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Review of Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle; illus. by Jason ChinPrimary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 48 pp.6/24 9780823452286 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823459254 $11.99As a ninety-year-old blue whale dies, one story ends and another begins. Her body provides food for other creatures before it gradually descends to the...
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Review of Icarus
Icarus by K. AncrumHigh School HarperTeen 400 pp.3/24 9780063285781 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063285804 $8.99In this loose retelling of the Greek myth, Icarus Gallagher is a seventeen-year-old art thief. He breaks into Mr. Black’s home, steals his art, and replaces it with forgeries by his father, Angus—largely as revenge for Mr. Black’s...
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Review of Code Name Kingfisher
Code Name Kingfisher by Liz KesslerMiddle School Aladdin/Simon 336 pp.5/24 9781665929738 $18.99e-book ed. 9781665929752 $10.99Thirteen-year-old Liv lives with her parents in England. When she’s tasked with a family history assignment for school, she decides to investigate her ninety-two-year-old grandmother. While helping Bubbe move into an assisted living facility, Liv discovers...
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Review of A for Effort
A for Effort by Jarad Greene; illus. by the authorMiddle School HarperAlley/HarperCollins 224 pp.3/24 9780063032880 $24.99Paper ed. 9780063032873 $15.99e-book ed. 9780063032897 $10.99This sequel to A-Okay (rev. 11/21) finds Jay, who previously attended a magnet school across town, starting high school without any friends, a situation made worse by his inherent...
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Review of Heroes
Heroes by Alan GratzIntermediate, Middle School Scholastic 272 pp.2/24 9781338736076 $18.99Thirteen-year-old boys Frank McCoy and Stanley Summers live on Ford Island, a naval base in the middle of Pearl Harbor. They have become fast friends, bonding over a shared interest in comic books. Frank’s family recently moved to Hawaii from...
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Review of The Circuit: Graphic Novel
The Circuit: Graphic Novel by Francisco Jiménez; adapted by Andrew J. Rostan; illus. by Celia JacobsIntermediate, Middle School Clarion/HarperCollins 240 pp.3/24 9780358348214 $24.99Paper ed. 9780358348221 $15.99e-book ed. 9780358439349 $10.99Jiménez’s iconic, award-winning memoir—an episodic collection of short stories published in 1997—receives a handsome graphic novel adaptation. Francisco’s family leaves their small...
Review of Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor
Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. SandlerIntermediate Astra 144 pp.10/23 9781662602047 $24.99e-book ed. 9781662602054 $14.99Sandler turns his attention to shipwrecks and marine archaeology, selecting seven shipwrecks that collectively present the excitement of solving the mysteries of where each one lies, the latest excavation...
Review of To See Clearly: A Portrait of David Hockney
To See Clearly: A Portrait of David Hockney by Evan Turk; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Abrams 48 pp.9/23 9781419752902 $19.99e-book ed. 9781647002251 $15.54Turk, illustrator of the Sibert Medal–winning The People’s Painter (rev. 7/21), adds another excellent biography of an artist to his oeuvre of picture books for older readers....
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Review of The Wild River and the Great Dam: The Construction of Hoover Dam and the Vanishing Colorado River
The Wild River and the Great Dam: The Construction of Hoover Dam and the Vanishing Colorado River by Simon BoughtonMiddle School, High School Ottaviano/Little, Brown 272 pp.3/24 9780316380744 $19.99e-book ed. 9780316380959 $12.99In the early part of the twentieth century, the arid climate and desert landscape of the American Southwest limited...
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