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Review of Lilac and the Switchback
Lilac and the Switchback by Cordelia JensenMiddle School Holiday 304 pp.8/25 9780823458325 $17.99Lilac is heading into seventh grade, and things are changing. She has lived with an aunt, uncle, and cousin since her mother’s death but questions her place in that family. Meanwhile, she tries reconnecting with her absent father...
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Review of A Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests
A Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests by Caroline Adderson; illus. by Lauren TamakiPrimary Groundwood 32 pp.10/25 9781773068930 $19.99This multilayered picture book offers a whimsical interpretation of the famous haiku “Old Pond” by the master poet Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) and celebrates nature and poetry with thoughtfulness and irony. After a...
Review of Dear Acorn (Love, Oak): Letter Poems to Friends
Dear Acorn (Love, Oak): Letter Poems to Friends by Joyce Sidman; illus. by Melissa SweetPrimary Clarion/HarperCollins 40 pp.9/25 9780358334767 $19.99In eight pairs of poems, Sidman creates dialogues between two subjects, some in nature (cloud and droplets), some human-made elements (button and coat). For example, in the first poem, an oak...
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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