Fleming, Candace. Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime. Non-fiction Anne Schwartz, 03/2022. 355pp. $19.99. 978-0-593-17742-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. The shocking kidnap and murder of a fourteen-year-old boy by [continue reading]
Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves Review
Elliott, L. M. Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves. Fiction. HarperCollins/K. Tegen, 03/2022. 284pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-305656-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Thirteen-year-old Louisa June describes the outbreak of WW II and how it impacts her [continue reading]
Little Prince Around the World Review
Delporte, Corinne. Little Prince Around the World, The. Non-fiction. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Illus. Translated from the French by Robin Bright. CrackBoom! 10/2022. [28]pp. $14.95. 978-2-89802-353-8. LOW ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. Saint-Exupery’s Little Prince character (The Little [continue reading]
Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight Review
Bryant, Jen. Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Patsy Takemoto Mink and the Fight for Title IX. Toshiki Nakamura, Illus. Biography. HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 01/2022. [48]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-295722-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-4. This picture book [continue reading]
Worser Review
Ziegler, Jennifer. Worser. Fiction. Holiday House/ M. Ferguson, 03/2022. 256pp. $17.99. 978-0-8234-4956-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-7. William Orser got his odious nickname, Worser, in second grade when a fellow student read the class roster—first initial, last name. [continue reading]
Today Is Different Review
Moua, Doua. Today Is Different. Kim Holt, Illus. Picture Book. Carolrhoda, 04/2022. [32]pp. PLB $17.99. 978-1-7284-3029-4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. Best friends Kiara, who is Black, and Mai, who is Hmong American, protest police [continue reading]
Marco Polo Brave Explorer Review
Lord, Cynthia. Marco Polo Brave Explorer. Stephanie Graegin, Illus. Fiction. Book Buddies Series; bk. 2. Candlewick, 03/2022. 68pp. $12.99. 978-1-5362-1355-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-4. In this transitional chapter book, Marco is a mouse-shaped Christmas ornament [continue reading]
Real Science of Superspeed and Superstrength Review
Hill, Christina. Real Science of Superspeed and Superstrength, The. Non-fiction. Alternator Books: The Real Science of Superpowers Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 32pp. PLB $29.32. 978-1-72844-123-8, PB $9.99 978-1-72844-959-3. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-6. Please see series review for [continue reading]