Prager, Sarah. Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World. Zoe More O’Ferrall, Illus. Biography. HarperCollins, 05/2017. 259pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-247431-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 7-10. Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who [continue reading]
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OUTSTANDING! – October 2017
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]
Afar (graphic novel) Review
Del Duca, Leila. Afar. Kit Seaton, Illus. Graphic novel. Image, 04/2017. [168]pp. PB $14.99. 978-1-63215-941-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Afar, an original, stand-alone graphic novel written by an all-female creative team, tells the fantasy adventure of [continue reading]
Someday Suitcase Review
Haydu, Corey Ann. Someday Suitcase, The. Fiction. K. Tegen/HarperCollins, 06/2017. 298pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-235275-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Floridian fifth graders Clover and Danny are completely in tune, super-best friends, so when Danny becomes mysteriously ill, causing [continue reading]
Charlie and Mouse and Grumpy Review
Snyder, Laurel. Charlie and Mouse and Grumpy. Emily Hughes, Illus. Easy Reader. Charlie and Mouse Series; bk. 2. Chronicle, 10/2017. [48]pp. $14.99. 978-1-4521-3748-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Two young Caucasian brothers enjoy a [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Bruce Handy’s WILD THINGS
Handy, Bruce. Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult. Simon & Schuster, 2017. 307p. $26. 978-1-4516-0995-0. Handy is best known for his articles in The New Yorker and other magazines, [continue reading]
Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands Review
Rubin, Susan Goldman. Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands. Biography. Chronicle, 11/2017. 99pp. $17.99. 978-1-4521-0837-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-10. In the new biography of Maya Lin, designer of monuments such as the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in [continue reading]
Refugee Review
Gratz, Alan. Refugee. Fiction. Scholastic, 07/2017. 338pp. $16.99. 978-0-545-88083-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-10. This powerful novel details the plight of three young refugees—Josef, fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939, Isabel, leaving Castro’s Cuba in 1994, and Mahmoud, [continue reading]