Borgert-Spaniol, Megan. Amana at School. Rob Parkinson, Illus. My World (Pull Ahead Readers – Fiction) Series. Lerner, 01/2023. 16pp. Reader. GRADES Preschool – 1. $25.32. 978-1-7284-7592-9. Paper $7.99. 978-1-7284-7884-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Familiar settings [continue reading]
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Walter Had a Best Friend Review
Underwood, Deborah. Walter Had a Best Friend. Sergio Ruzzier, Illus. Beach Lane, 10/2022. 40pp. Picture Book. GRADES. Preschool – 2. $18.99. 978-1-5344-7700-1. OUTSTANDING. Walter, a rodent, finds himself on the outside after his best friend [continue reading]
Violet & Jobie in the Wild Review
Perkins, Lynne Rae. Violet & Jobie in the Wild. Lynne Rae Perkins, Illus. Greenwillow, 09/2022. 240pp. Fiction. GRADES 3 – 6. $16.99. 978-0-06-249969-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. When mouse siblings Violet and Jobie are trapped after playing [continue reading]
Frizzy Review
Ortega, Claribel A. Frizzy. Rose Bousamra, Illus. First Second, 10/2022. 215pp. Graphic. GRADES 3 – 8. $21.99. 978-1-250-25962-2. OUTSTANDING. Domincan American Marlene hates her Sunday salon day with her mom. At the salon her natural [continue reading]
She Gets the Girl Review
Lippincott, Rachael and Alyson Derrick. She Gets the Girl. Simon & Schuster, 04/2022. 384pp. Fiction. GRADES 9 – 12. $18.99. 978-1-5344-9379-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Alternating narrators Molly and Alex are two openly gay girls who meet [continue reading]
Everything in Its Place Review
David-Sax, Pauline. Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging. Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, Illus. Doubleday/PRH, 07/2022. 40pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 4. $17.99. 978-0-593-37882-3. OUTSTANDING. In this picture book, Nicky, a shy girl with red glasses and [continue reading]
Lou Review
Carzoo, Breanna. Lou. Breanna Carzoo, Illus. Harper, 07/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. Grades Pre-K. $17.99. 978-0-06-305405-9. High Additional. Lou, a red fire hydrant, has only ever been used as a dog toilet, until the day Lou realizes that he is [continue reading]
Eternity Code Review
Colfer, Eoin, adapted by Michael Moreci. Eternity Code, The. Stephen Gilpin, Illus. Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel Series. Disney/Hyperion, 06/2022. [124]pp. $19.99. 978-1-368-06508-5. Grades 4-9. Additional. Artemis Fowl, the teenage criminal genius, returns in this redo with new [continue reading]