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October 2022

Gene Luen Yang Receives 2023 NSK Neustadt Price for Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Gene Luen Yang Receives 2023 NSK Neustadt Price for Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Gene Luen Yang from the San Francisco Bay Area is the first graphic novelist to win the NSK Neustadt Prize for [continue reading]

Published on Oct 28, 2022
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Updates

Review

Little Forest Keepers, The Review

    Lundquist, Mary. Little Forest Keepers, The. Mary Lundquist, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer & Bray, 12/2021. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-228782-3. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. This winter wonderland title features Ash and Pudd, a pair of tiny, [continue reading]

Published on Oct 27, 2022
Posted by: Kathy Haug

Read-Alike

Lightlark Read-Alikes

READ-ALIKES  Lightlark by Alex Aster Barnes, Jennifer Lynn. “The Inheritance Games” series. Black, Holly. The Cruel Prince. Cashore, Kristen. “Graceling Realm” series. Chen, Gina. Violet Made of Thorns. Collins, Suzanne. “Hunger Games” series. Dao, Julie [continue reading]

Published on Oct 24, 2022
Posted by: pennypeck

Review

Everything Awesome about Space and Other Galactic Facts Review

Lowery, Mike. Everything Awesome about Space and Other Galactic Facts. Mike Lowery, Illus. Non-fiction. Scholastic/ Orchard, 09/2021. 125pp. $16.99. 978-1-338-35974-9. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. Space can be fun, but also overwhelmingly busy. Lowery’s fast-paced writing and [continue reading]

Published on Oct 17, 2022
Posted by: Kathy Haug

Review

Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets Review

Ichaso, Chelsea. Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets. Fiction. Sourcebooks Fire, 04/2022. 315pp. PB $10.99. 978-1-7282-5597-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 8-12. High school senior Savannah’s slightly younger sister Piper is in a coma after a fall, which no [continue reading]

Published on Oct 17, 2022
Posted by: Kathy Haug

Storytime

Librarians Storytime – Revised

Librarians – Revised  With school beginning, a librarian-themed storytime can be fun for a class visit coming for a library tour, or for a regular library storytime. For a craft project, make bookmarks using some [continue reading]

Published on Oct 16, 2022
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: People
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Storytime

Panda Storytime

Pandas Storytime   Many preschoolers are fond of pandas, so this animal is a great theme for a storytime. Maybe young children relate to this cuddly animal!  For a craft project to follow these stories, try [continue reading]

Published on Oct 16, 2022
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Animals
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Outstanding! October 2022

Fiction   Hollow Fires, by Samira Ahmed, Little Brown, 2022        A fast-paced exploration of the personal and societal impacts of Islamaphobia in today’s America, Hollow Fires challenges the reader to understand the underlying forces driving an intolerable [continue reading]

Published on Oct 14, 2022
Posted by: Jessica Walker
Categories: Outstanding Books of the Month
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