Balcárcel, Rebecca. Shine On, Luz Véliz!. Fiction. Chronicle, 05/2022. 332pp. $17.99. 978-1-7972-0967-8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-6. Luz divides her life into before and after. She used to be a soccer star, tightly bonded to her [continue reading]
June 2022
Blast Off! Review
Slade, Suzanne. Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space. Sally W. Comport, Illustrated Biography. Calkins Creek, 04/2022. 48pp. $18.99. 978-1-6843-7241-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-4. Mary Sherman overcame tremendous odds to become the world’s [continue reading]
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance Review
Yee, Lisa. Maizy Chen’s Last Chance. Fiction. Random, 02/2022. 288pp. $16.99. 978-1-9848-3025-8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-7. Who knew that leaving fast-paced, diverse L.A. to spend the summer in sleepy Last Chance, Minnesota would result in the [continue reading]
Earth in Danger: Dangerous Wildfires Review
Schaefer, Lola. Dangerous Wildfires. Non-fiction. Lightning Bolt Books: Earth in Danger Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99. 978-1-7284-4141-2. PB $8.99. 978-1-7284-4798-8. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-3. SERIES REVIEW: These early elementary titles introduce readers to various natural [continue reading]
Earth in Danger: Dangerous Volcanoes Review
Schaefer, Lola. Dangerous Volcanoes. Non-fiction. Lightning Bolt Books: Earth in Danger Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99. 978-1-7284-4144-3. PB $8.99. 978-1-7284-4797-1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-3. SERIES REVIEW: These early elementary titles introduce readers to various natural [continue reading]
Earth in Danger: Dangerous Hurricanes Review
Schaefer, Lola. Dangerous Hurricanes. Non-fiction. Lightning Bolt Books: Earth in Danger Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99. 978-1-7284-4140-5. PB $8.99. 978-1-7284-4795-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-3. SERIES REVIEW: These early elementary titles introduce readers to various natural [continue reading]
Earth in Danger: Dangerous Droughts Review
Schaefer, Lola. Dangerous Droughts. Non-fiction Lightning Bolt Books: Earth in Danger Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99. 978-1-7284-4146-7. PB $8.99. 978-1-7284-4792-6. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-3. SERIES REVIEW: These early elementary titles introduce readers to various natural [continue reading]
Gibberish Review
Vo, Young. Gibberish. Young Vo, Illus. Picture Book. Levine Querido, 03/2022. $17.99. 978-1-64614-110-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Dat “first sailed on a boat, then flew on a plane” before arriving at his new school by bus. His mah [continue reading]