Sheinkin, Steve. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War. Non-fiction. Roaring Brook, 09/2015. 384pp. $19.99. 978-1-59643-952-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Steve Sheinkin (Bomb, Flashpoint, 2012) is a master of narrative non-fiction [continue reading]
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Orbiting Jupiter
Schmidt, Gary D. Orbiting Jupiter. Fiction. Clarion/Houghton, 10/2015. 183pp. $17.99. 978-0-544-46222-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-9. Their son Jack’s narrative begins when a rural farm family takes in foster son Joseph, a 13-year-old who has a record [continue reading]
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
Wallmark, Laurie. Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine. April Chu, Illus. Biog. Creston, 10/2015. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-1-939547-20-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. Dramatic full-color pencil drawings that look like paintings combine with a concise, factual text [continue reading]
Review of the Week: Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed
Newman, Lesléa. Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed. Amy Bates, Illus. Pic. Bk. Candlewick, 09/2015. [40]pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-6555-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Ketzel the kitten becomes a celebrated composer when his owner, Moshe, submits his work to [continue reading]
The Nest Review
Oppel, Kenneth. Nest, The . Jon Klassen, Illus. Fiction. Simon & Schuster, 10/2015. 244p. $16.99. 978-1-4814-3232-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. His parents spend most of their time caring for their seriously ill infant, so Steven must [continue reading]
Dory and the Real True Friend
Hanlon, Abby. Dory and the Real True Friend . Abby Hanlon, Illus. Fiction. Dory Fantasmagory Series, Bk. 2. Dial, 10/2015. 153p. $14.99. 978-0-525-42866-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-3. Dory and Mary (her monster) and her fairy godmother [continue reading]
The Book Itch
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore, The. Gregory Christie, Illus. Non-fiction. Carolrhoda, 10/2015. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-0-7613-3943-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. A picture book presentation of the same Harlem bookstore owner [continue reading]
Waiting
Henkes, Kevin. Waiting. Kevin Henkes, Illus. Pic. Bk. Greenwillow, 09/2015. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-236843-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Five toys wait on a windowsill: a pig with an umbrella, a spotted owl, a puppy on a sled, [continue reading]