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Review of Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem [Blue Stars]
Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem [Blue Stars] by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith; illus. by Molly MurakamiIntermediate, Middle School Candlewick 176 pp.3/24 9781536204995 $22.99Paper ed. 9781536228663 $12.99e-book ed. 9781536237368 $12.99In their first graphic novel collaboration, Magoon and Smith introduce readers to cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn. Riley...
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Review of Bright Red Fruit
Bright Red Fruit by Safia ElhilloHigh School Make Me a World/Random 384 pp.2/24 9780593381205 $19.99Library ed. 9780593381212 $22.99e-book ed. 9780593381229 $10.99Sixteen-year-old Samira feels restricted by the watchful eyes of her tight-knit Sudanese American community, especially those of her protective mother. The community has labeled her a “bad girl” because of...
Review of American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky by Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein Middle School, High School Putnam 384 pp. 1/24 9780593323984 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780593324004 $11.99 Smith (The Blossom and the Firefly, rev. 3/20) and Wein (Stateless, rev. 3/23) introduce readers...
Five questions for Renée Watson and Ekua Holmes
In Black Girl You Are Atlas (Kokila/Penguin, 12–17), Renée Watson insightfully explores Black girlhood and womanhood through poetry encompassing a variety of experiences and influences, with an emphasis on support from other Black women, all accompanied by Ekua Holmes’s stunning collages. National Poetry Month is in April; see also “At...
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Review of Yaya and the Sea
Yaya and the Sea by Karen Good Marable; illus. by Tonya EngelPrimary Millner/Simon 40 pp.3/24 9781534462014 $18.99e-book ed. 9781534462021 $10.99On the first day of spring, Yaya and her mother get up before the sun to go to the sea. Mommy tells Yaya to “pick out the shiniest dimes. We are...
Review of We Could Fly
We Could Fly by Rhiannon Giddens; illus. by Briana Mukodiri UchenduPrimary Candlewick 32 pp.11/23 9781536222548 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536234619 $18.99A young Black girl notices a sparrow looking at her while she is enjoying time in the park with her mother. The mother tells her daughter, “I see that little birdie there...
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Review of Bumps in the Night
Bumps in the Night by Amalie HowardIntermediate Delacorte 304 pp.2/24 9780593645871 $17.99Library ed. 9780593645888 $20.99e-book ed. 9780593645895 $10.99Twelve-year-old Darika Lovelace is spending the summer in Trinidad with her grandmother; she feels like her dad and stepmother don’t want her around because she has been getting in trouble. She also misses...
Review of Nesting Dolls
Nesting Dolls by Vanessa Brantley-Newton; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Crown 40 pp.10/23 9781984852373 $18.99Library ed. 9781984852380 $21.99e-book ed. 9781984852397 $10.99Brantley-Newton highlights the bonds, both visible and invisible, that connect family members. Anyiaka’s older sister, Sorie, has light brown skin like their mom’s and grandma’s. Anyiaka’s darker skin causes her...
Review of Those Pink Mountain Nights
Those Pink Mountain Nights by Jen FergusonHigh School Heartdrum/HarperCollins 352 pp.9/23 9780063086210 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063086234 $10.99Kiki, who is Black and Cree, has been gone for five months when the book begins, and the police have stopped looking for her. Her friend and fellow First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association...
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