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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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