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]
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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]
Lizard Scientists Review
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Lizard Scientists, The : Studying Evolution in Action. Nate Dappen and Neil Losin, Illus. Scientists in the Field Series. Clarion, 12/2022. 73pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 5 – 8. $18.99. 978-0-35-838140-2. ADDITIONAL. Anyone looking [continue reading]
Different for Boys Review
Ness, Patrick. Different for Boys. Tea Bendix, Illus. Walker/Candlewick, 03/2023. 97pp. Fiction. GRADES 9 – 12. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2889-2. OUTSTANDING. This wistful and reflective novella about identity, isolation, and the yearning to belong was originally published [continue reading]
Gentle Genius of Trees Review
Bunting, Philip. Gentle Genius of Trees, The. Philip Bunting, Illus. Crown, 01/2023. 32pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $17.99. 978-0-593-56781-4. LOW ADDITIONAL. Information about tree morphology is accompanied by comical pictures, goofy jokes (“How do [continue reading]