Children’s Fairyland in Oakland Seeks Volunteer Storytime Presenters: Children’s Fairyland, the landmark children’s park, seeks volunteers to present storytimes. The mandatory training by Angela Moffett will be held on Sept. 22 and 23, 2023. Check [continue reading]
August 2023
ACL Meeting Friday, August 11th
ACL Meeting Friday, August 11, 2023: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, August 11, 2023, from 9:30am-Noon. We will be meeting at the [continue reading]
The Ojja-Wojja Review
Visaggio, Magdalene. Ojja-Wojja, The : a Horror-mystery, or Whatever. Jenn St-Onge, Illus. Balzer &Bray, 03/2023. 192pp. Graphic Trade $22.99. 978-0-06-285239-7. GRADES 6 – 10. OUTSTANDING. Teenage anxieties of belonging and exclusion, multi-generational town secrets, imagination, [continue reading]
Little Thieves: Painted Devils Review
Owen, Margaret. Painted Devils. Little Thieves Series; bk. 2. Henry Holt, 05/2023. 512pp. Fiction. Trade $20.99. 978-1-250-83116-3. GRADES 8 – Adult. OUTSTANDING. Vanja and Emeric are back to delight readers and confuse their kingdom in [continue reading]
In Every Life Review
Frazee, Marla. In Every Life. Marla Frazee, Illus. Simon & Schuster /Beach Lane, 02/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6659-1248-8. GRADES Preschool – 1. OUTSTANDING. Marla Frazee is back with another gorgeously illustrated picture book [continue reading]
Bomb Review
Sheinkin, Steve. Bomb: Graphic Novel : the Race to Build–and Steal–the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon. Nick Bertozzi, Illus. Roaring Brook, 01/2023. 254pp. Graphic. Trade $24.99 978-1-250-20673-2. Paper $17.99 978-1-250-20674-9. GRADES 5 – 8. OUTSTANDING. In [continue reading]
Bea Wolf Review
Weinersmith, Zach. Bea Wolf. Boulet, Illus. First Second, 03/2023. 208pp. Graphic Trade $19.99 978-1-250-77629-7. GRADES 4 – 8. OUTSTANDING. Brave-hearted, epic, and funny as heck, this graphic riff on “Beowulf” opens with a call to [continue reading]
Half Moon Summer Review
Vickers, Elaine. Half Moon Summer. Peachtree, 06/2023. 288pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-68263-539-1. GRADES 5 – 7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The summer before they turn thirteen, both Mia and Drew wish they could turn back time to [continue reading]