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Review of Outsider Kids
Outsider Kids [Parachute Kids]by Betty C. Tang; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School Graphix/Scholastic 288 pp.4/25 9781338832723 $24.99Paper ed. 9781338832716 $14.99e-book ed. 9781338832730 $14.99Tang continues the saga of the Lin family begun in the graphic novel Parachute Kids (rev. 5/23). In 1981, the family left Taiwan in search of a...
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Review of A Book of Maps for You
A Book of Maps for You by Lourdes Heuer; illus. by Maxwell Eaton IIIPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.4/25 9780823455706 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462230 $11.99Narrated in the style of a personalized guidebook, the story unfolds as a series of maps, introducing a child to a new home and its environs within a vibrant...
Review of Oasis
Oasis by Guojing; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School Godwin/Holt 160 pp.2/25 9781250818379 $21.99Paper ed. 9781250818386 $14.99e-book ed. 9781250415790 $9.99As this graphic novel opens, JieJie and her younger brother, Didi, press their way through a windswept landscape toward an isolated telephone booth in the desert. It’s their way of reaching...
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Review of Swing
Swing by Audrey Meeker; illus. by the author; color by Sarah DavidsonMiddle School Feiwel 256 pp.10/24 9781250864031 $22.99Paper ed. 9781250864048 $14.99e-book ed. 9781250406262 $9.99Marcus McCalister begins eighth grade ambivalent about trying out for soccer despite pressure from those around him in this lively graphic novel. Unlike his varsity-soccer superstar brother,...
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Review of Thief of the Heights
Thief of the Heights by Son M.; illus. by Robin YaoMiddle School, High School HarperAlley/HarperCollins 240 pp.10/24 9780063067332 $26.99Paper ed. 9780063067325 $18.99e-book ed. 9780063067349 $10.99In the distant dystopian-future setting of this graphic novel towers the monumental stacked city of Muqadas, where each level dictates the quality of life of its...
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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