Review

Lundin, Britta. Like Other Girls. Fiction. Disney-Hyperion/Freeform, 08/2021. 384pp. $17.99. 978-1-368-03992-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 9-12. It’s not easy being a closeted butch lesbian in a small conservative town in rural Oregon, but high school junior Mara [continue reading]

Frost, Maddie. Wakey Birds. Maddie Frost, Illus. Picture Bookk. Templar, 01/2021. [36]pp. $16.99. 978-1-5362-1546-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. The animals try to go to sleep in the jungle but are kept awake by the small [continue reading]

Li, Christina. Clues to the Universe. Fiction. HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 01/2021. 304pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-300-888-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. In this #OwnVoices middle grade debut, Christina Li creates two very likable seventh grade protagonists. Ro is a biracial [continue reading]

LaRochelle, David. How to Apologize . Mike Wohnoutka, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2021. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-1-5362-0944-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Everyone makes mistakes, but it is what happens next that is most important. Colorful cartoon illustrations [continue reading]

Tsurumi, Andrea and Mo Willems. I’m On It!  Andrea Tsurumi, Illus. Easy Reader. Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! Series. Hyperion, 05/2021. [34]pp. $9.99. 978-1-368-06696-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. In this entry to the Elephant & Piggie [continue reading]

Medina, Meg. Merci Suarez Can’t Dance. Fiction. Candlewick, 04/2021. 372pp. $17.99. 978-0-7636-9050-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. Cuban-American seventh-grader Merci Suarez is back, but the challenges she faces have changed. Medina is masterful in taking established characters [continue reading]

Klassen, Jon. Rock From the Sky, The. Jon Klassen, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 04/2021. [96]pp. $18.99. 978-1-5362-1562-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Five chapters comprise this long form picture book, and the events appear to take place [continue reading]