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Review of The Worst Ronin
The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall; illus. by Faith Schaffer High School HarperAlley/HarperCollins 336 pp.5/24 9780358464945 $26.99Paper ed. 9780358464938 $18.99e-book ed. 9780358467175 $12.99A pair of mismatched fighters embarks on a quest to vanquish a yamauba (a monster that devours children) in a graphic novel that seamlessly blends fantasy in a...
Review of 49 Days
49 Days by Agnes Lee; illus. by the authorMiddle School, High School Levine/Levine Querido 352 pp.3/24 9781646143740 $24.99Paper ed. 9781646143757 $18.99The Buddhist belief that the soul goes through “a state between life and rebirth” for forty-nine days before crossing over provides the intriguing structure for Lee’s debut graphic novel. The...
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Review of Unhappy Camper
Unhappy Camper by Lily LaMotte; illus. by Ann Xu; color by SunmiMiddle School HarperAlley/HarperCollins 208 pp.4/24 9780062973900 $24.99Paper ed. 9780062973894 $15.99e-book ed. 9780062973917 $10.99In this graphic novel set “somewhere near Seattle,” Michelle and her older sister, Claire, are far from the best of friends. Self-assured Claire takes pride in and...
Review of Alterations
Alterations by Ray Xu; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School Union Square 240 pp.1/24 9781454945840 $24.99Paper ed. 9781454945857 $14.99Kevin Lee, a 1990s Chinese Canadian boy, struggles with being invisible among his peers, but somehow lands in the spotlight at the most embarrassing moments. When he brings preserved eggs to middle...
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Review of Super Boba Café
Super Boba Café by Nidhi Chanani; illus. by the author; color by Sarah DavidsonMiddle School Amulet/Abrams 224 pp.10/23 9781419759567 $24.99Paper ed. 9781419759574 $16.99e-book ed. 9781647005795 $15.29After an embarrassing mishap on social media, almost-fourteen-year-old Aria unplugs for the summer. She visits Nainai, her Taiwanese grandmother, in San Francisco, to help run...
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Review of A Sky of Paper Stars
A Sky of Paper Stars by Susie Yi; illus. by the authorIntermediate Roaring Brook 240 pp.9/23 9781250843883 $22.99Paper ed. 9781250843890 $14.99e-book ed. 9781250354440 $9.99Korean American Yuna feels stifled by the traditional ways of her immigrant parents. She brings homemade lunches to school while her classmates get pizza. She stays home...
Review of Parachute Kids
Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School Graphix/Scholastic 288 pp. 4/23 9781338832693 $24.99 Paper ed. 9781338832686 $12.99 For many immigrant families, the American dream is a journey paved with countless obstacles; this struggle plays out in the lives of three Taiwanese siblings in Tang’s...
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Review of Danger and Other Unknown Risks
Danger and Other Unknown Risks by Ryan North and Erica Henderson; illus. by Erica HendersonMiddle School, High School Penguin Workshop 208 pp.4/23 9780593224823 $24.99Paper ed. 9780593224847 $16.99e-book ed. 9780593386408 $10.99The premise of this page-turning graphic novel is that on the eve of the twenty-first century, the world plummeted into an...
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Review of Freddie vs. the Family Curse
Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua Intermediate, Middle School Clarion/HarperCollins 256 pp. g5/22 978-0-358-61289-6 $16.99e-book ed. 978-0-358-61279-7 $9.99 Seventh grader Freddie is jinxed by a family curse. Bad luck follows him “like toilet paper stuck to my shoe,” whether he’s tripping over his...
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