Tunnell, Michael O. Desert Diary: Japanese American Kids Behind Barbed Wire. Non-fiction. Charlesbridge, 08/2020. 147pp. $19.99. 978-1-58089-789-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-8. Mae Yanagi was just 7 years of age when her family was forcibly removed [continue reading]
Kindness Storytime
Kindness Storytime Ideas Social and emotional learning can begin early, even in preschool, and is an essential part of preparing for Kindergarten. For a storytime focusing on Kindness, make a friendship bracelet: https://teachpreschool.org/2012/09/16/making-friendship-bracelets-in-preschool/ . Berger, [continue reading]
Felix Ever After Review
Callender, Kacen. Felix Ever After. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 05/2020. 354pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-282025-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. Felix is a queer black trans teen who is still struggling with identity. Though certain he is not female, [continue reading]
Peru Storytime
Peru Storytime Ideas Peru has a unique culture and would be a fun theme for storytime. Partner with a local Peruvian organization if there is one in your community who can visit your storytime with [continue reading]
From Maybe to Forever Review
Gold, M. L. and N. V. Fong. From Maybe to Forever: An Adoption Story. Jess Hong, Illus. Picture Book. Creston, 09/2020. 32pp. $18.99. 978-1-939547-75-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. “I have been waiting for a long time [continue reading]
ACL Reviewers – Do You Know Where to Find ARCs?
How does reviewing books for ACL work in this new online format? – Any ACL member can review books, whether you can make it to the monthly meeting or not. This opens it up to [continue reading]
Wink Read-Alikes
Wink: Surviving Middle School with One Eye Open by Rob Harrell Angleberger, Tom. Fuzzy. Bell, Cece. El Deafo. Dowell, Frances O’Roark. The Kind of Friends We Used to Be. Finnegan, Margaret. We Could Be Heroes. [continue reading]
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review
Collins, Suzanne. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The. Fiction. The Hunger Games Series Prequel. Scholastic, 05/2020. [528]pp. $27.99. 978-1-338-63517-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 7-12. When Coriolanus Snow finds out he has been tasked with mentoring the [continue reading]