Review

Monk, J. N. Topside. Harry Bogosian, Illus. Graphic novel. Graphic Universe/Lerner, 10/2019. 200pp. $33.32. 978-1-5124-4589-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-12. The protagonist in this vivid and engaging science fiction graphic novel is Jo, a girl of color [continue reading]

Ellis Smith, Tamara. Here and There. Evelyn Daviddi, Illus. Picture Book. Barefoot, 2019. [34]pp. $16.99. 978-1-78285-741-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. A young boy struggles to feel comfortable with a new living sit­uation after his parents separate. [continue reading]

De Fombelle, Timothee. Captain Rosalie. Isabelle Arsenault, Illus. Fiction. Translated from the French by Sam Gordon. Candlewick, 06/2019. [64]pp. $15.99. 978-1-5362-0520-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-8. Five-year-old Rosalie is a self-appointed captain who describes her secret mission [continue reading]

Warren, Andrea. Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, A Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II. Biography. Holiday, 04/2019. 214pp. $22.99. 978-0-8234-4151-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. Sibert honoree Warren offers [continue reading]

Quintero, Isabel. My Papi Has a Motorcycle. Zeke Peña, Illus. Picture Book. Kokila, 05/2019. 40pp. $17.99. 978-0-525-55341-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. In the author’s note at the end of My Papi Has a Motorcycle, Isabel Quintero [continue reading]

Thorn, Theresa. It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book about Gender Identity. Noah Grigni, Illus. Picture Book. Holt, 04/2019. [34]pp. $17.99. 978-1-250-30295-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. A gently informative picture book that introduces characters with [continue reading]