Review

Saeed, Aisha, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow, and S.K. Ali. Grounded: A Novel. Amulet, 05/2023. 272pp. Fiction. GRADES 4 – 7. $18.99. 978-1-4197-6175-1. ADDITIONAL. Four kids who couldn’t be more different are thrown together when [continue reading]

Moore, Heather B. and Allison Hong Merrill. Paper Daughters of Chinatown, The. Shadow Mountain, 04/2023. 240pp. Fiction. GRADES 7 – 9. Trade $18.99. 978-1-63993-094-4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Adapted from the best-selling adult novel, this YA version [continue reading]

McCarthy, Cory. Under Pressure. B.E.S.T. World Series; bk. 2. Clarion, 11/2022. 194pp. Fiction. GRADES 5 – 8. $16.99. 978-0-35-836214-2. ADDITIONAL. Imagine a world where teens have the option of having their body modified (augmented) with [continue reading]

Matheson, Christie. Select. Random House, 05/2023. 224pp. Fiction. GRADES 5 – 8. $20.99. 978-0-593-56724-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Twelve-year-old Alex loves soccer, and she’s good at it. When her skills attract the attention of an elite coach, [continue reading]

Li, Christina. Ruby Lost and Found. HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 05/2023. 304pp. Fiction. GRADES 5 – 7. $19.99. 978-0-06-300893-9. OUTSTANDING. Being grounded stinks. Especially if one is thirteen and forced to spend a whole summer with one’s [continue reading]

Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky. Daniel Minter, Illus. Knopf, 02/2022. [36]pp. Picture Book. GRADES 1 – 4. $18.99. 978-1-9848-9436-6. PLB [continue reading]

Smith, Elliott. Bo and the Little Lie. Subi Bosa, Illus. Bo at the Buzz Series; bk. 3. Lerner, 01/2023. 32pp. Reader. GRADES 1 – 2. PLB $29.32. 978-1-7284-7616-2. Paper $ 9.99. 978-1-7284-8630-7. ADDITIONAL. Please see [continue reading]

Smith, Elliott. Bo and the Community Garden. Subi Bosa, Illus. Bo at the Buzz Series; bk. 2. Lerner, 01/2023. 32pp. Reader. GRADES 1 – 2. PLB $29.32. 978-1-7284-7617-9. Paper $9.99. 978-1-7284-8631-4. ADDITIONAL. Please see Bo [continue reading]