Reynolds, Jason. Ain’t Burned All the Bright. Jason Griffin, Illus. Fiction. Atheneum, 01/2022. 384pp. $19.99. 978-1-5344-3946-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6–Adult. This masterwork of sparse text and multilayered art quickly picked up nine starred reviews when it was released in January, [continue reading]
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Lucky Review
Mandin, Christy. Lucky. Christy Mandin, Illus. Picture Book. Harper, 05/2022. [38]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-304734-1. ADDITIONAL. Preschool-1. Lucky feels like the luckiest pearl in the sea because of the interesting things she finds, such as bottle caps. When [continue reading]
Different Kinds of Fruit Review
Lukoff, Kyle. Different Kinds of Fruit. Fiction. Penguin Random House, 04/2022. 320pp. $17.99. 978-0-593-11118-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4–8. Annabelle, a sixth grader in a small town outside of Seattle, learns about herself and her family when Bailey, the nonbinary [continue reading]
Pull Ahead Readers: Nature Walk
Borgert-Spaniol, Megan. Nature Walk. Lisa Hunt, Illus. Easy Reader. Pull Ahead Readers Series; People Smarts: I Care; Fiction. Lerner, 08/2022. 16pp. PLB $23.99. 978-1-7284- 5765-9. PB $7.99. 978-1-7284-6300-1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1 SERIES REVIEW: The Pull [continue reading]
Pull Ahead Readers: My Pet
Borgert-Spaniol, Megan. My Pet. Lisa Hunt, Illus. Easy Reader. Pull Ahead Readers Series; People Smarts: I Care; Fiction. Lerner, 08/2022. 16pp. PLB $23.99. 978-1-7284- 5761-1. PB $7.99 978-1-7284-6299-8. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1. SERIES REVIEW: The Pull [continue reading]
Pull Ahead Readers: Kaleo Helps
Borgert-Spaniol, Megan. Kaleo Helps. Lisa Hunt, Illus. Easy Reader. Pull Ahead Readers Series; People Smarts: I Care. Fiction. Lerner, 08/2022. 16pp. PLB $23.99. 978-1-7284-5763-5. PB $7.99. 978-1-7284-6298- 1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1. SERIES REVIEW: The Pull [continue reading]
Pull Ahead Readers: Cara Takes Time
Borgert-Spaniol, Megan. Cara Takes Time. Lisa Hunt, Illus. Easy Reader. Pull Ahead Readers Series; People Smarts: I Care; Fiction. Lerner, 01/2022. 16pp. PLB. $23.99. 978-1-7284- 5769-7. PB $7.99 978-1-7284-6297-4. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1 SERIES REVIEW: The [continue reading]
Answers in the Pages
Levithan, David. Answers in the Pages. Fiction. Knopf, 05/2022. 176pp. $17.99. 978-0-593-48468-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. When Donovan’s mother reads the final sentence in a book assigned to his fifth grade class, she demands it be [continue reading]