Park, Patricia. What’s Eating Jackie Oh? Crown, 4/2024. 327pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-593-56341-0. GRADES 8–12. ADDITIONAL. Jackie Oh wants to be a professional chef, while her Korean American parents want her to be a lawyer like them. Park’s engaging and fast-paced coming-of-age story showcases the [continue reading]
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Rihanna: Multi-Industry Mogul Review
Schwartz, Heather E. Rihanna: Multi-Industry Mogul. Gateway Biographies. Lerner, 01/2024. 48pp. Biography. PLB $33.32. 979-8765610442. Paper $11.99. 979-8765623824. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Jason Reynolds: Groundbreaking Storyteller by Ty Chapman for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library
Jason Reynolds: Groundbreaking Storyteller Review
Chapman, Ty. Jason Reynolds: Groundbreaking Storyteller. Gateway Biographies. Lerner, 01/2024. 48pp. Biography. PLB $33.32. 979-8765610459. Paper $11.99. 979-8765623831. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. These series biographies introduce middle-grade readers to people in the news. Readers may already know something about the person, but these titles will help provide [continue reading]
One Long Line Review
Burns, Loree Griffin. One Long Line: Marching Caterpillars and the Scientists Who Followed Them. Jamie Green, Illus. Candlewick/MIT, 5/2024. 56pp. Nonfiction. Trade $16.99. 978-1-5362-2868-7. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. Pine processionary caterpillars go in single-file lines wherever they go, which has piqued several scientists’ interest. Their various experiments and [continue reading]
Two Together Review
Wenzel, Brendan. Two Together. Brendan Wenzel, Illus. Chronicle, 04/2024. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-79720-277-8. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. Two friends with very different personal perspectives share a romping adventure filled with exuberance masterfully portrayed through a flow of dynamic illustrations and the casual ease of near [continue reading]
Icarus Review
Ancrum, K. Icarus. HarperCollins/HarperTeen, 03/2024. 400pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06328-578-1. GRADES 9–Adult. OUTSTANDING. In this Greek myth remix, Icarus is the son of a brilliant art forger who forces him into a life of crime. Fearing exposure, the seventeen-year-old, with black hair and brown eyes, [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]