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]
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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]
Drawing Outside the Lines Review
Austin, Susan J. Drawing Outside the Lines: A Julia Morgan Novel. Spark, 10/2022. 204 [+14]pp. Fiction. GRADES 4-10. $12.95. 978-1-68463-159-9. OUTSTANDING. Imagining the life of ground-breaking architect Julia Morgan from her childhood in Oakland through [continue reading]
Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality Review
Chokshi, Roshani. Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality. A Pandava Series Novel; bk. 5. Disney/Hyperion, 04/2022. 373pp. Fiction. Grades 6-8. $16.99. 978-1-368-05544-4. Additional. Aru Shah and her Pandava friends embark on a final quest to save the [continue reading]
Farmhouse Review
Blackall, Sophie. Farmhouse. Sophie Blackall, Illus. Little, Brown, 09/2022. 48pp. Picture Book. Grades Preschool-3. $18.99. 978-0-316-52894-8. OUTSTANDING. A farmhouse in New York, home to a lively family with twelve children, falls into disrepair after the youngest child grows old [continue reading]