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Review of Sea Change
Sea Change by Susan Fletcher High School Amulet/Abrams 352 pp. 6/25 9781419773921 $19.99 e-book ed. 9798887072982 $17.99 Turtle, fifteen, is a Mer; she has both lungs and gills from a not-quite-legal “gen-mod” experiment. Gen-modding to cure disease is par for the course in this near-future world, but “boutique” and “transhuman”...
School stories
These six novels (some in verse), recommended for intermediate and/or middle school readers, tell all kinds of stories set in and around school. See also the Schools--Elementary schools and Schools--Middle schools subject tags in the Guide/Reviews Database, and the July issue of Notes with its back-to-school focus. We Are Not...
National Hispanic Heritage Latine/x Heritage Month
These eight engaging novels (for a range of ages, from intermediate to high school) are recommended in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Latine/x Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15 — and should be shared all year long! See also Tracey T. Flores and Carla España’s Field Notes...
Caldecott eligibility
As we’ve covered amply through the years, the Caldecott Medal “shall be awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished picture book for children published by an American publisher in the United States in English.” If you’re fuzzy on Caldecott criteria, I recommend Julie Hakim Azzam’s “A Refresher on...
Review of Hick: The Trailblazing Journalist Who Captured Eleanor Roosevelt’s Heart
Hick: The Trailblazing Journalist Who Captured Eleanor Roosevelt’s Heart by Sarah Miller Middle School, High School Random House Studio/Random 384 pp. 5/25 9780593649091 $20.99 Library ed. 9780593649107 $23.99 e-book ed. 9780593649114 $12.99 Miller’s (Hanged, rev. 11/22) compelling biography charts the historic path famed journalist Lorena “Hick” Hickok (1893–1968) took from...
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Review of The Winding Willow
The Winding Willow by Will Hillenbrand; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Holiday 40 pp.9/25 9780823459452 $18.99Little mouse Hubert (The Voice in the Hollow, rev. 9/23) returns for a second snowy, mysterious tale. This one starts on his return home from shoveling a path to Aunt Nanny Mouse’s house. In the...
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Review of Displaced
Displaced by Patrick OchiengMiddle School, High School Carolrhoda 224 pp.8/25 9798765648698 $18.99Fourteen-year-old Kimathi lives in a suburb of the Kenyan city of Eldoret, but when his father is murdered during post-election violence, he flees. Like so many others after the 2007–2008 elections, he ends up in a camp for Internally...
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Review of The Burning Season
The Burning Season by Caroline Starr RoseIntermediate, Middle School Paulsen/Penguin 256 pp.5/25 9780593617939 $17.99Paper ed. 9780593617953 $9.99e-book ed. 9780593617946 $10.99It’s time for twelve-year-old Opal, who has spent her entire life living atop the fire tower in the Gila National Forest, to learn the family trade. While Opal is proud to...
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Review of Soul Machine
Soul Machine by Jordana Globerman; illus. by the authorMiddle School, High School Annick 228 pp.6/25 9781773219585 $24.99Paper ed. 9781773219592 $17.99This story of fifteen-year-old Chloe, an aspiring soul weaver in a dystopian world run by the megacorporation MCorp, makes for a maximalist graphic novel: dense yet ambiguous, grounded in both fantasy...
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Review of An Encantadora’s Guide to Monstros & Magic
An Encantadora’s Guide to Monstros & Magic by Sarah J. MendoncaIntermediate, Middle School Quill Tree/HarperCollins 368 pp.7/25 9781335012883 $19.99e-book ed. 9780369761460 $11.99As a Trapper, Rosa Coelho, twelve, works tirelessly with her avó (grandmother) to rid the community of monstros and mystical pests that harm citizens. The Coelhos are licensed to...
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