{"id":43874,"date":"2026-03-26T10:41:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=43874"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:44:44","slug":"line-em-up-by-oscar-avery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=43874","title":{"rendered":"Line ‘Em Up! by Oscar Avery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Heartfelt, uplifting, empowering.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A straight line becomes a path to dignity in Avery\u2019s empowering picture book. \u201cNobody wants to teach our class,\u201d a quiet, cutting truth, sets the tone for this emotionally resonant story as four discouraged students: Jackson, Savannah, Bullock, and Stewart, brace for yet another teacher who won\u2019t stay. Enter Mr. Murant, a tall, warm former football player in a crisp shirt and green tie, who declares, \u201cI only teach champions!\u201d Skepticism lingers. \u201cChampions?\u201d Jackson asks. \u201cIs that some type of joke?\u201d But with each passing day, something shifts. Helmets on, \u201cLine \u2019em up!\u201d\u2014and everything transforms. What begins as order becomes pride and belief. The students rise from doubt to confidence, becoming a class others can\u2019t overlook. Driven by a rhythmic, spoken-word cadence, Avery\u2019s writing carries the story with heart and sincerity, well-suited for oral storytelling. Although the arc tilts toward idealism, its emotional message comes through with clarity and intent. Sarah Jane Docker\u2019s warm, expressive artwork reflects this transformation, evolving from slouched postures and subdued tones to confident stances and dynamic movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A heartfelt tribute to belief and the educators who inspire children to see their own greatness. A strong addition to library shelves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Sarah Jane Docker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Bread-n-Butter Bookz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN 978-1-7345743-0-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Heartfelt, uplifting, empowering. A straight line becomes a path to dignity in Avery\u2019s empowering picture book. \u201cNobody wants to teach our class,\u201d a quiet, cutting truth, sets the tone for this emotionally resonant story as four discouraged students: Jackson, Savannah, Bullock, and Stewart, brace for yet another teacher who won\u2019t stay. Enter Mr. Murant, a tall, warm former football player in a crisp shirt and green tie, who declares, \u201cI only teach champions!\u201d Skepticism lingers. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":43878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7223,91,3328,178,706279332,723771287,1136176,723769804,723769803,723771628,723769805,723771626,1473,1008073,856121,309,349],"class_list":["post-43874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-childrens-pcture-books","tag-goodreads","tag-indie-books","tag-kindle","tag-kobo","tag-line-em-up","tag-nook","tag-oscar-avery","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-bpE","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-26-10.43.17-AM.png?fit=294%2C381&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43874"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43877,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43874\/revisions\/43877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/43878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}