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Tokuda-Hall, Maggie. Squad. Lisa Sterle, Illus. Graphic. Greenwillow/ Harper Collins, 10/2021. [213]pp. PLB $21.99. 978-0-06-294315-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 10-ADULT. Becca is the new girl at Piedmont High School and bonds instantly with popular Marley, who introduces [continue reading]

Gauld, Tom. Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess, The. Tom Gauld, Illus. Picture Book. N. Porter, 08/2021. [40]pp. $18.99. 978-0-8234-4698-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. In this beguiling fairy tale, a childless king with white skin [continue reading]

Yelchin, Eugene. Genius Under the Table, The: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. Eugene Yelchin, Illus. Biography. Candlewick, 10/2021. 201pp. $16.99. 978-1-5362-1552-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. Yelchin’s memoir of growing up Jewish in 1960s Communist Leningrad, [continue reading]

Van, Muon Thi. Wishes. Victo Ngai, Illus. Picture Book. Scholastic /Orchard, 05/2021. 40pp. $18.99. 978-1-338-30589-0. OUTSTANDING GRADES. PRE-3. With sparse text and haunting illustrations, the author and illustrator tell the story of a family secretly [continue reading]

Little Badger, Darcie. Snake Falls to Earth, A. Fiction. Levine Querido, 01/2021. 372pp. $18.99. 978-1-64614-092-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-12. In a story filled with distinct voices and well-delineated characters, Little Badger uses two main narrators to [continue reading]

Snyder, Gabi. Listen. Stephanie Graegin, Illus. Picture Book. Simon & Schuster, 07/2021. [40]pp. $17.99 978-1-5344-6189-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. A young girl, barraged by the noise of a multicultural cityscape, pauses and closes her eyes and [continue reading]

Westergaard, Azadeh. Life Electric, A: The Story of Nikola Tesla. Júlia Sardà, Illus. Biography. Viking, 07/2021. 40pp. $23.99. 978-0-593-11460-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. This well-researched picture book biography explores the fascinating life of prolific inventor Nikola [continue reading]