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Smith, Charles R., Jr. Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion. Leo Espinosa, Illus. Candlewick, 09/2023. [48]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-1498-7. GRADES 2–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL.            Marshall “Major” Taylor became the world’s champion bicycle racer in the late [continue reading]

Shepard, Ray Anthony. Long Time Coming, A: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama. R. Gregory Christie, Illus. Calkins Creek, 08/2023. 333pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6626-8066-3. GRADES 7–12. OUTSTANDING.    [continue reading]

Odenkirk, Bob. Zilot & Other Important Rhymes. Erin Odenkirk, Illus. Little, Brown, 10/2023. 150pp. Poetry. Trade $19.99. 978-0-316-43850-6. GRADES 1–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         Imaginative poems make up this original collection that may remind some of the [continue reading]

Brown-Wood, JaNay. Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale. John Joven, Illus. Charlesbridge, 03/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-367-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.         In this modern retelling of Red Riding Hood, Mahogany loves to [continue reading]

Bartunek, Jiri. How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built. Jan Sramek, Illus. Addl. Creators Tom Velcovsky. Translated from the Czech by Sean Mark Miller. Albatros, 07/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.95. 978-80-00-06843-5. GRADES [continue reading]

Atherton, David. David Atherton’s Baking Book for Kids. Harry Woodgate, Illus. Candlewick, 09/2023. 68pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-3130-4. GRADES 3–8. ADDITIONAL.   The Great British Baking Show winner Atherton offers a cookbook for children who are [continue reading]