Boulley, Angeline. Warrior Girl Unearthed. Henry Holt, 05/2023. 396pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-2507-6658-8. GRADES 8–12. OUTSTANDING. Looking forward to a lazy “2014 Summer of Slack” spent fishing, sixteen-year-old underachieving Perry Firekeeper-Birch instead finds herself stuck in an internship at the tribal museum, and unexpectedly [continue reading]
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Spying on Spies Review
Moss, Marissa. Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis’ Secret Codes. Marissa Moss, Illus. Abrams, 03/2024. 224pp. Biography. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4197-6731-9. GRADES 7–12. OUTSTANDING. In her long life breaking codes and thus saving millions of lives, Elizebeth Friedman had to suffer a lot of [continue reading]
Wild River and the Great Dam Review
Boughton, Simon. Wild River and the Great Dam, The: The Construction of the Hoover Dam and the Vanishing Colorado River. Christy Ottaviano, 03/2024. 256pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-316-38074-4. GRADES 7–12. OUTSTANDING. One of the largest infrastructure projects in the world, the Hoover Dam transformed [continue reading]
Fox Has a Problem Review
Tabor, Cory R. Fox Has a Problem. Cory R. Tabor, Illus. My First I Can Read. Balzer +Bray, 08/2023. [32]pp. Reader. Trade $17.99. 978-0-0632-7791-5. Paper $5.99. 978-0-0632-7792-2. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. Fox has a problem and [continue reading]
Continental Drifter Review
MacLeod, Kathy. Continental Drifter. Kathy MacLeod, Illus. First Second, 04/2024. 230pp.Graphic. Trade $22.99. 978-1-250-81373-2. Paper $14.99. 978-1-250-81374-9. GRADES 5–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In Bangkok, eleven-year-old Kathy, half Thai, half American, is used to feeling alone. Evenwhen [continue reading]
Cactus Queen Review
Alexander, Lori. Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park. JenEly, Illus. Calkins Creek, 03/2024. [45]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6626-8021-2.GRADES 2–5. OUTSTANDING. At the turn of the twentieth century, a young woman moved to [continue reading]
Do You Remember Review
Smith, Sydney. Do You Remember? Sydney Smith, Illus. Neal Porter, 10/2023. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-4262-1. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Lying in bed, a mother and child trade memories. Calm, full-page, painterly illustrations alternate [continue reading]
Oh No, the Aunts Are Here Review
Rex, Adam. Oh No, the Aunts Are Here. Lian Cho, Illus. Chronicle, 05/2023. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $16.99. 978-1-7972-0794-0. GRADES Preschool–3. ADDITIONAL. A young child and their family are overwhelmed when four aunts arrive on [continue reading]