Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
Review
Echo Mountain Review
Wolk, Lauren. Echo Mountain. Fiction. Dutton, 04/2020. 356pp. $17.99. 978-0-525-55556-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-7. Twelve-year-old Ellie has adjusted to the life changes associated with moving from town to the mountains in Maine during the Depression, but [continue reading]
Gold Rush Girl Review
Avi. Gold Rush Girl. Fiction. Candlewick, 03/2020. 306pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-0679-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Tory recounts her experience in San Francisco, where she, her father, and her younger brother have relocated from Rhode Island to seek [continue reading]
Dragon Hoops Review
Yang, Gene Luen. Dragon Hoops. Gene Luen Yang, Illus. Graphic novel. First Second, 03/2020. 448pp. $24.99. 978-1-626720-79-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. This graphic novel follows Bishop O’Dowd High School’s 2014-2015 basketball team and their quest for [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – May 2020
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
King and the Dragonflies Review
Callender, Kacen. King and the Dragonflies. Fiction. Scholastic, 02/2020. 260pp. $17.99. 978-1-338-12933-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Deep in the Louisiana bayou, King and his parents grieve over the recent passing of King’s older brother Khalid, though [continue reading]
Balletball Review
Dionne, Erin. Balletball. Gillian Flint, Illus. Picture Book. Charlesbridge, 02/2020. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-1-58089-939-0. OUTSTANDING. PRE-3. Nini loves ballet, and when dance class ends and baseball season begins, she’s upset and doesn’t want to play. Nini’s [continue reading]
New David Espinoza Review
Aceves, Fred. New David Espinoza, The. Fiction. HarperTeen, 02/2020. 336pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-248988-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-ADULT. David has gotten used to being shoved around and bullied at school, which he attributes to being extremely skinny. But [continue reading]







