Jackson, Tiffany D. Weight of Blood, The. HarperCollins/ Katherine Tegen, 09/2022. 416pp. Fiction. GRADES 8 – 12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Trade $18.99. 978-0-06-302914-9. Jackson brilliantly pays homage to Stephen King and his early thriller Carrie. In [continue reading]
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Sensational Senses Review
Hirsch, Rebecca E. Sensational Senses : Amazing Ways Animals Perceive the World. Lerner/ Millbrook, 04/2022. 48pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 4 – 8. ADDITIONAL. PLB $31.99. 978-1-7284-1922-0. Sensational animal senses, are, when compared to human senses, quite [continue reading]
Elephant Island Review
Timmers, Leo. Elephant Island. Leo Timmers, Illus. Picture Book. Translated from the Dutch by James Brown. Lerner/Gecko, 03/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1- 77657-434-6. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. Arnold the elephant’s boat sinks, thus stranding him on [continue reading]
Whose Bones Are Those? Review
Takeuchi, Chihiro. Whose Bones Are Those? Takeuchi Chihiro, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 06/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-2145-9. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1. There’s nothing better than using clues to predict what animal is being revealed as the page [continue reading]
Attack of the Black Rectangles Review
King, Amy Sarig. Attack of the Black Rectangles. Fiction. Scholastic, 09/2022. 258 [+4]pp. $18.99. 978-1-338-68052-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Every town needs rules, and everyone should follow them, at least that is what sixth grader Mac [continue reading]
Silence that Binds Us Review
Ho, Joanna. Silence that Binds Us, The. Fiction. Harper Teen, 06/14/2022. 448 [+4]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-305934-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. Maybelline Chen’s brother Danny is handsome, popular, accepted at Princeton and, horribly, unaccountably, dead by suicide, one [continue reading]
Mickey Mouse Funhouse Review
Auerbach, Annie and Hannah Cook. Mickey Mouse Funhouse: The Summer Snow Day. Loter, Inc. Easy Reader. World of Reading Series: Level 1, Pre-1. Disney, 04/2022. 32pp. PB $4.99. 978-1-368-07876-4. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1. Mickey Mouse and [continue reading]
Anglerfish Review
Alexander, Elaine M. Anglerfish: The Seadevil of the Deep. Fiona Fogg, Illus. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 04/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-1396-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-2. An anglerfish’s cycle of life is portrayed in this informational book featuring a [continue reading]