December 2024

Hare, John. Duck, Duck, Goose! John Hare, Illus. Greenwillow, 09/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-309323-2. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. While flying south for the winter, two ducks and a goose encounter a moose (in [continue reading]

Clements, Andrew. Frindle Files, The. Brian Selznick, Illus. Random House, 08/2024. 198pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-399-55763-7. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Josh is frustrated that his English teacher won’t allow the class to use technology, so [continue reading]

Carpenter, Angelica Shirley. Secret Gardens of Frances Hodgson Burnett, The. Helena Pérez García, Illus. Bushel & Peck, 04/2024. [44]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-63819-150-6. GRADES Kindergarten–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Although few children still read the classic books [continue reading]

Barone, Rebecca E. F. Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens. Holt, 05/2024. 173pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-250-88165-6. GRADES 7–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The 1980 eruption of the Mount St. Helens volcano [continue reading]

Wenjen, Mia. We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court. Victor Bizar Gómez, Illus. Red Comet, 11/2024. 48pp. Biography. Trade $19.99. 978-1-63-655087-9. GRADES 4–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Stories matter, but it also matters who tells the story, [continue reading]

Roth, Jonathan. Almost Underwear: How a Piece of Cloth Traveled from Kitty Hawk to the Moon and Mars. Jonathan Roth, Illus. Christy Ottaviano, 08/2024. [40]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-52554-1. GRADES Kindergarten–4. OUTSTANDING. Once upon a time, at the turn of the twentieth century, a plain roll of [continue reading]

Kim, Cheryl. Wat Takes His Shot: The Life and Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka. Nat Iwata, Illus. Lee & Low, 06/2024. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $20.95. 978-1-64379-603-1. GRADES Kindergarten–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Against the backdrop of World War II and Japanese internment, young Wataru Misaka faced adversity, broke [continue reading]

Hurston, Zora Neale. Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers. Jazzmen Lee-Johnson, Illus. Addl. Creator Ibram X. Kendi. Amistad, 01/2024. 195pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-0630-9833-6. GRADES 6–8. LOW ADDITIONAL.            Zora Neale Hurston’s 1927 first-hand account of the life of Kossula, the last living U.S. victim of the Atlantic slave trade, [continue reading]