Parrott-Ryan, Maria. Mysterious Glowing Mammals: An Unexpected Discovery Sparks a Scientific Investigation. Lerner/Millbrook, 9/2023. 56pp. Nonfiction. Trade $33.32. 978-1-7284-6041-3. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. How and why do scientists decide to study something? Readers will see [continue reading]
Eyes and the Impossible, The Review
Eggers, Dave. Eyes and the Impossible, The. Shawn Harris, Illus. Knopf, 05/2023. 256pp.Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5247-6420-3. GRADES 2–6. OUTSTANDING. This fast-paced read follows the adventures of Johannes, a free dog and a fast dog, who [continue reading]
Mascot Review
Waters, Charles. Mascot. Addl. Creators Traci Sorell. Charlesbridge, 09/2023. 256pp.Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-380-8. GRADES 5–9. OUTSTANDING. This novel in verse by Native American award-winning authors Sorell and Waters follows six students living in a DC [continue reading]
All Aboard the Schooltrain Review
Armand, Glenda. All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration.Keisha Morris, Illus. Scholastic, 01/2023. [48]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-338-76689-9. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. In Jim Crow-era Vacherie, Louisiana, a young Black girl [continue reading]
Accountable Review
Slater, Dashka. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed. Macmillan/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 08/2023. 496pp. Nonfiction. Trade $20.99. 978-0-374-31434-7. GRADES 6–12. OUTSTANDING. Slater presents an account of the racist Instagram posts targeting Black [continue reading]
Nell Plants a Tree Review
Wynter, Anne. Nell Plants a Tree. Daniel Miyares, Illus. Harper Collins/Brazer & Bray, 01/2023. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-0-06-286577-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. Long ago, Nell planted a seed and now a pecan tree has grown, providing a special place for her large and loving family [continue reading]
Frank and the Masked Cat Review
Brockenbrough, Martha. Frank and the Masked Cat. Jon Lau, Illus. Levine Querido, 4/2023. 50pp. Fiction. Trade $14.99. 978-1-64614-242-2. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. Frank, a house cat, swoons over a “masked cat” he spied outside while waiting [continue reading]
Check & Mate Review
Hazelwood, Ali. Check & Mate. G. P. Putnam, 11/2023. 368pp. Fiction. PLB $22.99. 978-0-593-69844-0. Paper $14.00. 978-0-593-61991-9. GRADES 10–12. OUTSTANDING. STEMinist romcom author Hazelwood successfully shifts into YA territory with this appealing romance set in [continue reading]