Butler, Caron and Justin A. Reynolds. Shot Clock. Fiction. HarperCollins/K. Tegen, 09/2022. 304pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-306959-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-9. Tone is a thirteen-year-old African American growing up in the Milwaukee projects, where family, friends, and basketball are [continue reading]
The Curse on Spectacle Key Review
Acevedo, Chantal. Curse on Spectacle Key, The. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 09/2022. 256pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-313481-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-6. Fifth grader Frank Fernandez longs to stay in one place and find a best friend. When his [continue reading]
Grants Available for California Early Learning
Hello California Libraries! Just a reminder that the Black Gold Cooperative Library System invites California Libraries to apply for funding to strengthen their roles as Early Learning community hubs and improve or expand Early Learning [continue reading]
The Hotel for Bugs Review
Senior, Suzy. Hotel for Bugs, The. Leire Martin, Illus. Picture Book. Tiger Tales, 04/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-68010-270-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. Excited bug fanfare greets the opening of a lavish new hotel for bugs, which is [continue reading]
Button Pusher Review
Page, Tyler. Button Pusher. Tyler Page, Illus. Graphic. First Second, 04/2022. 244 [+6]pp. $21.99. 978-1-250-75834-7. PB $14.99. 978-1-250-75833-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 6-9. Page presents a vivid graphic memoir of growing up with ADHD, where he [continue reading]
The Waiting Place Review
Nayeri, Dina. Waiting Place, The: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found. Non-fiction. Anna Bosch Miralpeix, Illus. Candlewick, 05/2022. [64]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-1362-1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-7. Nayeri takes readers into the Katsikas [continue reading]
Do Baby Elephants Suck Their Trunks? Review
Lerwill, Ben. Do Baby Elephants Suck Their Trunks? Amazing Ways Animals Are Just Like Us. Katharine McEwen, Illus. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 06/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-2404-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. While being compared to humans, various aspects of [continue reading]
Capybara Is Friends With Everyone Review
Frost, Maddie. Capybara Is Friends with Everyone. Maddie Frost, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins, 04/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-302102-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. Capybara is super friendly, super busy, and very overbearing with his 4,382 friends. He [continue reading]