Book Reviews
Tryouts [Brinkley Yearbooks] by Sarah Sax; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School Knopf 288 pp. 5/24 9780593306925 $21.99 Library ed. 9780593306932 $24.99 Paper ed. 9780593306918 $13.99 e-book ed. 9780593306949 $8.99 This addition to the Brinkley Yearbooks graphic novel series (Picture Day, rev. 9/23) stands on its own. Alexandra Olsen...
Tree. Table. Book. by Lois LowryIntermediate Clarion/HarperCollins 208 pp.4/24 9780063299504 $18.99e-book ed. 9780063299528 $9.99At the start of the story, eleven-year-old Sophia Henry Winslow presents three words to remember. “Listen carefully. This will be important…I’ll explain later.” Sophia is a keen observer, and readers benefit from her straightforward descriptions of her...
Monster Hands by Karen Kane and Jonaz McMillan; illus. by Dion MBDPreschool, Primary Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp.5/24 9780593532294 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593532300 $10.99After reading several bedtime stories, Milo makes the mistake of reading a book about a monster under the bed. Oh, no! In his fearful dilemma, he turns to his friend...
Everyone Gets a Turn by Marianne Dubuc; illus. by the author; trans. from French by Celyn Harding-JonesPreschool, Primary Princeton Architectural 64 pp.3/24 9781797227290 $18.99When four animals discover an egg while playing in the forest one day, they decide to take turns caring for it. At Mouse’s house, the egg begins...
With Dad by Richard Jackson; illus. by Brian FlocaPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.5/24 9780823444953 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823455362 $11.99“In Michigan country on a two-rut road along a stream called the upper South Branch of the Au Sable River,” a young boy sits on his father’s lap in a red Jeep, two sets...
The Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace FlemingMiddle School, High School Focus/Scholastic 384 pp.3/24 9781338749571 $19.99e-book ed. 9781338749588 $19.99Bletchley Park, a World War II cryptology center, operated in the English countryside where an extensive and complicated code-breaking operation allowed...
Let’s Go! by Julie Flett; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Greystone Kids 40 pp.5/24 9781771646109 $19.95Every day, a child watches other kids skateboarding past the window and wishes to join them. After receiving Mom’s old skateboard, the child can now practice at the skatepark for real. At first unsure about...
Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams; illus. by Danica NovgorodoffMiddle School Dlouhy/Atheneum 320 pp.4/24 9781481465830 $17.99e-book ed. 9781481465854 $10.99“Be like water,” Isaiah says. “Always,” Darius replies. These are the final words the boys say to each other before Darius takes off on his bicycle to break the Guinness world record for...
Nothing: John Cage and 4’33” by Nicholas Day; illus. by Chris Raschka Primary Porter/Holiday 40 pp. 4/24 9780823454099 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780823457601 $11.99 The very definition of music is explored in this thoughtful look at Cage’s (1912–1992) controversial musical composition, 4'33", a work that debuted with a pianist “performing” four...
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