Conroy, Kelly. Here a Creak, There a Shriek! Nikolas Ilic, Illus. Tiger Tales, 07/2026. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66430-096-5. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this take on “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” three young [continue reading]
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If This Were the World Review
Barr, Stephen. If This Were the World. AG Ford, Illus. Holiday House/Neal Porter, 02/2026. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-5719-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. While playing outside during recess, a racially diverse group of primary [continue reading]
Big Book of Useless History Knowledge Review
Arnold, Katie. Big Book of Useless History Knowledge, The: 250 of the Coolest, Weirdest, and Most Unbelievable History Facts You Won’t Be Taught in School. Liz Kay, Illus. Addl. Creators Lauren Grierson, Hattie Hearn, et [continue reading]
Where You’ll Find Us Review
St. Jude, Jen. Where You’ll Find Us. Bloomsbury, 06/2026. 384pp. Fiction. Trade $20.99. 978-1-5476-1140-9. GRADES 9–12. OUTSTANDING. Cal is graduating from their all-girls school with their beautiful and talented lesbian girlfriend Ramona by their side; [continue reading]
Riding the Trail Review
Sorrell, Traci. Riding the Trail: Cherokees Remember the Removal. Addl. Creator Will Chavez. Charlesbridge, 08/2026. 100pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-62354-314-3. GRADES 7–12. ADDITIONAL. Follow the experiences of the nine Cherokee riders of the 2021 Remember [continue reading]
River Review
Ponti, Claude. River, The. Claude Ponti, Illus. Translated from the French by Margot Kerlidou and Alyson Waters. Elsewhere, 03/2026. [52]pp. Picture Book. Trade $20. 978-1-962770-47-7. GRADES 1–3. LOW ADDITIONAL. On the river Longo lies two [continue reading]
Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game Review
Nelson, Kadir. Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game. Kadir Nelson, Illus. Little, Brown, 01/2026. 112pp. Nonfiction. Trade $21.99. 978-0-3162-0940-3. GRADES 3–7. OUTSTANDING. From its origins as a game created by a Canadian PE [continue reading]
Traitors’ Nest Review
Hardinge, Frances. Traitors’ Nest. Amulet, 09/2026. 400pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4197-9414-8. GRADES 6–11. OUTSTANDING. Otherworldly lords, vying for power, move pieces on a board; in the real-world castles jump, upending lives. Fifteen-year-old Burr, his family and friends, made desperate by seasons of cruelty and lies, [continue reading]