Lawson, JonArno. Day for Sandcastles. A. Qin Leng, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2022. [44]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-0842-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. On a summer day, a white family takes the bus to the sea where the three [continue reading]

Lang, Heidi. Out of Range. Fiction. McElderry, 06/2022. 320pp. $17.99. 978-1-6659-0334-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. Nothing has been the same among three sisters Ollie, Emma, and Abbey, since the move from Northern California to Salt Lake City, [continue reading]

Keller, Tae. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone. Fiction. Random, 04/2022. 288pp. $17.99. 978-0-593-31052-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-7. Jennifer Chan is new to the town Mallory calls Nowhereville, and rumors are already flying. Mal is the first to [continue reading]

Henkes, Kevin. Little Houses. Laura Dronzek, Illus. Picture Book. Greenwillow, 05/2022. [36]pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-296572-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. A young, tan, black-haired girl takes a walk on the beach while visiting grandparents. As she gathers [continue reading]

Gianferrari, Maria. Bobcat Prowling. Bagram Ibatoulline, Illus. Non-Fiction.  Roaring Brook, 03/2022. [44]pp. $18.99. 978-1-62672-786-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. A bobcat yearling is driven away from its home by its mother, now ready to start a new family. Various, [continue reading]

Fipps, Lisa. Starfish. Fiction. Paulsen, 03/2021. 256pp. $17.99. 978-1-9848-1450-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. There are so many things 11-year-old Ellie loves, but she’ll never forget the single moment where she learned how dangerous it can be [continue reading]

Fang, Vicky. Making Waves. Christine Nishiyama, Illus. Easy Reader. Layla and the Bots Series; bk. 4. Scholastic, 03/2022. [74]pp. PB $5.99. 978-1-338-58300-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Layla and her bots are rock stars and inventors and put [continue reading]

Denise, Christopher. Knight Owl. Christopher Denise, Illus. Picture Book. Ottaviano, 03/2022. [42]pp. $17.99. 978-0-316-31062-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Since the day he hatched, Owl has dreamed of becoming a knight. Richly colored illustrations, lavishly filled with medieval [continue reading]