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]
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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]
The Town with No Mirrors
Collins, Christina. The Town with No Mirrors. Fiction. Sourcebooks, 02/2023. 305pp. $16.99. 978-1- 4926-5535-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-7. To avoid body shaming, the town of Gladder Hill forbids the use of mirrors, cameras, and other [continue reading]
Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech Review
Kooser, Ted and Connie Wanek. Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech. Richard Jones, Illus. Poetry. Candlewick, 03/2022. 72pp. $25.99 978-1-5362-0303-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-8. Two noted poets, Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek, [continue reading]
Don’t Worry Murray Review
Stein, David Ezra. Don’t Worry, Murray. David Ezra Stein, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer & Bray, 06/2022. [32]pp. $17.99 978-0-06-284524-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL GRADES. PRE-1. Murray, a little brown dog, is scared of many things—going out in [continue reading]
This Place Is Still Beautiful Review
Tian, XiXi. This Place Is Still Beautiful. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 06/2022. 360pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-308602-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 8-12. Flanagan sisters Annalie and Margaret, like many siblings, are not best friends and do not look [continue reading]
Hunters of the Lost City Review
Wallace, Kali. Hunters of the Lost City. Fiction. Quirk, 04/2022. 297pp. $16.99. 978-1-68369-289-8. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 5-9. Twelve-year-old Octavia grew up believing that her walled town of Vittoria is the only one left after a devastating magical war [continue reading]