Review

Stowell, Louie. Monster in the Lake, The. Davide Ortu, Illus. Kit the Wizard Book, A; bk. 2. Walker, 02/2022. 197pp. Fiction. GRADES 3-6. $17.99. 978-1-5362-1494-9. ADDITIONAL. Kit is a novice wizard, and she and her non-wizard [continue reading]

Stiefel, Chana. Tower of Life, The: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs. Susan Gal, Illus. Scholastic, 10/2022. 40pp. Biography. GRADES 2-5. $18.99. 978-1-3382-2589-1. OUTSTANDING. Yaffa Eliach (1935-2016) grew up “a spirited girl [continue reading]

Salati, Doug. Hot Dog. Doug Salati, Illus. Knopf, 05/2022. [40]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool-3. $17.99. 978-0-593-30843-1. OUTSTANDING. A small, red, short-legged dog is suffering in the city’s summer heat, compelling the older white lady owner [continue reading]

Kuang, R.F. Babel or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution. Harper Voyager, 08/2022. 560pp. Fiction. $27.99. 978-0-06-302142-6. GRADES 8 – Adult. OUTSTANDING. In an 1829 where Britain’s empire spreads using [continue reading]

Kahtouh, Zoulfa. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow. Fiction. Little, Brown, 09/2022. 416pp. $18.99. 978-0-316-35137-9. GRADES 9 – 12. OUTSTANDING. Her native city of Homs is crumbling under bombings during the Syrian revolution, and [continue reading]

David-Sax, Pauline. Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging. Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, Illus. Doubleday/PRH, 07/2022. 40pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 4. $17.99. 978-0-593-37882-3. OUTSTANDING. In this picture book, Nicky, a shy girl with red glasses and [continue reading]

Carzoo, Breanna. Lou. Breanna Carzoo, Illus. Harper, 07/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. Grades Pre-K. $17.99. 978-0-06-305405-9. High Additional. Lou, a red fire hydrant, has only ever been used as a dog toilet, until the day Lou realizes that he is [continue reading]

Colfer, Eoin, adapted by Michael Moreci. Eternity Code, The. Stephen Gilpin, Illus. Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel Series. Disney/Hyperion, 06/2022. [124]pp. $19.99. 978-1-368-06508-5. Grades 4-9. Additional. Artemis Fowl, the teenage criminal genius, returns in this redo with new [continue reading]