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Review of Max in the Land of Lies
Max in the Land of Lies [Operation Kinderspion] by Adam Gidwitz Middle School Dutton 352 pp. 2/25 9780593112113 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593112120 $10.99 This sequel picks up where Max in the House of Spies (rev. 3/24) ended, with just-turning-thirteen Max parachuting into Nazi Germany on a mission for the British...
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Review of Rosemary Long Ears
Rosemary Long Ears by Susie Ghahremani; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp.4/25 9780316573320 $18.99This picture book with old-fashioned appeal (think Zion’s classic Harry the Dirty Dog) follows Rosemary, a low-slung pup with verrrry long ears, and her best friend/child owner as they head out for a walk....
Review of The Moving Book
The Moving Book by Lisa Brown; illus. by the authorPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.7/25 9780823457182 $18.99The family from The Airport Book (rev. 5/16) and The Hospital Book (rev. 3/23) is back, here on the brink of moving—again. As always, there’s plenty to take in, smile at, and relate to. Brother and...
Review of Thunder City
Thunder City [Mortal Engines]by Philip ReeveMiddle School, High School Scholastic 336 pp.11/24 9781546138235 $19.99e-book ed. 9781546138242 $19.99This prequel to Reeve’s acclaimed postapocalyptic, steampunk Mortal Engines series opens some two hundred years earlier, during the peaceful Golden Age of Traction, as the city of Thorbury is violently boarded and captured by...
Review of In the Desert
In the Desert by David Elliott; illus. by Gordy Wright Primary Candlewick 40 pp. 3/25 9781536223385 $18.99 In fifteen verses, Elliott celebrates creatures who inhabit the Sahara Desert—and, in one introductory poem, the desert itself. As always in this winning series (see At the Poles, rev. 9/23, and eight other...
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Review of Every Peach Is a Story
Every Peach Is a Story by David Mas Masumoto and Nikiko Masumoto; illus. by Lauren TamakiPrimary Cameron/Abrams 40 pp.3/25 9781949480290 $18.99e-book ed. 9798887070735 $17.09“A peach, like a story, needs time to grow.” Young Midori looks to her grandfather to instruct her about the peaches on their farm. She is impatient...
Review of A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer—and Beyond
A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer—and Beyond by Elizabeth Rusch High School Greenwillow 336 pp. 7/24 9780063220904 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780063220928 $9.99 In tracing the battle for equal pay and equal treatment waged by the United States Women’s National Team against the U.S. Soccer...
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Review of Knight Owl and Early Bird
Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher Denise; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Ottaviano/Little, Brown 48 pp.10/24 9780316564526 $18.99e-book ed. 9780316579919 $10.99The diminutive hero from Denise’s Caldecott Honor–winning Knight Owl returns in this sequel, which introduces a new character, wannabe knight Early Bird. The tiny, big-eyed creature keeps Knight Owl,...
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Review of Winter Magic
Winter Magic by Robert Burleigh; illus. by Wendell MinorPreschool, Primary Ottaviano/Little, Brown 32 pp.9/24 9780316560498 $18.99This picture book employs a first-person voice to enumerate the joys of winter. The rhyming text claims the identity of everything from snowmen to hot cocoa. “I’m a skater flying across the ice—flash! / I’m...
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