Ridge, Yolanda. Women’s Professional Golf. Lerner Sports: Women Got Game. Lerner, 08/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765668863. Paper $9.99. 979-8765683613. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Women’s Professional Soccer by Margaret J. Goldstein for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly [continue reading]
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Blood in the Water Review
Jackson, Tiffany D. Blood in the Water. Scholastic, 07/2025. 256pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-338-84991-2. GRADES 4–7. OUTSTANDING. Brooklyn native Kayloni McKinnon is forced to summer on Martha’s Vineyard with her father’s mentor and finds herself entangled in [continue reading]
Women’s Professional Basketball Review
Hammond, Mel. Women’s Professional Basketball. Lerner Sports: Women Got Game. Lerner, 08/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765668894. Paper $9.99. 979-8765683590. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Women’s Professional Soccer by Margaret J. Goldstein for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly [continue reading]
Women’s Professional Soccer Review
Goldstein, Margaret J. Women’s Professional Soccer. Lerner Sports: Women Got Game. Lerner, 08/2025. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 979-8765668870. Paper $9.99. 979-8765683637. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Discover the history of women in professional sports. Each of these [continue reading]
My Presentation Today Is About the Anaconda Review
Dumon Tak, Bibi. My Presentation Today Is About the Anaconda. Annemarie Van Haeringen, Illus. Translated from the Dutch by Nancy Forest-Flier. Levine Querido, 02/2025. 223pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6461-4510-2. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. Frustrated and bored with the [continue reading]
Hulk Teach Review
Brown, Jeffrey. Hulk Teach. Marvel. Scholastic/Graphix, 08/2025. 158pp. Graphic. Trade $22.99. 978-1-5461-3760-3. GRADES 4–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Bruce Banner may lose his place with the Avengers, all because he cannot control his anger, which causes Hulk to appear [continue reading]
You Are a Burst of Color Review
Sook-Hee, Choi. You Are a Burst of Color. Choi Sook-Hee, Illus. Translated from the Korean by Jieun Kiaer and Sarah Kaier. Charlesbridge, 09/2025. [30]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-564-2. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL. A Korean child experiences a variety of emotions, each coupled with a color, as the day [continue reading]
Dropbear Review
Bunting, Philip. Dropbear. Philip Bunting, Illus. Charlesbridge, 09/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-726-4. GRADES Preschool–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. Up in the old gum tree is a gray-haired bear (a Koala) who, the tales say, terrorizes unsuspecting animals by suddenly dropping down on them. Readers will be happy to [continue reading]