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Five questions for Chanel Miller The Moon Without Stars by Chanel Miller; Philomel. Lessons in friendship Dear Jackie by Jessixa Bagley, illus. by Aaron Bagley; Simon. Spelling It Out by Margaret Finnegan; Atheneum. Wrong Friend by Charise Mericle Harper, illus. by Rory Lucey; First Second. When Tomorrow Burns by Tae Keller; Random. Rainbow Fair by Diana Ma;...
The other night at dinner our younger son brought up what he was learning about WWII in school, and we got on the subject of history repeating itself…and how that’s why it’s important to learn from the past. Here at the Horn Book, we advocate learning from history all year...
Settle in on long winter nights (and days) with these five young adult mystery and thriller novels. See also the Mystery and detective stories tag in the Guide/Reviews Database. Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks High School Holt 256 pp. 5/25 9781250359933 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781250359926 $11.99 Sixteen-year-old Cooper King...
March is Women’s History Month, and in these six picture-book biographies we’re celebrating women in arts professions, educators, and activists whose passion and creativity are an inspiration. For more, see the Women’s History Month tag on hbook.com and the Guide/Reviews Database section The Arts and the Women--Biographies tag. Cowboys at...
In settings from schools to spelling bees, these six books — recommended for intermediate and/or middle-school readers — deal with friendship, a subject that can be as complex as any in the classroom. See also the Friendship tag in the Guide/Reviews Database and our Five Questions interview with Chanel Miller...
On the heels of Newbery Honor Book Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All, Chanel Miller creates a character who recommends it all. Luna, the seventh-grade protagonist of The Moon Without Stars (Philomel, 10–13 years) has plenty of bibliotherapy recommendations for her classmates, who leave her notes about their problems. But that...
Hyewon Yum is a prolific picture-book creator, both as a solo author-illustrator and as an illustrator of books written by other authors (including one Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book!). In A Spoonful of the Sea (Norton, 4–8 years), which she both wrote and illustrated, the main character’s “birthday soup is...
Earlier today, the Horn Book’s Calling Caldecott blog announced the results of our MOCK Caldecott vote. The voters chose a Caldecott winner and one honoree — two Horn Book favorites, both on our annual Fanfare list. The REAL winners, along with all the 2026 American Library Association Youth Media Awards, will...
Five questions for Hyewon Yum A Spoonful of the Sea by Hyewon Yum; Norton. Tasty traditions A Season for Fishin’: A Fish Fry Tradition by Pamela Courtney, illus. by Toni D. Chambers; Farrar. Tea Is Love by Adib Khorram, illus. by Hanna Cha; Dial. Soy Sauce! by Laura G. Lee; Algonquin. Every Peach Is a Story by David...
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