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Review of Defanged

Defanged by H.E. EdgmonMiddle School    Feiwel    240 pp.9/25    9781250874009    $17.99Lux Priddy has always considered himself a good vampire who doesn’t make trouble for others, unlike those scary, violent vampires rumored to live in an underground society called Nox Urbus. In theory, he should be fine with being Defanged, a procedure...
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Review of The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang

The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang by Stan YanMiddle School    Atheneum    264 pp.9/25    9781665943338    $24.99Twelve-year-old Eugenia Wang wants a few simple things: to hang out at her house with her best friend, Keisha; to attend a summer camp for drawing comics; and to host her birthday party on the date...
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Review of Late Today

Late Today by Jungyoon Huh; illus. by Myungae Lee; trans. from Korean by Aerin ParkPrimary    Eerdmans    40 pp.9/25    9780802856494    $18.99It’s 8:15 a.m. in Seoul when a kitten “barely two weeks old” stumbles its way onto a car-congested bridge. Many of the commuters caught in traffic watch with bated breath and...
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Review of Another

Another by Paul TremblayMiddle School    Quill Tree/HarperCollins    256 pp.7/25    9780063396357    $19.99e-book ed.  9780063396371    $9.99Ever since the “Zoom Incident” that made him a social outcast at his middle school, Casey has lived with debilitating anxiety, so when his parents announce that a friend is coming for a sleepover, he doesn’t know...

Review of Sọmadịna

Sọmadịna by Akwaeke Emezi High School    Knopf    304 pp. 4/25    9780593309070    $19.99 e-book ed.  9780593309094    $10.99 Fifteen-year-old Sọmadịna has always been close to her twin brother, Jayaike. He is the one person she can count on to support her in the face of anything, from prejudice to their mother’s emotional...

Review of Powerful like a Dragon

Powerful like a Dragon by Christopher Cheng; illus. by Jacqueline Tam Primary    Roaring Brook    40 pp. 4/25    9781250829399    $18.99 e-book ed.  9781250425133    $11.99 Too young to understand the reason for the war but nevertheless affected by it, Shu Lok sets out with his family, minus his parents, into China in...
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Review of We Are Villains

We Are Villains by Kacen CallenderHigh School    Amulet/Abrams    288 pp.3/25    9781419756894    $19.99e-book ed.  9781647004132    $17.99Contrary to official sources, Milo doesn’t believe his best friend Arianna’s death was an accident. As a Black trans scholarship student at an elite private high school where the oppressive social hierarchy is enforced through constant...
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Review of On Again, Awkward Again

On Again, Awkward Again by Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame MbaliaHigh School    Amulet/Abrams    272 pp.4/25    9781419775635    $19.99e-book ed.  9798887073392    $17.99A clumsy accident and an IBS incident lead to an unlikely meet-cute between Pacy Mercado and Cecil Holloway, two high school freshmen whose quirks make them stand out. Immediately, sparks fly,...

Review of Noodle & Bao

Noodle & Bao by Shaina Lu; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School    Quill Tree/HarperCollins    224 pp. 10/24    9780063283411    $24.99 Paper ed.  9780063283404    $15.99 e-book ed.  9780063283428    $11.99 Momo has spent her entire life in her beloved Town 99, a fictional setting resembling real-world Chinatowns but where humans and anthropomorphic...
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