Cindy Gullikson

Scott, Cavan. Candy Crisis. Abby Ryder, Illus. Lerner Stories: Adventure Park. Lerner, 01/2026. 32pp. Fiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-4874-2. Paper $9.99. 979-8-7656-4880-3. GRADES 1–2. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Quick-paced stories feature five short chapters that follow a [continue reading]

Green, Debra. Rules for Liars. Lerner/Kar-Ben, 02/2026. 276pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 979-8-7656-3979-5. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Nikki and Rebecca’s very different worlds collide and slowly begin to change after they meet and eventually become friends. [continue reading]

Walker, Tracy Sue. 34 Amazing Facts About Ghosts. Updog Books: Unbelievable! Lerner, 01/2026. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-8973-8. Paper $10.99. 979-8-3480-2949-4. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: 34 Amazing Facts About Dinosaurs by Hannah [continue reading]

SERIES REVIEW. Please see: 34 Amazing Facts About Dinosaurs by Hannah Gramson for series review. Walker, Tracy Sue. 34 Amazing Facts About Aliens. Updog Books: Unbelievable! Lerner, 01/2026. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-8971-4. Paper $10.99. [continue reading]

Gramson, Hannah. 34 Amazing Facts About Dinosaurs. Updog Books: Unbelievable! Lerner, 01/2026. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8-7656-8972-1. Paper $10.99. 979-8-3480-2948-7. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Most of these Unbelievable! series titles focus on nonfiction topics [continue reading]

Miyares, Daniel. How to Say Goodbye in Cuban. Daniel Miyares, Illus. Peguin Random House/Schwartz, 09/2025. 233pp. Graphic. Trade $21.99. 978-0-5935-6829-3. Paper $13.99. 978-0-593-56830-9. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Carlos is twelve years old as the Cuban [continue reading]

Messner, Kate. Trouble with Heroes, The. Bloomsbury, 04/2025. 356pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5476-1639-8. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Twelve-year-old Finn’s dad was a hero in the country’s eyes: a 9/11 first responder before an untimely death [continue reading]

McClaren, Meredith. Crumble. Andrea Bell, Illus. Little, Brown/Algonquin, 02/2025. 187 [+21]pp. Graphic. Trade $24.99. 978-1-5235-3068-7. Paper $12.99. 978-1-64375-316-4. GRADES 3–7. ADDITIONAL. At Om Nom, a family-owned bakery, Emily magically bakes feelings of support into desserts [continue reading]