Choldenko, Gennifer. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman. Knopf, 06/2024. 309p. $ 17.99. 978-1-5247-1893-0. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman is the latest tween novel by Bay Area author Gennifer Choldenko, recipient of a [continue reading]
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Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman Review
Choldenko, Gennifer. Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman, The. Knopf, 06/2024. 309pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5247-1892-3. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING. Eleven-year-old Hank and his preschool-aged sister Boo are left alone by their mother for a week, so [continue reading]
Painter and the President Review
Albee, Sarah. Painter and the President, The: Gilbert Stuart’s Brush with George Washington. Stacy Innerst, Illus. Calkins Creek, 08/2024. [40]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6626-8000-7. GRADES 2–5. ADDITIONAL. Gilbert Stuart painted several portraits of George Washington, [continue reading]
Remembering Rosalind Franklin Review
Stone, Tanya Lee. Remembering Rosalind Franklin: Rosalind Franklin & the Discovery of the Double Helix Structure of DNA. Gretchen Ellen Powers, Illus. Christy Ottaviano, 02/2024. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $21.99. 978-0-316-35124-9. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A true story, without a happy ending, reveals the life and personality of an [continue reading]
This Land Is a Lullaby Review
Simpson, Tonya. This Land Is a Lullaby: cistomawasowin oma askiy. Delree` Dumont, Illus. Translated into Cree by Dorothy Thunder. Orca, 09/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $21.95. 978-1459836099. GRADES Baby/Toddler–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Using a text in English and Plains Cree, this original lullaby celebrates the relationship between children, ancestors, [continue reading]
Pax Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES Pax by Sara Pennypacker Appelt, Kathi. Maybe a Fox. Appelt, Kathi. Once Upon a Camel. Brown, Peter. The Wild Robot. Clement-Davies, David. Fire Bringer. Creech, Sharon. Saving Winslow. Dowell, Frances O’Roark. The Second Life [continue reading]
Wrong Way Home Review
O’Shaughnessy, Kate. Wrong Way Home, The. Knopf, 04/24. 336pp. Fiction. Trade $24.50. 978-0-593-65073-8. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING. Fern is happy living on an isolated, environmentally sustainable ranch run by Dr. Ben, a cult leader who demands strict adherence to his worldview: “As long as you [continue reading]
Breakthrough Review
McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino. Breakthrough: Katalin Kariko and the mRNA Vaccine. Lerner / Twenty-First Century, 11/2023. 136pp. Nonfiction. PLB $38.65. 979-8765607947. GRADES 7–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Many years of research and scientific dedication led up to COVID vaccines being developed in record time. This title explains what [continue reading]