February/March 2015

Ribbon Girls: Wind Weave, Twist & Tie,

​by Maryellen Kim

Map My Heart,

​by Don & Ink

Barron’s Amazing Fact-Packed, Fold-Out Atlas of the World,

​by Jen Green and illustrated by Christiane Engel

December 2014 / January 2015

The Lost Boy,

​by Greg Ruth

Dust Lands: Raging Star,

​by Moira Young

Egg and Spoon,

​by Gregory Maguire

The Witch’s Boy,

​by Kelly Barnhill

Poisoned Apples,

​by Christine Heppermann

Shatter Me,

​by Tahereh Mafi

The Graveyard Book,

​by Neil Gaiman

The Ghosts of Heaven,

​by Marcus Sedgwick

Found Things,

​by Marilyn Hilton

A Sudden Light,

​by Garth Stein

October / November 2014

​Girls’ Life Finalists

April/May 2018

February/March 2018

2015 Additions to Books I Want to Read but Probably Never Will

December/January 2019

June/July 2018

2018

Other Great Reads...

Unlikely Heroes,

​by Jennifer S. Holland

Body & Soul, by Bethany Hamilton

Barron’s Amazing Fact-Packed, Fold-Out Atlas of the World, by Jen Green, illustrated by Christiane Engel

Map My Heart: My Love-Life in Doodles, by Dominic Evans

Unlikely Heroes: 37 Inspiring Stories of Courage and Heart from the Animal Kingdom, by Jennifer Holland

Ribbon Girls, by Maryellen Kim

​Rookie: Yearbook Three, by Tavi Gevinson

Rookie: Yearbook Three,

​by Tavi Gavinson

December/January 2015 (more than a few issues behind ;)

August/September 2018

December/January 2018

One of the reasons I launched Childressink.com was to share books that couldn’t fit in Girls’Life. Space is so limited, and there are simply too many great books -- which is why I don’t write any negative reviews. Anything you see listed on this site is some of what I consider to have excellence in children's publishing, new releases and old.​

Body & Soul,

​by Bethany Hamilton