Joy, Angela. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Janelle Washington, Illus. Picture Book. Roaring Brook, 09/2022. 64pp. $19.99. 978-1-250-22095-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Mamie Till-Mobley’s brave decision to hold an open-casket [continue reading]
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The Secret Battle of Evan Pao Review
Shang, Wendy Wan-Long. The Secret Battle of Evan Pao. Fiction. Scholastic, 06/2022. 272pp. $17.99. 978-1-338-67885-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4 – 7. Family circumstances force Evan Pao and his mom and sister to relocate from California to Haddington, [continue reading]
Air Miles Review
Salaman, Bill (from a story idea by the late John Burningham). Air Miles. Helen Oxenbury, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 06/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2334-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1. Miles, a brown dog, doesn’t have the energy he used [continue reading]
Ain’t Burned All the Bright Review
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]
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]