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Review of Puzzleheart
Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese Intermediate, Middle School Holt 224 pp.5/24 9781250783462 $18.99e-book ed. 9781250783479 $11.99Perigee arrives for a visit at their grandmother’s house with their father in the middle of a snowstorm. The visit has a serious purpose. Only-child Perigee feels responsible for their dad (we surmise from his behavior...
Review of Island of Whispers
Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge; illus. by Emily Gravett Intermediate, Middle School Amulet/Abrams 120 pp.8/24 9781419774331 $19.99e-book ed. 9798887073118 $17.99Milo’s father has a vital role to play on the island of Merlank: he’s the Ferryman, responsible for transporting the Dead to a place where their spirits are free to...
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Review of Where Wolves Don’t Die
Where Wolves Don’t Die by Anton Treuer Middle School, High School Levine/Levine Querido 256 pp.6/24 9781646143818 $18.99Fifteen-year-old Ezra Cloud wishes he were on the rez at Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation with Grandpa Liam. Instead, he is stuck in northeast Minneapolis, being bullied by Matt Schroeder. When Matt’s house burns down just...
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Review of The Strange Wonders of Roots
The Strange Wonders of Roots by Evan Griffith Intermediate, Middle School Quill Tree/HarperCollins 304 pp.5/24 9780063287969 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063287983 $9.99In the five years since her parents divorced, twelve-year-old Holly has lived in and visited lots of places with her actor father; she is used to not feeling rooted in any...
The Robin Smith Picture Book Prize
Photo courtesy of Dean Schneider. I bet I’m the only grown person (near-elderly, actually) to have burst into tears in a Mac Barnett signing line. The book was The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse written by Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen, and it was the inaugural winner of...
Profile of 2024 CSK Illustrator Award winner Dare Coulter: A Higher Level
R. Alnita Coulter and Dare Coulter. Photo courtesy of R. Alnita Coulter. When my daughter Dare Coulter heard she had won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, she screamed. So did I, and the rest of our family, as we gathered around computer screens like they gathered around TV consoles...
Review of Taming Papa
Taming Papa by Mylène Goupil; trans. from French by Shelley TanakaIntermediate Groundwood 160 pp.3/24 9781773067230 $16.99e-book ed. 9781773067247 $14.99Mélie lives alone with her mother, Sofia, until one day they receive a phone call informing them that Sami (Mélie’s father) will be released from prison. This is the first Mélie has...
Grade-A YA
School is the backdrop for dramas, comedies, and everything in between in these varied six novels recommended for middle- and/or high-school readers. See also the Schools -- Middle schools and Schools -- High schools tags in the Guide/Reviews Database. Not like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo High School Bloomsbury 448...
History brought to life
These five works of nonfiction, recommended for intermediate and/or middle-school readers, provide close-ups of human stories from various historical moments that may be discussed in the classroom. Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers by Zora Neale Hurston; adapted by Ibram X. Kendi; illus. by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson Intermediate, Middle School Amistad/HarperCollins 208...
Profile of 2024 Caldecott Medal winner Vashti Harrison
Vashti Harrison and Farrin Jacobs. Photo: Elyse Marshall. Vashti Harrison cares. She cares about what she says and how she says it. She cares about words on the page — what they communicate and where they are placed. She cares about color and texture and how they help tell a...
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