Review

Chari, Sheela. Extradimensional Reappearance of Mars Patel, The. Mars Patel; bk. 3. Candlewick / Walker, 10/2022. 336pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-0958-7. GRADES 6–9. ADDITIONAL.            Mars Patel returns in his third adventure, having previously traveled to [continue reading]

Sorosiak, Carlie. Books Aren’t for Eating. Manu Montoya, Illus. Candlewick/Walker, 09/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-1496-3. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Leopold the goat owns a bookstore and he loves to pick out books for others [continue reading]

Romero, Libby. Animal Doctors. National Geographic Readers : Co-Readers, You Read I Read Series. National Geographic, 01/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. Paper $4.99. 978-1-4263-7364-0. PLB $14.90. 978-1-4263-7438-8. GRADES Kindergarten–1. OUTSTANDING. This Level 1 co-reader is designed to [continue reading]

Hallbeck, Chris. Pebble and Wren. Chris Hallbeck, Illus. HarperCollins / Clarion, 04/2023. 240pp. Graphic. Trade $24.99. 978-0-3585-4129-5. Paper $13.99. 978-0-3585-4128-8. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL.        There comes a time in every young monster’s life when they have [continue reading]

Buitrago, Jairo. Afterward, Everything Was Different: A Tale from the Pleistocene. Rafael Yockteng, Illus. Translated from the Spanish by Elisa Amado. Greystone, 05/2023. [64]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.95. 978-1-77-840060-5. GRADES Preschool–4. OUTSTANDING.  A stunning visual storytelling [continue reading]

Aberg-Riger, Ariel. America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History. Balzer + Bray, 05/2023. 304pp. Non-Fiction. Trade $24.99. 978-0-06-305753-1. GRADES 9–12. OUTSTANDING.  An engaging narrative of America’s dirty history, highlighting how white minorities used various [continue reading]

Mendez, Jasminne. Aniana Del Mar Jumps In. Penguin / Dial, 03/2023. 384pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-53181-5. GRADES 5–9. OUTSTANDING.      This engaging novel in verse gives voice to Aniana Del Mar, a strong and believable twelve-year-old adapting to life with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. An array of [continue reading]

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Story of the Saxophone, The. James E. Ransome, Illus. Holiday House, 02/2023. 40pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-8234-3702-3. GRADES 1–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL.          Before there were saxophone greats like Dexter Gordon and Charlie Parker, there was a young Belgian named Joseph-Antoine Adolphe Sax who created a [continue reading]