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
YIKES, BIRDS!
by RANSOM, CANDICE (2025)
This 24-page book belongs to the "Creepy Creatures" series. Eye-catching glossy paper over board covers and catchy titles make this series shelf-candy. Alas, like candy, it is somewhat lacking in n...
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...
When The Mapou Sings
by Pinede, Nadine (2024)
Sixteen year old Lucille lives in rural Haiti with her father and her aunt and dreams of one day opening her own school with her best friend, Fifina. However, Fifina goes missing one day, and after...
Snap! Crunch! Munch?
by Castillo, Diana (2025)
A beginning comic-style early reader, SnapQ Crunch! Munch? tells the story of a young boy imagining different family members as animals enjoying various dishes at the dinner table (i.e. Aunt Gloria...
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, ...
Save Our Forest!
by Dasnes, Nora (2024)
In this interconnected standalone graphic novel sequel to Cross My Heart and Never Lie by the same author/illustrator, readers get a story centered around Bao, a seventh grade girl. Bao and her fri...
Famous Anonymous
by Baden, Morgan (2025)
Everything about Famous Anonymous will make middle schoolers love it. Told from multiple points of view, two sets of siblings, who are neighbors, reconnect to become the latest viral video sensatio...
My Dad Is The Best
by Pintadera, Fran (2025)
Two boys argue back and forth about how strong their own dad is. The ability of their dads to lift something heavy starts with a truck, then with elephants in the truck - now the elephants are pre...