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Review of A Sleepless Night
A Sleepless Night by Micaela Chirif; illus. by Joaquín Camp; trans. from Spanish by Jordan Landsman Primary Transit 48 pp. 9/24 9798893389050 $19.95 In this vibrant and absurdist Argentinian import, young Elisa cries so loudly that her narrator sibling says she sounds “like a fire truck instead of a baby,”...
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Review of Good Golden Sun
Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp.2/25 9780316512633 $19.99This picture book offers an enchanting reflection on the interconnectedness of Earth’s living things and the sun’s vital energy. The story in the illustrations unfolds through a cyclical sequence: the sun rises, illuminating a...
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Review of John the Skeleton
John the Skeleton by Triinu Laan; illus. by Marja-Liisa Plats; trans. from Estonian by Adam CullenPrimary, Intermediate Yonder/Restless 64 pp.10/24 9781632063700 $19.95This reflective, folksy book explores concepts of memory, life, death, and everything surrounding them. The story follows a skeleton named John—a discarded educational tool who is taken in and...
Hell of a long shot?: Sequels, series, and the Caldecott Award
Today on Calling Caldecott, a conversation between Elisa Gall and Jonathan Hunt about sequels, series, and the Caldecott Award. (This is an entry in their "why-the-hell" Calling Caldecott series. Previous posts include discussions about the Caldecott and holiday books; photography; board books; the Newbery Award; "didactic intent"; and folklore.) ELISA...
Review of Tryouts
Tryouts [Brinkley Yearbooks] by Sarah Sax; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School Knopf 288 pp. 5/24 9780593306925 $21.99 Library ed. 9780593306932 $24.99 Paper ed. 9780593306918 $13.99 e-book ed. 9780593306949 $8.99 This addition to the Brinkley Yearbooks graphic novel series (Picture Day, rev. 9/23) stands on its own. Alexandra Olsen...
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Review of Taxi Ghost
Taxi Ghost by Sophie Escabasse; illus. by the author; color by Kiwi ByrdIntermediate, Middle School RH Graphic/Random 224 pp.9/24 9780593565988 $21.99Library ed. 9780593565995 $24.99Paper ed. 9780593565971 $13.99e-book ed. 9780593566008 $8.99Adèle learns she is a medium—an inherited gift that emerges along with her first period—in this spirited graphic novel set in...
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Review of The New Girl
The New Girl by Cassandra Calin; illus. by the authorMiddle School Graphix/Scholastic 272 pp.6/24 9781338762464 $24.99Paper ed. 9781338762457 $12.99e-book ed. 9781338762471 $12.99Inspired by the author’s own immigrant experience, this contemporary-set graphic novel centers Lia, a middle schooler whose family relocates from Romania to Canada. Enrolled in a “welcome class” to...
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Review of The Long Way Around
The Long Way Around by Anne NesbetIntermediate, Middle School Candlewick 256 pp.9/24 9781536234725 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536240016 $18.99This survival novel is set in the awe-inspiring Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. Owen, Vivian, and Amy (two tweens and an eight-year-old) plan a late-summer overnight trip alone in the wilderness. Sisters Vivian...
Review of Plain Jane and the Mermaid
Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol; illus. by the authorMiddle School, High School First Second 368 pp.5/24 9781250314864 $22.99Paper ed. 9781250314857 $14.99A funny and fast-paced feminist adventure masterfully told through the comics medium. This alternate-Victorian-era fantasy opens after Jane’s parents’ death. Since women can’t own property, the family...
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