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Review of Candace, the Universe, and Everything
Candace, the Universe, and Everything by Sherri L. SmithMiddle School Putnam 336 pp.9/25 9781524737931 $18.99e-book ed. 9781524737948 $10.99Thirteen-year-old Candace has a lot to navigate. She is starting eighth grade, her besties are being weird, and, to make matters worse, a bird flies out of her locker. While cleaning up the...
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Review of Berry Parker Doesn’t Catch Crushes
Berry Parker Doesn’t Catch Crushes by Tanita S. DavisMiddle School Harper/HarperCollins 336 pp.9/25 9780063284791 $18.99Love stinks, and twelve-year-old Beryl “Berry” Parker is overwhelmed by the stench. It seems as if every time someone falls in love, she gets left behind: her mom is considering moving to England with her boyfriend;...
Review of Billions to Burn
Billions to Burn by Taylor Banks Intermediate, Middle School de la Cruz/Disney-Hyperion 336 pp. 5/25 9781368110419 $16.99 Banks weaves mystery, history, and heart into a fast-paced adventure. Twelve-year-old Zeus is the only one who still believes in his grandfather’s incredible stories about the Harlem Renaissance, including tales of a legendary...
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Review of Adi of Boutanga: A Story from Cameroon
Adi of Boutanga: A Story from Cameroon by Alain Serge Dzotap; illus. by Marc Daniau; trans. from French by the authorIntermediate, Middle School Eerdmans 64 pp.4/25 9780802856296 $18.99e-book ed. 9781467468077 $18.99Adi, short for Adidjatou, lives in Cameroon. “I’m now thirteen dry seasons and as many rainy seasons old.” She narrates...
Review of And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories
And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illus. by Daniel Minter Primary, Intermediate Little, Brown 48 pp. 1/25 9780316182362 $18.99 Toni Morrison (1931–2019), a gifted student, was the only Black girl in her Lorain, Ohio, first-grade class. She grew up to be a trailblazing...
Review of Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer
Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer by Quartez Harris; illus. by Gordon C. JamesPrimary, Intermediate Little, Brown 40 pp.1/25 9780316483933 $18.99Few writers have commanded the English language like James Baldwin (1924–1987). As a child in Harlem, Jimmy was expected to care for his eight siblings while his...
Review of What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice
What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice by Jay Leslie; illus. by Loveis Wise Primary Hillman Grad/Zando 48 pp. 10/24 9781638930693 $19.99 “Our stories can change the world.” Carl Hansberry’s words and courageous example were an inspiration to his daughter Lorraine (1930–1965). From a young...
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Review of Onyx & Beyond
Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBrideMiddle School Feiwel 224 pp.10/24 9781250908780 $17.99e-book ed. 9781250908773 $9.99“I guess magic ran out / or the city burned too bright / or maybe, I guess the ancestors / in the sky had a different plan.” Onyx, who is Black, carries the weight of the...
Review of Mid-Air
Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams; illus. by Danica NovgorodoffMiddle School Dlouhy/Atheneum 320 pp.4/24 9781481465830 $17.99e-book ed. 9781481465854 $10.99“Be like water,” Isaiah says. “Always,” Darius replies. These are the final words the boys say to each other before Darius takes off on his bicycle to break the Guinness world record for...
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