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Review of From the Tops of the Trees
From the Tops of the Trees by Kao Kalia Yang; illus. by Rachel Wada Primary, Intermediate Carolrhoda 32 pp. g 10/21 978-1-5415-8130-2 $17.99 “Father, is all of the world a refugee camp?” In sensitive and empowering words, Yang speaks about historical truths and shares her own childhood story with readers. Born...
Review of Big Apple Diaries
Big Apple Diaries by Alyssa Bermudez; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School Roaring Brook 256 pp. g 8/21 978-1-250-77428-6 $14.99 Bermudez mined her middle-school diaries to create this appealing debut graphic memoir set in NYC just before and after 9/11. Twelve-year-old Alyssa splits her time between her Puerto Rican...
Review of The Art of Alice & Martin Provensen
The Art of Alice & Martin Provensen by Alice and Martin Provensen with contributions by Leonard S. Marcus, Robert Gottlieb, and Karen Provensen Mitchell Chronicle Chroma 240 pp. g 1/22 978-1-7972-0958-6 $35.00 Marcus provides an enlightening introduction to a lavish collection of illustrations from the long and distinguished career of...
Review of Poems from When We Were Very Young
Poems from When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne; illus. by Rosemary Wells Preschool Norton 80 pp. g 10/21 978-1-324-01653-3 $19.95 e-book ed. 978-1-324-01654-0 $17.48 Wells says in an opening note that she chose her favorite twelve poems from Milne’s beloved classic to present in “picture-book format.” She...
Review of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond; illus. by Daniel Minter Primary Knopf 40 pp. g 2/22 978-1-9848-9436-6 $18.99 Library ed. 978-1-9848-9437-3 $21.99 e-book ed. 978-1-9848-9438-0 $11.99 This wide-ranging nonfiction picture book explores the many facets...
Review of Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
Aviva vs. the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe Intermediate, Middle School Levine Querido 170 pp. g 2/22 978-1-64614-125-8 $17.99 This emotionally complex novel set within a contemporary Orthodox Jewish community is full of immersive Jewish detail — literally, as much of the story centers around the mikvah, or ritual bath, that...
Review of Mina
Mina by Matthew Forsythe; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Wiseman/Simon 64 pp. g 2/22 978-1-4814-8041-3 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4814-8042-0 $10.99 Mina is a mouse, her nose always in a book, who lives “in her own little world where nothing ever bothered her.” Her busy father brings home things he...
Review of Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life by Marilyn Nelson Middle School, High School Ottaviano/Little, Brown 160 pp. g 1/22 978-0-316-29802-5 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-316-29822-3 $9.99 Despite her prominence during the Harlem Renaissance, sculptor Augusta Savage (1892–1962) remains largely unknown to younger generations. Through her accomplished verse, Nelson (My...
Review of Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America
Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America by Selene Castrovilla; illus. by E. B. Lewis Primary, Intermediate Calkins/Astra 40 pp. g 1/22 978-1-63592-582-1-1 $18.99 A true story from the Civil War offers insight into a little-known aspect of African American history. In...
Review of When Winter Robeson Came
When Winter Robeson Came by Brenda Woods Intermediate, Middle School Paulsen/Penguin 176 pp. g 1/22 978-5247-4158-7 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5247-4159-4 $9.99 In August 1965, the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts is “a volcano aching to erupt.” Twelve-year-old Eden Louise Coal, who lives just outside of Watts, is looking forward to...
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