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Sandy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sandy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Sandy Brehl
Goodreads Author
Born
in Ohio, The United States
Website
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Lois Lowry, Kirby Larson, Caroline Starr Rose, Pat Zietlow Miller, Mir
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Member Since
October 2009
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/sandybrehl
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Sandy Brehl
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bookshelves:
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pb-fiction,
grief,
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Sandy Brehl said:
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This is a gentle and very specific story about a young child dealing with grief. The stopwatch is an unusual object with which to focus the connection and the loss when beloved Grampa died. It generates an effective language and conceptual thread to
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Sandy Brehl
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The Spider Lady: Nan Songer and Her Arachnid World War II Army
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This unsung hero story would be remarkable even if it didn't involve a major aspect of winning World War II. But it does. It begins as an intriguing and colorful account of Nan Songer's unique childhood as the eager mentee of an expert female neighbor ...more |
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Mariam's Dream: The Story of Mariam Al-Shaar and Her Food Truck of Hope
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| Despite this grim reality, portrayed clearly but without extremes, the joyful journey and success of young Mariam is trumpeted in vibrant endpapers, active scenes, and Mariam's process of rallying the women to learn, share, produce and supply traditi ...more | |
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| Readers take a lyrical time-travel adventure back to the origins of what we now call the HUMAN race. The journey confirms that human identity is not defined by skin color but by our capacity to create. These immersive, evocative spreads suggest the w ...more | |
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| This reveals a ubiquitous history of small summer moments with heart and joy. The faces on the cover only hint at the experiences of the boys portrayed, two brothers from the Southi and one New York City boy, all spending visiting relatives in Missis ...more | |
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| The cover image allows for some effective predicting. This seems like a delightful and charming story, a clever presentation of the warmth of family and home using mixed media and delicate but appealing line art in color. If that was your guess, you' ...more | |
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HEARTDRUM, 2025 I can imagine no better creators to share the stories and images of contemporary youth whose family tree is rooted in both Black-and-Indigenous ancestors than the team behind STRONGER THAN. The shared voices of poet-extraordinaire NIKK ...more |
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| Since reading this (which I resisted) I can't stop telling folks about it. We had cats while I was fggrowing up,mthen I developed serious allergies so I actively work at admiring them from a distance. I do believe that all life (but especially cats a ...more | |
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This highly readable verse novel of grief, loss, and renewal is one that should not be missed. The various kinds of loss and sadness are explored through the lives left behind, mainly the eyes and heart of the narrator. For a slim and "quick" read it ...more |
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| This is a distinctly appealing account of the Washington/Lafayette relationship we've all heard of but with a deeply touching heart to it. Lafyette is often portrayed as a young, flamboyant, even cavalier Frenchman (of minor royalty) whose attention ...more | |
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This graphic novel is a compelling story, but also an intense and revealing account of the overturning of Batista and the rise of Castro in Cuba, as well as the intensity of being refugees and immigrants. The family dynamic could transfer to many tim ...more |
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