Roberts, Barbara Carroll. Rose Named Peace, A : How Francis Meilland Created a Flower of Hope for a World at War. Bagram Ibatoulline, Illus. Candlewick, 05/2022. [46]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 2 – 5. $18.99. 978-1-5362-0843-6. ADDITIONAL. [continue reading]
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Scatter of Light Review
Lo, Malinda. Scatter of Light, A. Dutton, 10/2022. 324pp. Fiction. Grades 9-12. $18.99. 978-0-525-55528-5. OUTSTANDING. In the summer of 2013, Aria’s parents send her to stay with her grandmother in California as a way of [continue reading]
Stick and Stone Explore and More Review
Ferry, Beth. Stick and Stone Explore and More. Kristen Cella, Illus. Stick and Stone Series. Clarion, 06/2022. 94pp. Reader. Grades 1-3. $12.99. 978-0-35-854936-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Stick and Stone, who are what their names say, return [continue reading]
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet Review
Ferguson, Jen. Summer of Bitter and Sweet, The. Heartdrum, 05/2022. 384 [+4]pp. Fiction. GRADES 9 – 12. $17.99. 978-0-06-308616-6. OUTSTANDING. First-person Métis narrator Lou is eighteen and living with her uncles on their farm. She’s [continue reading]
Swim Team Review
Christmas, Johnnie. Swim Team: Small Waves, Big Changes. Johnnie Christmas, Illus.HarperCollins, 05/2022. 245pp. Graphic. GRADES 3 – 8. $21.99. 978-0-06-305677-0. OUTSTANDING. When middle-schooler Bree, who is Black, moves to Florida for her dad’s job training, [continue reading]
Meow Review
Rashka, Chris. Meow. Chris Rashka, Illus. Greenwillow, 05/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – Kindergarten. $17.99 978-0-06-304935-2. ADDITIONAL. Caldecott medal winner Raschka shows the story of a housecat spending the day enjoying the sun, tailbeing [continue reading]
Powwow Day Review
Sorell, Traci. Powwow Day. Madelyn Goodnight, Illus. Charlesbridge, 02/2022. [32]pp. PictureBook. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $16.99. 978-1-58089-948-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Unable to participate in the jingle dress competition due to an unnamed illness, a youngIndigenous girl [continue reading]
The Last Mapmaker Review
Soontornvat, Christina. Last Mapmaker, The. Candlewick, 04/2022. 355pp. Fiction. GRADES 4 – 6. $17.99. 978-1-5362-0495-7. OUTSTANDING. This book transports readers to another world and is a complex story that shows us what impacta power-hungry country [continue reading]