fungus
Reviewed by Erica Pye
It Feels Like Family=Se siente como familia
Reviewed by Leah D. Carruth
I Was: The Stories of Animal Skulls
Reviewed by Cynthia Lackey
James Webb Space Telescope: A Peek Into the First Galaxies
Reviewed by Susannah Barrington
Jupiter: The Largest Planet
Reviewed by Shan Martinez
Just Try It!
Reviewed by Pam Blake
Kevin and the Blackbirds
Reviewed by Susannah Barrington
Lifeboat 5: Based on a True Story
Reviewed by Maria Medina
Mama's Panza
Reviewed by Janie Soupiset
Mars : The Red Planet
Reviewed by Shan Martinez
Meet Micah Parsons
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
My Best Friend’s Bangles
Reviewed by Susannah Barrington
My First Guide to Space
Reviewed by Shan Martinez
My Olive Tree
Reviewed by Melinda Isbell
Nurses: A First Look
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice
Reviewed by Leah D. Carruth
Perfect Match: The Story of Althea Gibson and Angela Buxton
Reviewed by Melinda Isbell
Priceless Facts About Money
Reviewed by Melissa D. Atkinson
Rats to the Rescue: The Unlikely Heroes Making Cambodia Safe
Reviewed by Shan Martinez
Rosa by Starlight
Reviewed by Janet Bond
Safiyyah's War
Reviewed by Pam Blake
Sea of Constellations
Reviewed by Susannah Barrington
Seoul Food
Reviewed by Charlene D. Bustos
Shark in the Park
Reviewed by Maria Medina
Someone Just Like You
Reviewed by Arlene Stephenson
Speck: An Itty-Bitty Epic
Reviewed by Caitie Dyer
Spring Fever
Reviewed by Laura Baker
Stopping by Jungle on a Snowy Evening
Reviewed by Melinda Isbell
Super Swifts: Small Birds With Amazing Powers
Reviewed by Charlene D. Bustos
Teachers: A First Look
Reviewed by Jewell Fine
The Boxcar Children
Reviewed by Janet Bond
The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods
Reviewed by Caitie Dyer
The Dolphin Dream
Reviewed by Jan Waggoner
The Ever-Changing Earth
Reviewed by Melissa D. Atkinson
The Greatest
Reviewed by Melinda Isbell
The Heart Never Forgets
Reviewed by Jennifer Engle
The Last Stand
Reviewed by Leah D. Carruth
The Last Zookeeper
Reviewed by Susannah Barrington
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals
Reviewed by Charlene D. Bustos
The Midnight Panther
Reviewed by Maria Medina
The Night War
Reviewed by Ashley O'Quin
The Night Whale
Reviewed by Susannah Barrington
The Perfect Place
Reviewed by Leah D. Carruth
The Quest for a Tangram Dragon
Reviewed by Melinda Isbell
The Suitcase
Reviewed by Leah D. Carruth
The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn
Reviewed by Erica Pye
The Trouble with Earth
Reviewed by Maria Medina
The Zoo Inside Me
Reviewed by Laura Baker
This Is Not a Cholent
Reviewed by Melinda Isbell
Violin of Hope
Reviewed by Melinda Isbell
Work: Interviews With People Doing Jobs They Love
Reviewed by Shan Martinez
