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Review of The Shindig Is Coming!

The Shindig Is Coming! by Charise Mericle Harper; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate    Union Square    120 pp.8/25    9781454955016    $16.99Paper ed.  9781454955023    $8.99e-book ed.  9781454965374    $7.99“THE SHINDIG IS COMING! THE SHINDIG IS COMING!” Like Mouse’s proclamation to the forest animals, this engaging chapter book is sure to grab readers’ attention. The...

Review of Outsider Kids

Outsider Kids [Parachute Kids] by Betty C. Tang; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School    Graphix/Scholastic    288 pp. 4/25    9781338832723    $24.99 Paper ed.  9781338832716    $14.99 e-book ed.  9781338832730    $14.99 Tang continues the saga of the Lin family begun in the graphic novel Parachute Kids (rev. 5/23). In 1981, the family...
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Review of Don’t Cause Trouble

Don’t Cause Trouble by Arree Chung; illus. by the authorMiddle School    Holt    256 pp.4/25    9781250887290    $22.99Paper ed.  9781250887306    $14.99e-book ed.  9781250425195    $9.99In this graphic novel that blends serious themes and humor, the parental mantra “don’t cause trouble” has been drilled into twelve-year-old Ming Lee’s head for as long as he...

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...

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...
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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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