Review

Butler, Caron. Clutch Time. Addl. Creator Justin A. Reynolds. Shot Clock Novel. HarperCollins, 09/2024. 242pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-0630-6964-0. GRADES 6–9. HIGH ADDITIONAL.           Kofi, known as KO, is living his basketball dreams. At fourteen, he’s just been named the number one ranked AAU player in the [continue reading]

Albee, Sarah. Bounce: A Scientific History of Rubber. Eileen Ryan Ewen, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2024. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6235-4379-2. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING.          Five hundred years ago, Europeans didn’t even have a word for bounce, much less words for a material that can be molded and shaped, stretched, [continue reading]

MacLeod, Jennifer Tzivia. Baila the Klopper. Shirley Waisman, Illus. Kar-Ben, 09/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 979-8765603345. GRADES Preschool–3. ADDITIONAL. Before there were alarm clocks, many small European villages would employ a klopper, a person [continue reading]

Holleran, Leslie. BTS: K-Pop’s Biggest Headliners. Gateway Biographies. Lerner, 08/2024. 48pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 979-8765626634. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL.           Korean boy band BTS is profiled in this book, which contains more information on their work [continue reading]

Donohoe, Moira Rose. Birds. Little Kids First Nature Guide. National Geographic Kids, 04/2024. 48pp. Nonfiction. PLB $19.99. 978-1-4263-7546-0. Paper $9.99. 978-1-4263-7539-2. GRADES 1–4. ADDITIONAL.         Sharp color photos are the highlight of this introduction to birds, [continue reading]

Collard III, Sneed B. Defending Nature: How the U.S. Military Protects Threatened and Endangered Species. Millbrook, 09/2024. 56pp. Nonfiction. PLB $34.65. 978-1-7284-9374-9. GRADES 4–8. OUTSTANDING.     The U.S. military has more than 400 bases in the [continue reading]

Menon, Uma. My Mother’s Tongues: A Weaving of Languages. Rahele Jomepour Bell, Illus. Candlewick, 02/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-53622-251-7. GRADES 1–3. OUTSTANDING. Sumi’s mother has a superpower: she can speak two languages fluently [continue reading]

Magoon, Kekla. Secret Library, The. Candlewick, 05/2024. 373pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-53623-088-8. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Delilah “Dally” Peteharrington isn’t yet twelve years old when she defies her mother, steals back a hand-drawn map her [continue reading]