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Week in Review, July 22nd-26th
This week on hbook.com... July Notes from the Horn Book Newsletter Back-to-School Edition: 5Qs for Sarah Sax about Tryouts + 8 middle grade and middle school novels about school + 5 history lessons, 8 school-related picture books, and 6 YA novels with a school backdrop From the July/August 2024...
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...
Books mentioned in the July 2024 issue of Notes from the Horn Book
Five Questions for Sarah Sax Tryouts by Sarah Sax; Knopf. Lots to learn Wires Crossed by Beth Fantaskey, illus. by ONeillJones; Clarion/HarperCollins. Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution by Melanie Florence; Orca. The School for Invisible Boys by Shaun David Hutchinson; Labyrinth Road/Random. Table Titans Club by Scott Kurtz, illus. by...
Grade-A YA
School is the backdrop for dramas, comedies, and everything in between in these varied six novels recommended for middle- and/or high-school readers. See also the Schools -- Middle schools and Schools -- High schools tags in the Guide/Reviews Database. Not like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo High School Bloomsbury 448...
A good start
Welcome to school! These eight stories set in and around schools are recommended for preschool and/or primary readers. For more, see the Schools -- Preschools and Schools -- Elementary schools tags in the Guide/Reviews Database. Give by Jen Arena; illus. by Rahele Jomepour Bell Preschool, Primary Knopf 40 pp. 8/23 9781524714994 $18.99 ...
History brought to life
These five works of nonfiction, recommended for intermediate and/or middle-school readers, provide close-ups of human stories from various historical moments that may be discussed in the classroom. Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers by Zora Neale Hurston; adapted by Ibram X. Kendi; illus. by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson Intermediate, Middle School Amistad/HarperCollins 208...
Lots to learn
What clubs should I join? Who are my real friends? Where should I sit at lunch?? The protagonists of these eight books recommended for intermediate and/or middle-school readers have more to figure out than just homework questions. For more, see our Five Questions interview with Sarah Sax about Tryouts, and...
Week in Review, July 15th-19th
This week on hbook.com... From the July/August 2024 Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: ALA Awards: 2023: The Year in Words and Pictures by Horn Book editors All About Awards by Horn Book editors Profile of 2024 Newbery Medal winner Dave Eggers by Amanda Uhle Profile of 2024 Caldecott Medal winner...
All About Awards
The mini-theme of this issue, part of our HB100 series of mini-themes, is awards — and the Horn Book’s relationship to awards over the past century is a big topic. Throughout the decades, the Horn Book has noted trends, published thoughtful and critical articles, presented eye-opening and personal profiles of...
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