Violet & Jobie in the Wild by Lynne Rae Perkins; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Greenwillow 240 pp. g 9/22 978-0-06-249969-1 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-249971-4 $9.99 Mouse siblings Violet and Jobie live a cozy life in a human house where they are warm and comfortable,...
I Don’t Care by Julie Fogliano; illus. by Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal Preschool, Primary Porter/Holiday 40 pp. g 11/22 978-0-8234-4345-1 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-8234-5430-3 $11.99 It’s all about the body language in this enjoyable collaboration. Idle (Flora and the Flamingo, rev. 7/13; Witch Hazel, rev. 9/22)...
American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South [Medical Fiascoes] by Gail Jarrow Middle School, High School Calkins/Astra 160 pp. g 9/22 978-1-68437-815-9 $24.99 e-book ed. 978-1-63592-829-7 $14.99 Zoologist Charles Stiles discovered a new species of hookworm: Necator americanus , the titular “American murderer,” which affected a...
Windswept by Margi Preus; illus. by Armando Veve Intermediate, Middle School Amulet/Abrams 304 pp. g 9/22 978-1-4197-5824-9 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-6470-0504-7 $15.54 The time is the future. The “Powers-That-Be” are kidnapping children—using a meteorological weapon of windstorms that sweep them up, to then be sold to mountain trolls for profit....
Walter Had a Best Friend by Deborah Underwood; illus. by Sergio Ruzzier Preschool Beach Lane/Simon 40 pp. g 10/22 978-1-5344-7700-1 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-7701-8 $10.99 Walter (a mouse-like creature) and Xavier (who resembles a duck) do everything together, including boating (their canoe has “X + W”...
Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by Frank Morrison Primary, Intermediate Crown 32 pp. g 9/22 978-0-593-30634-5 $18.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-30635-2 $21.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-30636-9 $10.99 This is a moving walk through African American...
Play like a Girl: A Graphic Memoir by Misty Wilson; illus. by David Wilson Intermediate, Middle School HarperAlley/Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 272 pp. g 9/22 978-0-06-306469-0 $22.99 Paper ed. 978-0-06-306468-3 $12.99 In this engaging graphic memoir, protagonist Misty is a fierce competitor who loves football: it combines strategy,...
Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls by Atinuke; illus. by Onyinye Iwu Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 96 pp. g 9/22 978-1-5362-2517-4 $15.99 Tola, in spite of her young age and diminutive stature, accomplishes big things in this sequel to Too Small Tola (rev. 3/21). In...
Witch Hazel by Molly Idle; illus. by the author Primary Little, Brown 40 pp. g 10/22 978-0-316-54113-8 $18.99 As the seasons pass, young Hilda visits elderly witch Hazel. In the spring, she helps Hazel sweep her front porch; in summer, they air the music room; in fall, they clean cobwebs...
Nine Color Deer by Kailin Duan; illus. by the author; trans. from Chinese by Jeremy Tiang Primary Em Querido/Levine Querido 48 pp. g 9/22 978-1-64614-178-4 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-64614-199-9 $18.99 “Deep in the Kunlun Hills, there lived a mystical deer,” the Nine Color Deer, so called because of the varied...