Jenny Andrus

Wolfer, Dianne. Scout and the Rescue Dogs. Tony Flowers, Illus. Walker, 06/2025. 211pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99.978-1-7616-0049-4. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL.         Eleven-year-old Scout’s Christmas break features her joining her dad in his truck as he delivers pallets of donated dog food to shelters along the Australian coast. After [continue reading]

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Rebellion 1776. Atheneum /Caitlyn Dlouhy, 04/2025. 405pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-4169-6826-9. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Just as the Patriots finally liberate British-occupied Boston in the spring of 1776, the city finds itself stricken by a deadly smallpox epidemic. As everyone around her [continue reading]

Amazing Theatre of Physics. Awesome Physics in Your City, The. Tomas Kopecky, Illus. Translated from the Czech by Graeme Dibble. Albatros, 06/2025. 45pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.95. 978-80-00-07439-9. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL.        Physics is all around us, which this title strives to demonstrate and explain. Starting with a map [continue reading]

Allenby, Victoria. Red Canoe Shows Up at Two! Big, Little Concepts. Pajama, 06/2025. [22]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.95. 978-1-77278-344-5. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Preschool. LOW ADDITIONAL.          This inventive concept title strives to show young listeners different types of boats, colors, and time. Starting with one o’clock, readers are shown [continue reading]

Abbott, Zoey. This Year, a Witch! Zoey Abbott, Illus. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy, 07/2025. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6659-5602-4. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL.     Sometimes the way we see ourselves doesn’t match what the mirror reflects. This seems to be the case for the aspiring witch in Abbott’s [continue reading]

Ruiz-Flores, Lupe. Pecan Sheller, The. Lerner, 04/2025. 256pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 979-8765610527. GRADES 5–8. OUTSTANDING.             Life in Texas in 1937 is tough for Petra, a Mexican American girl, whose family faces financial hardship after the death of her father. An excellent student, the thirteen-year-old’s dreams [continue reading]

dePaola, Tomie. Where Are You, Brontë? Barbara McClintock, Illus. Simon & Schuster, 05/2025. [48]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-5344-1850-9. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Tomie dePaola writes in first person about his beloved dog, Brontë, whom he raised from a puppy for more than twelve years. Tomie reflects [continue reading]

Browne, Mahogany L. Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe, A. Crown, 03/2025. 147pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-5934-8647-4. GRADES 6–12. OUTSTANDING.   Weaving together a chorus of voices speaking in a range of accents, styles, and lengths Mahogany Browne evokes the scared silence of [continue reading]