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...
Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest by Isabel Greenberg; illus. by the author Middle School, High School Amulet/Abrams 288 pp.5/24 9781419765117 $24.99Paper ed. 9781419765124 $17.99e-book ed. 9781647008499 $16.19This spirited, intelligent mashup of Arthuriana puts Morgan Le Fay—now Ancient Crone, cheerfully saggy-bosomed and thin-haired—and her granddaughter, Young Hag, at the center...
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Review of Anatomy of Lost Things
Anatomy of Lost Things by Shawn K. StoutIntermediate, Middle School Peachtree 272 pp.6/24 9781682635872 $18.99e-book ed. 9781682636817 $11.99Three eleven-year-olds each cope with loss. Tildy’s mama has suddenly returned after being gone for a long time. Still hurt and confused, Tildy worries she might do something to make her leave again....
Samira’s Worst Best Summer by Nina HamzaMiddle School Quill Tree/HarperCollins 336 pp.5/24 9780063024946 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063024960 $10.99Thirteen-year-old Samira’s parents and older sister are in India for two weeks for a wedding, leaving her and her younger brother, Imran, at home in Minnesota with their maternal grandmother, Umma. Recovering from an...
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan IfuekoMiddle School, High School Amulet/Abrams 304 pp.8/24 9781419764356 $19.99e-book ed. 9781647008185 $17.99After seventeen-year-old Small Sade ages out of her orphanage, her primary goal is to discover a home where she truly belongs. However, her physical appearance, marked by vitiligo and a maimed foot...
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Review of Zia’s Story
Zia’s Story by Shahnaz Qayumi; illus. by Nahid KazemiIntermediate Tradewind 96 pp.6/24 9781990598128 $15.95Paper ed. 9781990598142 $12.95Set during the rise of the Taliban in 1990s Kabul, Afghanistan, this story begins when young Zia’s father is taken away by the police. A sequence of violent acts ensues: the homes of his...
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Review of Our Shouts Echo
Our Shouts Echo by Jade AdiaHigh School Hyperion 416 pp.8/24 9781368090117 $18.99For her capstone project on the last day of school, Niarah, who is “walking around life with a full plate of anxiety plus a side of depression and a scoop of OCD for dessert,” must present an object that...
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Review of Breaking into Sunlight
Breaking into Sunlight by John CochranMiddle School Algonquin 304 pp.6/24 9781523527298 $17.99e-book ed. 9781523529049 $9.99Seventh grader Reese Buck has never told his best friends, Tony and Ryan, about his father’s drug addiction problems; he doesn’t want to be ostracized or seen as “that kid everyone felt sorry for.” When Reese...
How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger; illus. by the authorMiddle School, High School Greenwillow 304 pp.8/24 9780063158153 $25.99Paper ed. 9780063158146 $15.99e-book ed. 9780063158160 $9.99In this quick-paced graphic novel, Tara’s runaway thoughts are great when she plays pretend with her baby brother but not so great when she feels anxious...
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