Review

Callender, Kheryn. Hurricane Child. Fiction. Scholastic, 03/2018. 214pp. $17.99. 978-1-338-12930-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8.  Hurricane Child portrays the complex and unique landscape of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the ever-relatable challenges of middle school bullies and [continue reading]

Partridge, Elizabeth. Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam. Non-fiction. Viking, 04/2018. 214pp. $22.99. 978-0-670-78506-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12.  Six men and two women recount their personal experiences in this history of the war in [continue reading]

Lê, Minh. Drawn Together. Dan Santat, Illus. Picture Book. Disney/Hyperion, 06/2018. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-484767-60-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. When a Thai American boy’s mother drops him off for an after­noon with his grandfather who doesn’t speak [continue reading]

Larson, Hope. All Summer Long. Hope Larson, Illus. Graphic. Farrar, 06/2018. 172pp. $12.99. 978-0-374-31071-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. Mixed-race Bina must spend the start of summer on her own when her best friend unexpectedly goes away [continue reading]

Thornhill, Jan. Triumphant Tale of the House Sparrow, The.  Jan Thornhill, Illus. Non-fiction. Groundwood, 04/2018. [44]pp. $18.95 .978-1-7730-6006-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. The house sparrow evolved to live alongside humans over 10,000 years ago, when grain [continue reading]

DasGupta, Sayantani. Serpent’s Secret, The. Vivienne To, Illus. Fiction. Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond Series; bk. 1. Scholastic, 02/2018. 368pp. $17.99. 978-1-338-18570-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-9.  The first book in this new middle grade fantasy series, [continue reading]