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Review of A Sleepless Night
A Sleepless Night by Micaela Chirif; illus. by Joaquín Camp; trans. from Spanish by Jordan LandsmanPrimary Transit 48 pp.9/24 9798893389050 $19.95In 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,” and all the...
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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...
Five questions for Sarah Sax
Each book in Sarah Sax’s Brinkley Yearbooks graphic novel series (Knopf, 9–12 years) centers on a different protagonist. In the second and latest, Tryouts, athletic Al becomes the only girl on the school’s baseball team, and that’s just the beginning of a nuanced tale of teamwork. See also the Sports...
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