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Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin by Michelle Meadows; illus. by Jamiel LawPrimary, Intermediate Harper/HarperCollins 48 pp.1/24 9780063273474 $19.99In this picture-book biography, Meadows’s expressive free verse beautifully contributes to an engaging narrative about Baldwin’s (1924–1987) literary prowess and staunch activism, making his story accessible to young...
Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem [Blue Stars] by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith; illus. by Molly Murakami Intermediate, Middle School Candlewick 176 pp. 3/24 9781536204995 $22.99 Paper ed. 9781536228663 $12.99 e-book ed. 9781536237368 $12.99 In their first graphic novel collaboration, Magoon and Smith introduce readers to cousins Riley...
All That Grows by Jack Wong; illus. by the authorPrimary Groundwood 32 pp.3/24 9781773068121 $19.99e-book ed. 9781773068138 $16.99Nature walks and gardening result in an introspective child thinking small (and big) thoughts about the natural world in this quiet, poetic account, effectively told in the first person. The narrator’s sister, experienced...
This interview originally appeared in the March/April 2024 Horn Book Magazine as part of the Publishers’ Previews: Spring 2024, an advertising supplement that allows participating publishers a chance to each highlight a book from its current list. They choose the books; we ask the questions. Sponsored by In My Lost Freedom: A Japanese...
This interview originally appeared in the March/April 2024 Horn Book Magazine as part of the Publishers’ Previews: Spring 2024, an advertising supplement that allows participating publishers a chance to each highlight a book from its current list. They choose the books; we ask the questions. Sponsored by Author, athlete, and global health advocate...
This interview originally appeared in the March/April 2024 Horn Book Magazine as part of the Publishers’ Previews: Spring 2024, an advertising supplement that allows participating publishers a chance to each highlight a book from its current list. They choose the books; we ask the questions. Sponsored by Thrown a Curveball when an injury...
A Game of Noctis by Deva FaganIntermediate Atheneum 320 pp.4/24 9781665930192 $17.99e-book ed. 9781665930215 $10.99Ever since the plague three centuries ago, during which the Prince of Dantessa challenged Lady Death to a game of noctis for the lives of her people, inhabitants of the tiny magical island compete for wealth...
To the Ice by Thomas Tidholm; illus. by Anna-Clara Tidholm; trans. from Swedish by Julia MarshallPrimary, Intermediate Gecko 80 pp.11/23 9781776575077 $18.99At the start of this chapter book, three children (“Jack, Max and me, Ida”) playing by a creek accidentally float away on an ice floe. The creek becomes a...
Just Shy of Ordinary by A. J. SassMiddle School Little, Brown 384 pp.1/24 9780316506175 $16.99e-book ed. 9780316506373 $9.99Thirteen-year-old Shai Stern is looking for their “new normal.” In addition to an edgy new haircut and a change of pronouns, the former homeschooler is planning to attend public school for the first...
Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina IxtaHigh School Quill Tree/HarperCollins 368 pp.1/24 9780063287860 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063287884 $10.99It’s senior year, and while Belén’s classmates are focused on college applications, she’s flunking school and struggling to cope with a shattered home life. Since her pa walked out on their family, her...