Barnes, Derrick. Incredibly Human Henson Blayze, The. Viking, 09/2025. 254 [+7]pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-9848-3675-5. GRADES 7–10. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Thirteen-year-old Henson Blayze is a football star in a small Mississippi town that has never had a football star like him before. The implications of what [continue reading]
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Teacher of Nomad Land Review
Nayeri, Daniel. Teacher of Nomad Land, The: A World War II Story. Levine Querido, 08/2025. 192pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-64614-566-9. GRADES 4–7. OUTSTANDING. Award-winning author Daniel Nayeri explores the hidden history of World War II in Iran through the eyes of two orphaned children on [continue reading]
Sunrise on the Reaping Review
Collins, Suzanne. Sunrise on the Reaping. Scholastic, 03/2025. 382pp. Fiction. Trade $27.99. 978-1-5461-7146-1. GRADES 8–12. ADDITIONAL. Sixteen-year-old Haymitch Abernathy is one of forty-eight people chosen in a competition to the death, set in an arena where comforts are poisonous and even natural disasters are [continue reading]
Sisters in the Wind Review
Boulley, Angeline. Sisters in the Wind. Henry Holt, 09/2025. 384pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-250-32853-3. GRADES 8–Adult. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Angeline Boulley continues to educate readers about life as a Native American in today’s world, while wrapping the story in drama and a dangerous mystery. Lucy Smith [continue reading]
White Lies Review
Bausum, Ann. White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote the History. Roaring Brook, 08/2025. 352 [+6]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $24.99. 978-1-250-81657-3. GRADES 8–Adult. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Myths about the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865) that developed after the defeat of the Confederacy resonate [continue reading]
Sea of Lemon Trees Review
Águila, María Dolores. Sea of Lemon Trees, A: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez. Roaring Brook, 09/25. 273 [+8]pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-2503-4261-4. GRADES 3–7. OUTSTANDING. Twelve-year-old Mexican American Roberto is apprehensive about serving as the plaintiff in a lawsuit against his San Diego school [continue reading]
1,000 Facts About Sharks Review
Flynn, Sarah Wassner. 1,000 Facts About Sharks. National Geographic, 06/2024. 96pp. Nonfiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-4263-7174-5. PLB $24.99. 978-1-4263-7175-2. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Shark enthusiasts will find much to love about this factoid-filled shark book. National Geographic Kids squeezes a thousand facts into just eighty pages, providing lots of [continue reading]
How Sweet the Sound Review
Alexander, Kwame. How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America. Charly Palmer, Illus. Little, Brown, 01/2025. 37 [+6]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-44249-7. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America invites young readers to explore the roots of African American music and embark on a journey [continue reading]