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
ASSASSINATION OF CHARLIE KIRK
by GIESEKE, TYLER (2025)
Part of the "Special Reports" series, this well-written 112-page book focuses on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk was a controversial character and opinions about him a...
SCIENCE OF DRAGONS : A FIELD GUIDE
by KAISER, BRIANNA (2025)
From the “Lerner Stores” comes the Dragon Field Guides series, a middle grade collection about all things dragons, from folklore to anatomy. In The Science of Dragons, three chapters describe the s...
UNTIL THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT
by DOW, ALECHIA (2026)
Darling is a fairy who is at the top of her class and has a chance to win a spot on the mentorship council if she can successfully pass one more test. Calamity is a very talented Misfortune who als...
Search For Our Cosmic Neighbors
by Savage, Chloe (2025)
Commander Julia and her crew are on a space mission to answer one question: Are we alone? After searching moons and planets for ten years, the crew goes out in search of one more planet. Savage use...
TRIPPING OVER YOU : 2
by HARCUM, SUZANA (2026)
Milo and Liam have graduated high school and must face the difficulties of emerging adulthood in volume 2 of this series. As Milo and Liam attend college, find jobs, establish new friendships, navi...
I Am Wriggly
by Rosen, Michael (2024)
I Am Wriggly by Michael Rosen is the quintessential book that invites movement especially when read aloud. Kirkus reviews suggests that this pink bunny is a “stand-in for squirmy, fidgety young lis...
Red Car To Hollywood
by Liu, Jennie (2025)
In this historical fiction novel, Ruby Chan lives in LA’s Chinatown during the 1920s. Second-generation American, she is told “one foot cannot step in two boats,” but for Ruby, white people’s racis...
On The Last Day Of School
by Rudd, Maggie C (2025)
It’s finally the last day of school! Children walk, ride, and stroll eagerly to school where a day full of fun “lasts” awaits them. The students take time to reflect on how they’ve grown and what t...
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...