Estrela, Joana. Pardalita. Joana Estrela, Illus. Translated from the Portuguese by Lyn-Miller Lachmann. Levine Querido, 04/2023. [216]pp. Graphic. Trade $21.99. 978-1-64614-255-2. GRADES 8 – 12. OUTSTANDING. Set in a small town in Portugal, the story’s [continue reading]
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Manifestor Prophecy Review
Thomas, Angie. Manifestor Prophecy, The. Fiadzigbey, Setor, Illus. Nic Blake and the Remarkables Series; bk.1. HarperCollins / Balzer & Bray, 04/2023. 368pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99 978-0-06-322513-8. GRADES 3 – 7. OUTSTANDING. Unlike a certain boy [continue reading]
Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes Review
Todd, Traci N. Holding Her Own : The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes. Shannon Wright, Illus. Orchard, 01/2023. 48pp. Biography. Trade $21.99. 978-1-338-30590-6. GRADES 2 – 5. OUTSTANDING. Meet stylish Jackie Ormes, journalist, philanthropist, and [continue reading]
Saints of the Household Review
Tison, Ari. Saints of the Household. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 03/2023. 320pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-374-38949-9. GRADES 9 – 12. OUTSTANDING. This soulful novel exposes how two Indigenous brothers growing up in a small rural [continue reading]
We Don’t Lose Our Class Goldfish Review
Higgins, Ryan T. We Don’t Lose Our Class Goldfish. Ryan T. Higgins, Illus. Penelope Rex Series; bk. 3. Disney / Hyperion, 03/2023. 48pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-368-07698-2. GRADES Preschool – Kindergarten. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Penelope [continue reading]
Evergreen Review
Cordell, Matthew. Evergreen. Matthew Cordell, Illus. Feiwel & Friends, 02/2023. 48pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-2503-1717-9. GRADES Preschool – 2. OUTSTANDING. When Mama tells Evergreen to bring an acorn filled with healing soup to sick [continue reading]
Indestructible Tom Crean Review
Thermes, Jennifer. Indestructible Tom Crean, The: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic. Jennifer Thermes, Illus. Penguin, 01/2023. 56pp. Biography. GRADES 1 – 4. $19.99. 978-0-593-11772-9. OUTSTANDING. Antarctic explorer Tom Crean comes to life in a colorful [continue reading]
Infestation Review
Precious, McKenzie. Infestation. Sinkhole Series. Lerner/Darby Creek, 01/2023. 106pp. Fiction. GRADES 6 – 12. PLB $29.32. 978-1-7284-7547-9. Paper $ 9.99. 978-1-7284-7794-7. ADDITIONAL. Please see Cursed by Susan Koehler for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public [continue reading]