Puget Sound Council
For Reviewing Children's & Young Adult Literature
Connecting readers with quality children's and young adult books through trusted peer reviews.
Welcome
Welcome to the (new & improved!) review management system for the Puget Sound Council. Please access the features of this site via the menu bar above.
If you have questions or comments, cannot locate a book, or need to report an error, please contact pugetsoundcouncil@gmail.com.
For questions about membership, how-tos, and issues that are not site-related, please contact Eve Datisman at datseve@gmail.com.
Schedule of Events
General Meeting Dates: 2026–2027
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Location: Shoreline Conference Center, Professional Library, Building H
Sat, Jun 6, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat., Sept. 12, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat., Nov. 7, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat., Jan. 9, 2027
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat., Mar. 6, 2027
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat., May 1, 2027
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat., June 5, 2027
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Reminder:
PSC 2026/27 dues are due January 1, 2027. Oral reviews must be posted by Wednesday 11:59 PM before the meeting.
The Shoreline Conference Center Professional Library is open 7:00 – 4:30 weekdays during the school year. Members are encouraged to drop by and pick up books at your convenience. Please call Tina Marier at 206.393.4225 or email tina.marier@ssd412.org to make sure the room is available.
How to Review Books
Important:
When finished writing a review, make sure you change the "Published" setting to "Yes." Otherwise, it will not be visible to others.
Oral Reviews
Books reviewed at the following meeting. Usually first-time authors, particularly noteworthy books, or discussion-worthy books. Oral books are returned and donated to charities.
Written Reviews
Books not reviewed orally. After reviews are submitted, these books may be added to your library collection.
Steps to Review
- Select the books you wish to review. We have a responsibility to review all books sent to us by publishers — please review them in a timely manner.
- At the meeting, separate your books into Oral and Written piles.
- Use the scanner to enter your choices. Select your name from the dropdown, choose oral or written, and scan the ISBN for each book.
- To enter a finished review: Log in, go to Reviews → My Reviews To Do, select a book, fill out the fields, and set "Published" to save.
Rating Scale
Recent Reviews
G.e.m.s. : 1 : Rise Of The G.e.m.s.
by Dealy, Marian (2025)
In this colorful and engaging early readers graphic novel, a band of mice must come together to figure out what the scientists have done to them and how their modifications can be used to their adv...
THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST : HOW TO OBSERVE, EXPERIMENT AND DISC
by MARTINEAU, SUSAN (2026)
Science is everywhere! In this illustrated nonfiction text, readers will learn how to question the world around them and conduct experiments like a real scientist. Featuring chapters like “What do ...
Defanged
by Edgmon, He (2025)
Lux is turning 12, so tonight his parents will take him to the VS clinic to begin the defanging procedure that will change him from the vampire he is becoming into a human. Autistic, and confused,...
THINK BIG : SECRETS OF BEES
by HOARE, BEN (2026)
Chapters as questions (What Does it Feel Like to Be a Bee? How Do Bees Make Honey?) and gorgeous illustrations will hook any reader that picks up this beautiful, slightly oversized book about bees....
Wild : A Family Guide To The Animal Kingdom
by Ashby, Jack (2025)
"Wild : A Family Guide to the Animal Kingdom" is a text packed amazing illustrations and interesting facts about wildlife! Each chapter (4 pages) examines a specific trait such as prickles, venom, ...
The Dawn Of Yangchen
by Yee, F C (2025)
This is the third novel in the Chronicles of the Avatar series, and the first book focusing on Avatar Yangchen. Or does it? Oddly she seems more like a side character as the majority of the book se...
GONE FOREVER? : PLACES TO SEE (AND SAVE) BEFORE THEY DISAPPE
by SILVER, ERIN (2026)
We know that our planet Earth has been in a changing environment and those changes have been ongoing for some time but now are speeding up. This book was written to help people understand about cl...
From Bam! To Burp! : A Carbon Atom's Never-Ending Journey Th
by Stewart, Melissa (2025)
After a short introduction on atoms, a carbon atoms tale is told. It comes to earth with the collision that eventually helped the moon form. On impact it enters the earth’s mantle where it eventu...
MCTOAD MOWS TINY ISLAND
by ANGLEBERGER, TOM (2026)
In this board book many forms of transportation are used to get McToad's lawn mower to the tiny island to mow it.
MRS. ORWELL
by CHALUPA, ANDREA (2026)
Chalupa and Revel trace the life of Eileen O’Shaughnessy Blair, the brilliant, sharp‑witted writer and political thinker whose partnership with George Orwell shaped some of his most enduring work. ...