O’Hara, Jamie. Frenemies Save the Library. Tails and Tales. Lerner, 01/2025. 64pp. Fiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8765648551. Paper $12.99. 979-8765649671. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Briggs vs. the Squirrels by Michelle Griczika for series [continue reading]
Skunk Squad Review
Koehler, Fred. Skunk Squad. Tails and Tales. Lerner, 01/2025. 64pp. Fiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8765648506. Paper $12.99. 979-8765649626. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Briggs vs. the Squirrels by Michelle Griczika for series review. Joshua [continue reading]
Shadow’s Quest Review
Griczika, Michelle. Shadow’s Quest. Tails and Tales. Lerner, 01/2025. 64pp. Fiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8765648537. Paper $12.99. 979-8765649657. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Briggs vs. the Squirrels by Michelle Griczika for series review. Joshua [continue reading]
Briggs vs. the Squirrels Review
Griczika, Michelle. Briggs vs. the Squirrels. Tails and Tales. Lerner, 01/2025. 64pp. Fiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8765648520. Paper $12.99. 979-8765649640. GRADES 2–3. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Featuring anthropomorphic animals, these short chapter books include a few b&w [continue reading]
Wrong Way Home Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES The Wrong Way Home by Kate O’Shaughnessy Beil, Michael D. Wreck at Ada’s Reef. Blake, Ashley Herring. Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea. Carter, Caela. My Life with Liars. Choldenko, Gennifer. The Tenth [continue reading]
The Lost Library Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass Arden, Katherine. Small Spaces. Cuevas, Adrianna. The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto. Currie, Lindsay. The Mystery of Locked Rooms. DeAngelis, Camille. The Boy from Tomorrow. DeMeulemeester, [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, May 9, 2025
ACL Meeting Friday, May 9, 2025: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, May 9, 2025, from 9:30am-Noon, over Zoom. The Zoom link will [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary: Pop-up Books
New Pop-Up Books Tait, Alice. No, Nancy, No! A Dog Chase in New York. Walker, 12/2024. [20p.] $18.99. 978-1-5362-3271-4. Nancy and her dog Roger go to New York City to see the Broadway musical [continue reading]