Review

Connor, Leslie. Truth As Told by Mason Buttle, The. Fiction. K. Tegen/HarperCollins, 01/2018. 329pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-249143-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7.  Mason is the biggest, tallest, sweatiest seventh grader at Merrimack Middle School, whose best friend Benny [continue reading]

Rocklin, Joanne. Love, Penelope. Lucy Knisley, Illus. Fiction. Amulet, 03/2018. 255[+7]pp. $16.99. 978-1-4197-2861-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 3-5. Fifth grader and Golden State Warrior fan Penelope, pic­tured on the cover with light skin and brown hair, keeps [continue reading]

Ramos, NoNieqa. Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary, The. Fiction. Carolrhoda, 02/2018. 336pp. $17.99. 978-1-5124-3976-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-ADULT. Macy’s mother always has a different boyfriend, her dad is in prison, her brother has been taken by CPS and [continue reading]

Jha, Richa. Manic Panic, The. Mithila Ananth, Illus. Picture Book. Creston, 05/2018. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-1-939547-43-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3.  The unthinkable has happened—the Internet and Wi-Fi have gone down! A young girl and her Nana are [continue reading]

Keyser, Amber J. Underneath It All: A History of Women’s Underwear.  Non-fiction. 21st Century, 01/2018. 96pp. PLB $37.32. 978-1-5124-2531-4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 8-12.  This look at the social history, political impact, and evolution of women’s [continue reading]

Weaver, Lila Quintero. My Year in the Middle. Fiction. Candlewick, 07/2018. 268pp. $15.99. 978-0-7636-9231-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. Drawing from her own experience, the author has created a lively, warm-hearted story about Argentinian American sixth grader [continue reading]

Saedi, Sara. Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card. Biography. Knopf, 02/2018. 288pp. $17.99. 978-1-5247-1779-7, PLB $20.99. 978-1-5247-1780-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12.  In a breezy YA memoir about growing up Iranian American in Northern California in the [continue reading]