Welcome Our ACL Helfeld Scholars Five new Helfeld Scholars were welcomed at our September ACL Meeting. These new members will be participating in many ACL activities, including writing book reviews for BayViews. See below for [continue reading]
Out of This World Review
Walker, Sally M. Out of This World: Star-Studded Haiku. Matthew Trueman, Illus. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 04/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-0356-1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. The solar system and universe are presented via simple, three-line haiku poems and beautifully [continue reading]
I’m a Neutrino Review
Vavagiakis, Eve M. I’m a Neutrino: Tiny Particles in a Big Universe. Ilze Lemesis, Illus. Non-fiction. MIT Kids, 03/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2207-4. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. How to explain what neutrinos are? One way is this [continue reading]
Seen and Unseen Review
Partridge, Elizabeth. Seen and Unseen: What Toyo Miyataki, Dorothea Lange, and Ansel Adams Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration. Lauren Tamaki, Illus. Graphic. Chronicle, 10/2022. 132pp. $21.99. 978-1-4521- 6510-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-12. What happened during [continue reading]
Buzzkill Review
Maloney, Brenna. Buzzkill: A Wild Wander Through the Weird and Threatened World of Bugs. Dave Mottram, Illus. Non-fiction. H. Holt, 10/2022. 384pp. $19.99. 978-1-2508-0103-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Some books demand to be shared—the stories are [continue reading]
I Could Not Do Otherwise Review
Latta, Sara. I Could Not Do Otherwise: The Remarkable Life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker. Biography. Zest, 10/2022. 208pp. PLB $39.99 978-1-7284-1391-4, PB $16.99. 140 978-1-7284-1392-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 8-12. Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was [continue reading]
Unbreakable Review
Barone, Rebecca E. F. Unbreakable: The Spies Who Cracked the Nazi’s Secret Code. Non-fiction. H. Holt, 10/2022. 272pp. $19.99. 978-1-250- 81420-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 6-12. Spies, codebreakers, and the heroic struggle to defeat the Nazis, [continue reading]
Mars: A First Look Review
Leed, Percy. Mars: A First Look. Non-fiction. Read for a Better World: Read About Space Series. Lerner, 08/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99 978-1-7284-5925-7, PB $8.99 978-1-7284-6433-6. GRADES PRE-1. ADDITIONAL. Please see series review for Astronauts: A First Look [continue reading]







