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]
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Secret Library Review
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]
Made Glorious Review
Eagar, Lindsay. Made Glorious. Candlewick, 4/2024. 389pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-5362-0467-4. GRADES 9–12. ADDITIONAL. Rory, a senior at Bosworth Academy, “deserves” to be the lead in the school’s musical. Although she is not the first choice, [continue reading]
Climate Activists Review
Loureiro, Stephanie. Climate Activists: A Graphic Guide. David López, Illus. The Climate Crisis. Lerner / Graphic Universe, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 978-1-7284-7691-9. Paper $10.99. 979-8765623473. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Forests and [continue reading]
Animal Extinctions Review
Loureiro, Stephanie. Animal Extinctions: A Graphic Guide. Ash Stryker, Illus. The Climate Crisis. Lerner / Graphic Universe, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 978-1-7284-7690-2. Paper $10.99. 979-8765623466. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Forests and [continue reading]
Forests and Deforestation Review
Hill, Christina. Forests and Deforestation: A Graphic Guide. Julie Lerche, Illus. The Climate Crisis. Lerner / Graphic Universe, 01/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 978-1-7284-7687-2. Paper $10.99. 979-8765623497. GRADES 3–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. This six-title graphic [continue reading]
Tig Review
Smith, Heather. Tig. Tundra, 09/2024. 160pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0735267497. GRADES 5–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Being left behind changes you. In their four months on their own, eleven-year-old Tig, and her slightly older brother Peter, learned that when you have nothing, you know who you are. [continue reading]
Sea Without a Shore Review
Rosenstock, Barb. Sea Without a Shore: Life in the Sargasso. Katherine Roy, Illus. Norton, 08/2024. 32pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-3240-1607-6. GRADES 1–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The Sargasso Sea is the stuff of legends: a shoreless ecosystem, built from currents, teeming with unique life. Lyrical, active, scientifically accurate language [continue reading]