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Review of On a Wing and a Tear
On a Wing and a Tear by Cynthia Leitich Smith Middle School Heartdrum/HarperCollins 240 pp. 9/24 9780062870001 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780062870025 $9.99 When Great-Grandfather Bat (an actual bat) calls upon (humans) Ray and Mel to help him travel to a rematch of the legendary Great Ball Game in the Southeast...
Blustery days
The first day of spring has arrived, but up here in New England that doesn’t always mean we’re seeing all the signs of springtime yet. The “lion” phase of March likes to linger. While the sun may be shining longer, the air still nips at your nose a bit if...
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Review of The Snips: A Bad Buzz Day
The Snips: A Bad Buzz Day by Raúl the Third; illus. by the author; color by Elaine Bay; coloring by Eleonora Bruni; lettering by Rob LeighIntermediate, Middle School LB Ink/Little, Brown 128 pp.1/25 9780316528689 $14.99e-book ed. 9780316576345 $9.99In this wacky and entertaining graphic-novel series starter, readers are welcomed to Scissors...
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Review of Montezuma’s Tantrum
Montezuma’s Tantrum by Nuria Gómez Benet; illus. by Santiago Solís Montes de Oca; trans. from Spanish by Elisa AmadoPrimary Aldana Libros/Greystone Kids 48 pp.10/24 9781778400940 $15.95Aztec emperor Montezuma is having a bad day in this playful take on Mesoamerican history and mythology. His court can’t cheer him up with “a...
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Review of The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song
The Hero Twins and the Magic of Song [Tales of the Feathered Serpent] by David Bowles; illus. by Charlene Bowles Middle School Cinco Puntos/Lee & Low 80 pp. 10/24 Paper ed. 9781947627697 $15.95 Spanish ed. 9781947627703 $15.95 This follow-up to Rise of the Halfling King (rev. 11/20) tells the story—again...
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Review of One Foggy Christmas Eve
One Foggy Christmas Eve by Kerilynn Wilson; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Greenwillow 40 pp.9/24 9780063315440 $18.99Extreme fog has derailed this family’s Christmas Eve visit to Nana and Papa’s, but the narrator is determined to get there. Though tying a flashlight to the dog’s head fails, more lights, and a...
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Review of The House Without Lights
The House Without Lights by Reem Faruqi; illus. by Nadia AlamPreschool, Primary Holt 40 pp.9/24 9781250907219 $18.99e-book ed. 9781250399564 $11.99A house waits with anticipation for its new family to move in, envious of other houses’ decorations for Christmas, plus Diwali and Hanukkah. But Huda’s family doesn’t put up Christmas lights...
Review of Tamales for Christmas
Tamales for Christmas by Stephen Briseño; illus. by Sonia SánchezPrimary Random House Studio/Random 40 pp.10/24 9780593647813 $18.99Library ed. 9780593647820 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593647837 $10.99Spanish ed. 9780593897515 $18.99Each year, Grandma makes tamales to sell so she can make Christmas magical for her familia. “With masa in one hand, corn husks in the...
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Review of We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord
We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth NixMiddle School Scholastic 240 pp.10/24 9781339012209 $18.99e-book ed. 9781546109723 $18.99Twelve-year-old Kim and his ten-year-old sister Eila live on an experimental farm where their parents work in an alternative 1975 Australia. One night, on their usual ride to a nearby lake with...
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