Smith, Brian. Lobster Cop. Chris Giarrusso, Illustrator. Officer Clawsome Series; bk. 1. Harper Alley. 01/2023. 236pp. Graphic. GRADES 3 – 5. ADDITIONAL. $12.99. 978-0-06-313636-6. Officer Clawsome, a red cartoon lobster, bumbles his way through solving [continue reading]
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When the Angels Left the Old Country Review
Lamb, Sacha. When the Angels Left the Old Country. Levine Querido. 10/2022. 400pp. Fiction. GRADES 8 – Adult. OUTSTANDING. $19.99. 978-1-646-14176-0. An angel, Uriel, and a demon, Little Ash, set out from their tiny shtetl [continue reading]
Loophole, The Review
Kutub, Naz. Loophole, The. Bloomsbury. 06/2022. 326pp. Fiction. GRADES 7 – 11. ADDITIONAL. $17.99. 978-1-5476-0917-8. Seventeen-year-old Sayed, an Indian Muslim in Southern California, has been in a daze ever since his boyfriend, Farouk, left him. [continue reading]
Superteacher Project, The Review
Korman, Gordon. Superteacher Project, The. Balzer+Bray. 01/2023. 297pp. Fiction. GRADES 4 – 7. OUTSTANDING. Trade $17.99. 978-0-06-303279-8. Korman’s novel features a new twist on the problems kids experience in middle school. This time there is [continue reading]
Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl Review
Kagawa, Julie. Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl. Society of Explorers and Adventurers (S.E.A.) Series; bk. 1. Buena Vista Books/Disney-Hyperion. 04/2022. 309pp. Fiction. GRADES 4 – 7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. $16.99. 978-1-368-06819-2. Shinji Takahashi [continue reading]
Shoshi’s Shabbat Review
Yacowitz, Caryn. Shoshi’s Shabbat. Kevin Hawkes, Illus. Candlewick. 10/2022. [42]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. $18.99. 978-1-5362-1654-7. Shoshi is an ox who begins the book as part of a Jewish family, but [continue reading]
If You’re a Kid Like Gavin Review
Grimm, Gavin and Kyle Lukoff. If You’re a Kid Like Gavin: A True Story of a Young Trans Activist. J Yang, Illus. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegan. 07/2022. 40pp. Picture Book. GRADES Kindergarten – 5. OUTSTANDING. $18.99. 978-0-0630-5756-2. [continue reading]
Srta. Quinces
Fajardo, Kat. Srta. Quinces. Kat Fajardo, Illus./Mariana Azzi, Colorist. Spanish Translation edited byMaria Dominguez and Abel Berriz. Scholastic en Español. 05/2022. 234 [+18]pp. Graphic. GRADES 3-8. OUTSTANDING. PB $12.99. 978-1-338-53565-5. Please see Miss Quinces by [continue reading]