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Review of Take Back the Block
Take Back the Block by Chrystal D. Giles Intermediate, Middle School Random 240 pp. g 1/21 978-0-593-17517-0 $16.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-17518-7 $19.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-17519-4 $9.99 The most important things on Wes Henderson’s mind this summer are hanging out with his friends, having the newest, freshest sneakers, and preparing for...
Review of Muted
Muted by Tami Charles High School Scholastic 400 pp. g 2/21 978-1-338-67352-4 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-338-67353-1 $11.99 This timely and lyrical verse novel offers a heart-wrenching, unflinching look at the underbelly of the music industry and its exploitation of those who dream of making it big. Three best friends, all talented...
Review of Hide and Seeker
Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon Intermediate, Middle School Scholastic 320 pp. g 9/20 978-1-338-58362-5 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-338-58364-9 $10.99 Zee had been missing for over a year. Now he’s back, but something is not right. From the moment Justin, Lyric, and Nia arrive at Zee’s house to celebrate his...
Review of Love Is a Revolution
Love Is a Revolution by Renée Watson High School Bloomsbury 400 pp. g 2/21 978-1-5476-0060-1 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5476-0061-9 $13.29 All Nala has on her summer agenda is to pick a new hairstyle, spend time with her “cousin-sister-friend” Imani, and find love. Nala is not very inspired by Imani’s activism...
Review of Maya and the Rising Dark
Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron Intermediate, Middle School Houghton 304 pp. g 9/20 978-1-328-63518-1 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-0-358-10622-7 $9.99 Twelve-year-old Maya is seeing things, or so she thinks, as weird creatures start appearing in her Chicago neighborhood. Add to that her dreams about a scary shadow-man, and...
Review of This Is My America
This Is My America by Kim Johnson High School Random 416 pp. g 7/20 978-0-593-11876-4 $17.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-11877-1 $20.00 e-book ed. 978-0-593-11878-8 $10.99 Tracy is running out of time. It’s been seven years since her father was wrongly convicted of a double murder. Every week, Tracy writes to Innocence...
An Interview with MacArthur Fellow Jacqueline Woodson
On October 19, 2020, Horn Book executive editor Elissa Gershowitz and Horn Book reviewers and contributors Monique Harris, Nicholl Denice Montgomery, and Dr. Kim Parker had a phone conversation with newly named MacArthur Fellow Jacqueline Woodson. Huge thanks to Moné Dixon, assistant to Jacqueline Woodson, and Edelman representative Amaya Starkey, for the...
Review of Something to Say
Something to Say by Lisa Moore Ramée; illus. by Bre Indigo Intermediate, Middle School Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 373 pp. g 7/20 978-0-06-283671-7 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-283673-1 $9.99 Janae is a loner and plans to keep it that way in middle school, that is, until she meets outgoing, audacious Aubrey, who...
Review of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist Intermediate, Middle School Crown 195 pp. g 8/20 978-0-593-12136-8 $16.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-12137-5 $19.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-12138-2 $9.99 Isaiah Dunn is not your typical hero. Heroes usually win, but Isaiah seems to experience a lot of losses: losing his father on...
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