Review

Millington, Allie. Olivetti. Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends, 03/2024. 246[+3]pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-250-32693-5. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Olivetti Brindle, a vintage typewriter, will go to any length to keep his beloved family together, even if that [continue reading]

Harrell, Rob. Popcorn. Penguin Random House/Dial, 09/2024. 269pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-5936-9792-4. GRADES 4–7. OUTSTANDING. The pressure is on—and steadily growing—for seventh grader Andrew Yaeger, who struggles to manage his anxiety and OCD throughout a [continue reading]

Spring, William. Evolution: A Celebration of Beautiful Animals. William Spring, Illus. Candlewick/Big Picture, 10/2024. 110pp. Nonfiction. Trade $22.99. 978-1-5362-3835-8. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Pencil and watercolor illustrations highlight fifty interesting and unique animals – most of whom are endangered or threatened. Each double-page spread includes a few [continue reading]

Seales, Stephanie. My Daddy Is a Cowboy. C. G. Esperanza, Illus. Abrams, 06/2024. [48]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-4197-6081-5. GRADES Kindergarten–4. OUTSTANDING.         A young girl is woken up before dawn by her father so that they can share a pre-sunrise horseback ride through the streets of [continue reading]

Schu, John. Louder Than Hunger. Candlewick, 03/2024. 506 [+22]pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-2909-7. GRADES 5–9. OUTSTANDING.    This fictionalized memoir in verse follows eighth-grader Jake as he obsessively exercises, limits his eating, and begins to waste away, while facing feelings of disconnection from his parents and [continue reading]

Rogers, Andrea L. Chooch Helped. Rebecca Lee Kunz, Illus. Levine Querido, 10/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-64614-454-9. GRADES Kindergarten–1. ADDITIONAL. Two-year-old Chooch wants to help with what others are doing, which always results in messing something up, no matter who in the family [continue reading]

Reynolds, Jason. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…: A LOVE Story. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy, 10/2024. 239 [+17]pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6659-6127-1. GRADES 6–Adult. OUTSTANDING. Jason Reynolds takes on the topic of teen romance and love, specifically examining the state of mind of seventeen-year-old Neon as he approaches the [continue reading]

Yoo, Paula. Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire. Norton Young Readers, 05/2024. 358pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-3240-3090-4. GRADES 6–10. OUTSTANDING.             In April 1992, Los Angeles was in flames. When the ashes [continue reading]