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 — 2025–2026
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Location: Shoreline Conference Center, Professional Library, Building H
Sat, Sep 13, 2025
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat, Nov 15, 2025
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat, Jan 10, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat, Mar 7, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat, May 2, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Sat, Jun 6, 2026
9:00 - 11:00 AM
Reminder:
PSC 2025 dues are due January 1, 2026. 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
In The World Of Whales
by Cusolito, Michelle (2025)
In the World of Whales follows a freediver who is photographing and recording a family of sperm whales. When he first dives in, he notices a calf being born! As the man continues to surface and div...
HUXLEY HIGGINS, BUG BUSTER
by MOORE, JENNY (2025)
From the “Lerner Stores” comes Huxley Higgens, a transitional reader series about a young boy who lives above the family bookshop with his mom, grandfather and pet snail, loves to daydream and, as ...
JOJO AND THE BAKE SALE
by CLAYTON, ANNETTE M (2025)
This 40 page easy chapter book is part of the JoJo series. JoJo is a girly girl who loves sparkles and glitter, has a cadre of girlfriends, comes from a loving two-parent family, and can be a bit i...
There's Always Next Year
by Johnson, George M (2025)
Told in alternating POV's. This is the story of Andy: Andy is a very serious student journalist. However, this year in an attempt at a makeover she got carried away and now her phone is at the bott...
Tripping Over You : 1
by Harcum, Suzana (2025)
Milo is a theater kid, Liam a wallflower; both are in their final year of boarding school and their friendship is turning into something more. While the two boys are quite opposite, it is clear the...
I'll Find You Where The Timeline Ends
by Baker, Kylie (2025)
This "romantasy" novel has some sci fi elements (time travel) and also lots of great Korean cultural elements. Yang Mina and her family are descended from a Japanese dragon god. Once Mina learns th...
Water Flower : The Journey Of A Lotus Seed
by Chen, Yingting (2025)
The Water Flower: The Journey of a Lotus Seed features incredible watercolor illustrations that beautifully capture the delicate stages of a lotus plant’s growth. The book clearly explains the plan...
Incredibly Penelope
by Myracle, Lauren (2025)
Incredibly Penelope by Lauren Myracle is a delightful modern retelling of The Little Princess. Penelope Goodheart is a bright, kind, spunky nine-year-old who sees the best in everyone. With her mot...
Frankenstein
by Barder, Gemma (2024)
This symbolized classic tells the simplified story of Mary Shelley’s classic story. Short, simple sentences with symbols above each word are on one side and a larger black, white, and gray illustra...
History Comics : Ellis Island : Immigration And The American
by Feggo, Felipe Galindo (2025)
The book begins near today, when a storm floods New York City. Two families in the same building shelter in the higher level apartment of first generation Hispanics. Both families have children, ...