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Review of Wildful
Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto; illus. by the authorIntermediate Groundwood 216 pp.2/24 9781773068626 $22.99e-book ed. 9781773068633 $16.99In this gorgeous graphic novel with minimal text, it’s an ordinary day as Poppy takes her dog, Pepper, out for a walk, all the while listening to music, scrolling mindlessly through her cell phone. Pepper,...
Review of Stories of the Islands
Stories of the Islands by Clar Angkasa; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School Holiday 176 pp.10/23 9780823449781 $22.99Paper ed. 9780823455737 $14.99e-book ed. 9780823457281 $11.99These graphic-format retellings of three Indonesian folktales steer their female protagonists away from traditional “superficial tropes” and render them as empowered, intelligent characters who determine their own...
Five Questions for Clar Angkasa
In Stories of the Islands (Holiday, 8–12 years), Clar Angkasa retells three Indonesian folktales in a gorgeous graphic format, reframing the tales in ways that empower their female protagonists. 1. Were folktales a big part of your experience growing up? If so, who would share them with you? Clar Angkasa:...
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Review of I’d Rather Burn than Bloom
I’d Rather Burn than Bloom by Shannon C. F. RogersHigh School Feiwel 320 pp.7/23 9781250845665 $19.99e-book ed. 9781250845672 $11.99When Marisol Martin’s mother, with whom she had a difficult relationship, dies in a car crash, Marisol and her family are plunged into grief they don’t know how to begin to process....
Review of You Are Here: Connecting Flights
You Are Here: Connecting Flights edited by Ellen Oh Intermediate, Middle School Allida/HarperCollins 272 pp. 3/23 9780063239081 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780063239104 $11.99 In this collection of linked short stories, a nasty storm strikes Chicago’s (fictional) Gateway International Airport, delaying flights and suspending travel plans. Twelve-year-old Paul and his family, who...
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Review of Ruby Lost and Found
Ruby Lost and Found by Christina LiMiddle School Quill Tree/HarperCollins 304 pp.5/23 9780063008939 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063008953 $10.99Thirteen-year-old Ruby Chu is grieving the death of Ye-Ye, her paternal grandfather, who would devise elaborate scavenger hunts around San Francisco’s Chinatown for her. Ruby has also lost her best friends Mia, who moved...
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Review of Land of Broken Promises
Land of Broken Promises by Jane KuoMiddle School Quill Tree/HarperCollins 240 pp.6/23 9780063119048 $18.99e-book ed. 9780063119086 $10.99In this sequel in verse to In the Beautiful Country (rev. 7/22), we follow Ai Shi Zhang—American name, Anna—and her family in the suburbs of Los Angeles as they struggle to carve out a...
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Review of Maribel’s Year
Maribel’s Year by Michelle Sterling; illus. by Sarah GonzalesPrimary Tegen/HarperCollins 40 pp.5/23 9780063114357 $19.99Maribel shares her journey through her first year as a newcomer to the United States. This picture book begins by depicting a stark contrast of differences: the cold, isolating foreignness of her new home versus the warm,...
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Review of Chasing Pacquiao
Chasing Pacquiao by Rod A. PulidoHigh School Viking 272 pp.5/23 9780593526736 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593526767 $10.99When Bobby Agbayani is forcibly outed as gay to his entire school, an onslaught of bullying ensues. Despite his tight-knit social support, Bobby wasn’t fully ready to be out publicly, given the conservative Catholic values of...
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