November 2023

DiCamillo, Kate. Puppets of Spelhorst, The. Julie Morstad, Illus. Norendy Tales; bk. 1. Candlewick, 10/2023. 150pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-1675-2. GRADES 2–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Five puppets are given to two young sisters by their uncle, [continue reading]

Michalak, Jamie. Frank and Bean: The Stinky Feet Monster. Bob Kolar, Illus. Frank and Bean; bk. 3. Candlewick, 09/2023. [48]pp. Reader. Trade $16.99. 978-1-5362-2546-4. GRADES 1–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Frank, a hot dog, and Bean, a [continue reading]

McCloskey, Kevin. Caterpillars: What Will I Be When I Get to Be Me? Kevin McCloskey, Illus. Toon Into Reading Level 1: Giggle and Learn. Toon/Astra, 07/2023. 34pp. Nonfiction. Trade $13.99. 978-1-6626-6508-0. GRADES Kindergarten–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. [continue reading]

Matson, Morgan. Firefly Summer, The. Simon & Schuster, 05/2023. 400pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5344-9335-3. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL.          When Ryanna visits a summer camp once run by her grandparents, the seventh grader meets a group of previously unknown relatives and learns more about her mother, [continue reading]

Burgess, Tamika. Sincerely Sicily. Harper/Collins, 01/2023. 304pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-0631-5960-0. GRADES 4–7. ADDITIONAL.          Sicily longs to go to the same middle school as her squad of friends but instead must attend a school closer to home. She is hurt and embarrassed when new classmates [continue reading]

Brown, Keah. Secret Summer Promise, The. Levine Querido, 06/2023. 304pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-64614-173-9. GRADES 9–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL.    Andrea and her high school friends have planned out The Best Summer Ever. Of course, friend issues [continue reading]

Avila, Lorraine. Making of Yolanda La Bruja, The. Levine Querido, 04/2023. 384pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-64614-243-9. GRADES 9–12. ADDITIONAL.        Yolanda, a Black girl with Dominican Republic heritage, feels at home at her high school in [continue reading]