Tian, XiXi. This Place Is Still Beautiful. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 06/2022. 360pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-308602-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 8-12. Flanagan sisters Annalie and Margaret, like many siblings, are not best friends and do not look [continue reading]
My Own Lightning Review
Wolk, Lauren. My Own Lightning. Fiction. Dutton, 05/2022. 307pp. $17.99 978-0-525-55559-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 5-8. In this sequel to Wolf Hollow (2016), Annabelle begins summer vacation by being hit by lightning, which heightens her senses—she [continue reading]
Animals Move Review
Whittingham, Jane. Animals Move. Picture Book. Big, Little Concepts Series. Pajama, 03/2022. [32]pp. $17.95. 978-1-77278-238-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES TOD-K. On each spread there is a color photo of an animal in motion, paired with a color [continue reading]
Blue Skies and Golden Fields: Celebrating Ukraine Review
Lushchevska, Oksana. Blue Skies and Golden Fields: Celebrating Ukraine. Non-fiction. Capstone, 08/2022. 32pp. PLB $29.32. 978-1-66903-303-5, PB $8.99. 978-1-66903-304-X. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 3-6. Children may be aware of the war in Ukraine due to news [continue reading]
Operation Do-Over Review
Korman, Gordon. Operation Do-Over. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 01/2022. 294pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-303274-3. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 5-8. Mason and his best friend Ty both have crushes on new girl Ava as they begin seventh grade—will this break [continue reading]
Rainy Days Review
Kerbel, Deborah. Rainy Days. Miki Sato, Illus. Picture Book. Weather Days Series. Pajama, 05/2022. [24]pp. $19.95. 978-1-77278-246-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES TOD-K. Rhyming couplets celebrate the rain: “Pouring rain, bursting sky, my umbrella keeps me dry.” The [continue reading]
Maxine Review
Graham, Bob. Maxine. Bob Graham, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 0/2022. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-1770-4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-3. In this sequel to Max (2000), the superhero family has a new member: little sister Maxine! When she [continue reading]
When the Schools Shut Down Review
Gladden, Yolanda and Tamara Pizzoli. When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl’s Story of Virginia’s “Lost Generation” and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Decision. Keisha Morris, Illus. Non-fiction. HarperCollins, 01/2022. [40]pp. [continue reading]