Author/Illustrator Ed Young Dies: Ed Young died on Sept. 29, 2023, at age 91 at his home in New York. Young received the Caldecott Medal in 1990 for Lon Po Po, and received Caldecott Honors [continue reading]
National Book Awards Announces 2023 Finalists for Young People’s Literature Category
National Book Awards Announces 2023 Finalists for Young People’s Literature Category: Kenneth M. Cadow, Gather.Candlewick Press Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares? Dial Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House Vashti Harrison, Big. Little, Brown Books for Young [continue reading]
Inheritance Games Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES The Inheritance Games series. by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Albert, Melissa. The Hazel Wood. Barnes, Jennifer. The Naturals. Bosch, Pseudonymous. The Name of This Book Is Secret. Carter, Ally. Embassy Row. Clark, Lillian. [continue reading]
Outstanding! September 2023
Outstanding Books of the Month – September 2023 Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. You can see [continue reading]
Imogen, Obviously Review
Albertalli, Becky. Imogen, Obviously. Balzer & Bray, 05/2023. 432pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-304587-3. GRADES 9–12. OUTSTANDING. This emotionally charged novel follows high school senior Imogen, die-hard LGBTQ ally, as she grapples with her own gender [continue reading]
Water, Fire, Food Review
Vukovic, Diane. Water, Fire, Food. Scholastic/Children’s Press, 03/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. PLB $31.00. 978-1-338-85362-9. Paper $7.99. 978-1-338-85363-6. GRADES 3–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Good design, photos, diagrams, and instructions make this slim volume a useful and accessible introduction [continue reading]
Grandad’s Pink Trousers Review
Truhelkova, Lucie Hasova. Grandad’s Pink Trousers. Andrea Tachezy, Illus. Albatros, 10/2022. [56]pp. Picture Book. Trade $16.95. 978-80-00-06592-2. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A cantankerous old man is known for making his wife sad because he never [continue reading]
Into the Light Review
Oshiro, Mark. Into the Light. Macmillan/Tor Teen, 03/2023. 448pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-2508-1225-4. GRADES 7–12. OUTSTANDING. Manny, a queer Latinx former foster kid/adoptee, is traveling the highways of the southwest living by his wits and [continue reading]