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...
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...
49 Days by Agnes Lee; illus. by the authorMiddle School, High School Levine/Levine Querido 352 pp.3/24 9781646143740 $24.99Paper ed. 9781646143757 $18.99The Buddhist belief that the soul goes through “a state between life and rebirth” for forty-nine days before crossing over provides the intriguing structure for Lee’s debut graphic novel. The...
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...
The Queen of Thieves [Moonwind Mysteries] by Johan Rundberg; trans. from Swedish by A. A. Prime Intermediate, Middle School Amazon Crossing Kids 207 pp. 3/24 9781662509629 $17.99 Paper ed. 9781662509612 $9.99 In this sequel to The Night Raven (rev. 9/23), young detective Mika has reason to suspect that some of...
One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome Intermediate, Middle School Holiday 240 pp. 3/24 9780823450169 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780823457496 $10.99 In 1879, Lettie’s African American family begins a westward journey from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nebraska, where her father seeks a better life for them. “We can’t live free / on...
Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo; illus. by Carmen Mok Primary Candlewick 80 pp. 4/24 9781536222791 $16.99 e-book ed. 9781536237191 $16.99 Orris the rat lives a quiet, reclusive life nestled in the wall of an abandoned barn. He papers his hideaway with stories from discarded books, tends to...
The Door Is Open: Stories of Celebration and Community by 11 Desi Voices edited by Hena Khan Intermediate, Middle School Little, Brown 336 pp. 4/24 9780316450638 $17.99 e-book ed. 9780316450836 $9.99 Focused on a community center in the fictional town of Maple Grove, New Jersey, this powerful collection of short...
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