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
The Lost Book Of Undersea Adventure
by Keen, Teddy (2025)
An adventurer set out to find the people who lived on the sea that his grandmother spoke of. Along the way he was cast overboard, washed up on an island, and had to survive. This is a scrapbook and...
Secrets Of The Snakestone
by Dasgupta, Piu (2025)
In this debut, Zéile is sent to Paris under mysterious circumstances. She works as a maid for a wealthy family. She is not accepted by even the staff. In this historical fiction, magical book, Zéil...
Tour At School
by Clapham, Katie (2025)
There’s a new kid at school, which means someone has to give them The Tour. The Tour is a very important job at school. The person giving The Tour must point out all of the amazing things in their ...
MIRA, MIRA SHAPES
by HEUER, LOURDES (2026)
This board book pairs Spanish word for shapes with English phrases to describe them and cut outs on each two-page spread.
Voces sin fronteras : our stories, our truth = nuestras historias, nuestra verdad
by Unknown Author (2018)
This is a bilingual (Spanish/English) collection of 16 graphic memoirs written by Latin American youth who immigrated to the US. Although there are common themes, the voices and drawing styles are ...
The Trouble With Giraffes
by Mantchev, Lisa (2025)
Does it ever seem like your friends are more different than you're alike? That is clear from the start of this book as the female narrator lists her differences from her pet giraffe. He likes sal...
A Match Made In Hell
by Ingham, Charlotte (2025)
Oooh-la-la! This spicy paranormal rom‑com follows a mortal woman who dies under less‑than‑glorious circumstances and wakes in a version of Hell that blends Greek and Christian mythologies—a bureauc...
THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY : A DORIAN GRAY REMIX
by GRENIER, ELLE (2026)
The latest installment in the Classics Remixed collection offers a queer perspective on The Portrait of Dorian Gray. In Wilde’s classic tale, a young man maintains his youth while a supernatural po...
The First Christmas Tree : An Innu Tale
by Fontaine, Ovila (2025)
In this stunningly illustrated tale (translated from French), Great Manitou searches for the perfect Christmas tree to gift the Innu to make their winter a little brighter. As he approaches various...
GREEN CITIES : HOW GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE HELPS URBAN CENTERS THRIVE
by BOUDREAU, SHEILA (2026)
In this non-fiction book geared toward upper elementary and lower middle school readers, children can learn about how green cities can be created, developed, and sustained. The book defines what it...