Review

Aurora, Uncle Ian. Dance. Natalia Moore, Illus. Flowerpot, 11/2023. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $16.99. 978-1-4867-2775-9. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL.       Children of various races, cultures, genders, and abilities (one uses a wheelchair) perform various dances from [continue reading]

Graves, Byron. Rez Ball. HarperCollins/Heartdrum, 09/2023.  368pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-0631-6037-8. GRADES 6–12. OUTSTANDING.      This debut novel tells the story of a high school basketball team from the Red Lake Ojibwe Reservation in Minnesota that is in the running for the state championship [continue reading]

Graham, Bob. Concrete Garden, The. Bob Graham, Illus. Candlewick Press, 11/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-3380-3. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Amanda, a young girl with brown skin and curly black hair, takes the elevator down with a diverse group of children and adults, some wearing masks, [continue reading]

Bowles, David. Prince & the Coyote, The. Amanda Mijangos, Illus. Levine Querido, 08/2023. 440pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-64614-177-7. GRADES 9–Adult. ADDITIONAL. Based on ancient Mexican stories and legends, this historical fiction story follows Crown Prince Acolmiztli of the Acolhua People as he grows into his title. Richly [continue reading]

Tabor, Cory R. Fox Has a Problem. Cory R. Tabor, Illus. My First I Can Read. Balzer +Bray, 08/2023. [32]pp. Reader. Trade $17.99. 978-0-0632-7791-5. Paper $5.99. 978-0-0632-7792-2. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. Fox has a problem and [continue reading]

MacLeod, Kathy. Continental Drifter. Kathy MacLeod, Illus. First Second, 04/2024. 230pp.Graphic. Trade $22.99. 978-1-250-81373-2. Paper $14.99. 978-1-250-81374-9. GRADES 5–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In Bangkok, eleven-year-old Kathy, half Thai, half American, is used to feeling alone. Evenwhen [continue reading]

Alexander, Lori. Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park. JenEly, Illus. Calkins Creek, 03/2024. [45]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6626-8021-2.GRADES 2–5. OUTSTANDING. At the turn of the twentieth century, a young woman moved to [continue reading]

Lim, Rebecca. Tiger Daughter. Delacorte, 08/2023. 192pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-5936-4897-1. GRADES 5–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL.        Eighth graders Wen Zhao and Henry Xiao are friends at school, both children of first-generation immigrants from China living in [continue reading]