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Review of Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira
Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira by Duncan Tonatiuh; illus. by the authorPrimary Abrams 48 pp.10/23 9781419764585 $19.99e-book ed. 9781647008253 $15.54Spanish ed. 9781419768507 $19.99In his accessibly written picture-book biography of Manoel dos Reis Machado (1899–1974), known as Mestre Bimba, Tonatiuh (A Land of Books, rev. 1/23,...
Review of The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman
The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman by Mari LoweIntermediate, Middle School Levine Querido 176 pp.11/23 9781646142644 $18.99Sixth grader Shaindy feels invisible at school, so when popular Gayil invites her to sneak into the building together and help with pranks against their classmates, she can’t resist the allure of the shared...
Review of My Grandfather’s Song
My Grandfather’s Song by Phùng Nguyên Quang and Huỳnh Kim Liên; illus. by the authorsPrimary Make Me a World/Random 40 pp.10/23 9780593488614 $18.99Library ed. 9780593488621 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593488638 $10.99At the beginning of the story, a grandson and grandfather stand with their palms pressed together, bowing in reverence to the jungle....
Review of Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor
Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. SandlerIntermediate Astra 144 pp.10/23 9781662602047 $24.99e-book ed. 9781662602054 $14.99Sandler turns his attention to shipwrecks and marine archaeology, selecting seven shipwrecks that collectively present the excitement of solving the mysteries of where each one lies, the latest excavation...
Review of Duel
Duel by Jessixa Bagley; illus. by Aaron BagleyMiddle School Simon 320 pp.11/23 9781534496552 $24.99Paper ed. 9781534496545 $14.99e-book ed. 9781534496569 $10.99Fantasy-loving Lucy and her perfectionist older sister, Gigi, have been fighting ever since their dad’s passing. When Gigi, a popular eighth grader, trips Lucy in the lunchroom on her first day...
Review of Letters in Charcoal
Letters in Charcoal by Irene Vasco; illus. by Juan Palomino; trans. from Spanish by Lawrence SchimelPrimary Lantana 32 pp.9/23 9781915244512 $18.99An unnamed narrator relates how she learned to read as a child in her coastal Afro-Colombian pueblo. In Palenque: “Letters were in kitchens, on tables, and right in front of...
Review of There Was a Party for Langston
There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds; illus. by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett PumphreyPrimary Dlouhy/Atheneum 56 pp.10/23 9781534439443 $18.99e-book ed 9781534439450 $10.99An intriguing photograph of writers Maya Angelou and Amiri Baraka dancing at a party at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture...
Review of An Impossible Thing to Say
An Impossible Thing to Say by Arya ShahiHigh School Allida/HarperCollins 416 pp.9/23 9780063248359 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063248373 $10.99In this verse novel set in 2001, tenth grader Omid Soltani isn’t comfortable in his own skin. As the child of Iranian immigrants living in Arizona, he feels foreign at school (especially in the...
Review of Together We Swim
Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling; illus. by Kaylani JuanitaPreschool Chronicle 40 pp.8/23 9781797212494 $16.99Swimming is an important life skill, yet the legacy of systemic racism and continued inequities in the U.S. result in fewer Black children learning how. That makes this book, featuring a Black family of four, all...
Black History Month 2024
In commemoration of Black History Month, we'll be featuring articles, speeches, interviews, and reviews from The Horn Book's past year that are by and/or about African American authors, illustrators, and luminaries in the field — one a weekday through the month of February. Last Monday's ALA Youth Media Awards announcement...
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