Book Reviews
Discover great books!
Explore book reviews written by Healthy NewsWorks students. Find stories that spark curiosity, encourage empathy, and inspire a lifelong love of reading.
Book review: We Are Better Together
By Russell Byers Healthy Knight News reporters We Are Better TogetherBy Bill McKibben This...
Book review: Those Shoes
By Eleanor Emlen Healthy Roar reporters Those Shoes Written by Maribeth Boelts Illustrated by...
Book review: The Star Keeper
By Dahlia, Aamilah, and Caroline Moctezuma, Davenport Healthy Press The Star Keeper Written and...
Book review: Drawing is a way to express feelings
By Cole Manor Healthy Comet reporters Niko Draws a FeelingWritten by Bob RaczkaIllustrated by...
Book review: Dealing with worries
Reviewed by Healthy Trailblazer Journal reporters Alma and the Worry StoneWritten by Sara...
Book review: The Girl Who Got Out of Bed
Reviewed by Eleanor Emlen Healthy Roar reporters The Girl Who Got Out of Bed By Betsy...
Book review: Jayden’s Impossible Garden
Reviewed by Eleanor Emlen Healthy Roar reporters Jayden’s Impossible Garden By Melina...
Book review: Meesha Makes Friends
Reviewed by William Rowen Healthy Roar Cub Reporters Meesha Makes Friends By Tom Percival This...
Book review: Kindness Starts With You
Reviewed by William Rowen Healthy Roar Cub Reporters Kindness Starts With You By Jacquelyn Stagg...
Book review: Inspiring story about cleaning up a beach
Reviewed by La Salle Academy Healthy News staff Saving American BeachBy Heidi Tyline King...
Book review: The Tree Lady
Reviewed by Eleanor Emlen Healthy Roar fifth graders The Tree LadyWritten by H. Joseph...
Book review: The Water Princess
Reviewed by Miley, Gotwals Healthy Press The Water PrincessWritten by Susan VerdeIllustrated by...
Book review: ‘Harlem Grown’
By William Rowen Healthy Roar reporters Harlem Grown By Tony Hillery Illustrated by Jessie...
Empathy unites people
By Yorkship Healthy Lion reporters | Next time you see someone who is acting out or saying...
Art brought father and son together
By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal reporters | Lonnie Smith and his son Kambel once had a...
La Liga teaches many life lessons
By William Cramp Fit Flyer reporters | Players in Philadelphia’s La Liga del Barrio sign up to...
Meet Camden resident Ayinde Merrill
By CPS (Holy Name) Healthy Courier reporters | Holy Name Healthy Courier seventh-grade reporters...
Reading helps build connections
By Cole Manor Fit Falcon Tribune reporters| Take it from Mrs. Karen Mitchell, head of children’s...
Humor is more than being funny
By MaST Healthy Panther Post reporters | Healthy Panther Post seventh-grade reporters didn’t know...
Learning how to deal with anxiety
By CPS (St. Cecilia) Healthy Courier reporters | It’s important for kids to learn how to manage...
Parent volunteers like contributing
By Adaire Fit Fish reporters | Helping people is something that Adaire parent...
How the arts can connect people
By Lowell Healthy Lion reporters | Connecting through the arts can help artists show their...
Exploring empathy with Sr. Alicia
By CPS (St. Cecilia) Healthy Courier reporters | Sister Alicia M. Perna, principal of St. Cecilia...
Find an activity to get moving
By Catto Healthy News reporters | PE teacher Mr. Black says … Find an activity to get...
Farm trip makes memories
By Isidora, Adaire Fit Fish reporter | Adaire sixth and seventh graders took a trip to Fox Chase...
Humor can help connect people
By Charles W. Henry Healthy Hawk reporters | “Laughter makes you feel very uplifted and filled...
Showing gratitude can increase joy
By Inquiry Charter Healthy Owl Times reporters | Spending time with people, giving thoughtful...
Rehovot reviews roller skating field trip
By Phila. Hebrew Healthy Investigator reporters | Fourth and fifth graders recently visited a...
Socializing can lead to better health
By La Salle Healthy News reporters | It’s nice to do things on your own such as reading a book,...
Joining a team can be healthy
By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal reporters | Participating in team sports and other...
Volunteering—a way to do God’s work
By CPS (St. Joes) Healthy Courier reporters | For St. Joseph’s guidance counselor Tasha Humphrey,...
Use technology for positive reasons
By Russell Byers Healthy Knight News reporters | Technology has both positive and negative effects...
Feeling anxious? You’re not alone
By MaST Healthy Panther Post reporters | Anxiety can be a hard thing to experience if you don’t...
