Balcárcel, Rebecca. Shine On, Luz Véliz!. Fiction. Chronicle, 05/2022. 332pp. $17.99. 978-1-7972-0967-8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-6. Luz divides her life into before and after. She used to be a soccer star, tightly bonded to her [continue reading]
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Blast Off! Review
Slade, Suzanne. Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space. Sally W. Comport, Illustrated Biography. Calkins Creek, 04/2022. 48pp. $18.99. 978-1-6843-7241-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-4. Mary Sherman overcame tremendous odds to become the world’s [continue reading]
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance Review
Yee, Lisa. Maizy Chen’s Last Chance. Fiction. Random, 02/2022. 288pp. $16.99. 978-1-9848-3025-8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-7. Who knew that leaving fast-paced, diverse L.A. to spend the summer in sleepy Last Chance, Minnesota would result in the [continue reading]