Sylvia Vardell

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Review of The Poet and the Bees: A Story of the Seasons Sylvia Plath Kept Bees

The Poet and the Bees: A Story of the Seasons Sylvia Plath Kept Bees by Amy Novesky; illus. by Jessica LovePrimary, Intermediate    Viking    32 pp.2/25    9780593526392    $18.99e-book ed.  9780593526408    $10.99Novesky provides a snapshot of Plath (1932–1963) inspired by her poems and letters about her brief experience with beekeeping. The text...

Review of Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds

Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds by Nancy Johnson James; illus. by Diana EjaitaPrimary    Cameron/Abrams    32 pp.1/25    9781951836535    $18.99e-book ed.  9798887070674    $17.09James introduces young readers to the life and work of Myra Viola Wilds (1875–1935), a Black woman who became a renowned dress designer...
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Review of Green Promises: Girls Who Loved the Earth

Green Promises: Girls Who Loved the Earth by Jeannine AtkinsIntermediate, Middle School    Atheneum    320 pp.2/25    9781665950572    $17.99e-book ed.  9781665950596    $10.99Atkins (Hidden Powers, rev. 5/22, and others) continues uncovering stories of real women of science who have made unsung contributions to their fields. Here, her focus is on (Mary) Agnes Chase...

Review of Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock: A Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters!

Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock: A Graphic Novel Poetry Collection Full of Surprising Characters! by Vikram Madan; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate    Wordsong/Astra    128 pp. 11/24    9781635928174    $19.99 e-book ed.  9781635928181    $11.99 This humorous collection features twenty-five story-poems presented in an innovative comic format. Kooky cartoon characters star...

Review of The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets

The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets selected by Irene Latham and Charles Waters; illus. by Mercè López Primary    Carolrhoda    40 pp. 10/24    9781728492100    $18.99 This collection features twenty poems about real-life mistakes each of the poets made in childhood. The contributors include Linda Sue Park, Matt Forrest...

Review of Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise: Poems of Animal Opposites

Fast Cheetah, Slow Tortoise: Poems of Animal Opposites by Bette Westera; illus. by Mies van Hout; trans. from Dutch by David Colmer Primary    Eerdmans    40 pp. 9/24    9780802856357    $18.99 e-book ed.  9781467468657    $18.99 This quirky, inviting picture book–length poetry collection acts as a visual dictionary of opposites. Sixteen pairs of...
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Review of All the Love Under the Vast Sky

All the Love Under the Vast Sky edited by Kip WilsonHigh School    Paulsen/Penguin    304 pp.1/25    9780593625279    $19.99e-book ed.  9780593625286    $10.99In an appealing and innovative collection, Wilson (One Last Shot, rev. 3/23) brings together a dozen authors (David Bowles, Margarita Engle, Eric Gansworth, Mariama J. Lockington, among others), each creating a...
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Review of How to Sing a Song

How to Sing a Song by Kwame Alexander and Randy Preston; illus. by Melissa SweetPrimary    Quill Tree/HarperCollins    32 pp.10/24    9780063060937    $19.99In their third How to… book, Alexander and Sweet (How to Read a Book; How to Write a Poem, rev. 5/23) collaborate with singer-songwriter Preston to guide readers in tuning...

Review of Grace Notes: Poems About Families

Grace Notes: Poems About Families by Naomi Shihab Nye Middle School, High School    Greenwillow    240 pp. 5/24    9780062691873    $19.99 e-book ed.  9780062691897    $11.99 Nye’s (most recently Everything Comes Next, rev. 1/21) latest collection of free verse poems is divided into two parts: “No Age Is Empty” and “Sometimes We Need...
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