Hot Weather – Revised It used to be unusual for those of us in the Bay Area to experience a hot day, but due to global warming it happens more often. Share some of [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, July 11, 2025
ACL Meeting Friday, July 11, 2025: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 9:20am-Noon, (note time change) over Zoom. The [continue reading]
Flashlight Press Celebrates 20 Years
Recently, ACL received some paperback reissues of books published by Flashlight Press. Because ACL only reviews new books, we won’t be able to review these but wanted to check out the publisher’s history and focus. [continue reading]
Shape of Thunder Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga Benjamin, Ali. The Thing About Jellyfish. Bishop, Jenn. Where We Used to Roam. Blake, Ashley Herring. Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea. Bow, Erin. Simon Sort [continue reading]
2025 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced
The 2025 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards were announced on June 24, 2024. The award honors excellence in children’s and young adult literature, selecting books in three categories: picture book, fiction, and nonfiction. The [continue reading]
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part II
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part II New Original Board Books Adams, Rosie. Little Chick: A Touch and Feel Book. Illus. by Laura Silveira. Tiger Tales, 01/2025. [10p]. $7.99. 978-1-6643-5153-0. Using a rhyming text, Little [continue reading]
White House Secrets Review
Jarrow, Gail. White House Secrets: Medical Lies and Cover-ups. Medical Fiascoes. Calkins Creek, 09/2025. 288pp. Nonfiction. Trade $24.99. 978-1-66268-103-5. GRADES 5–10. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Jarrow’s latest book on medical calamities in history describes how nine U.S. [continue reading]
Death in the Jungle Review
Fleming, Candace. Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown. Schwartz & Wade, 04/2025. 356pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-593-48006-9. GRADES 9–Adult. OUTSTANDING. In 1978, preacher and cult leader Jim Jones of [continue reading]