Book Reviews
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman; illus. by Andrés Vera Martínez Middle School, High School Graphix/Scholastic 256 pp. 10/23 9780545313476 $24.99 Paper ed. 9780545313483 $14.99 In this innovative book, five stories, all in graphic format, address aspects of the Holocaust and incorporate fantasy elements,...
Bábo: A Tale of Armenian Rug-Washing Day by Astrid Kamalyan; illus. by Anait SemirdzhyanPrimary Charlesbridge 32 pp.9/23 9781623543587 $17.99e-book ed. 9781632893307 $9.99A young girl describes a beloved summertime tradition for her Armenian family. Guided by Bábo, or Grandmother, four children jump into action to “soak, soap, and wash” their treasured...
Coretta’s Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King by Alice Faye Duncan; illus. by R. Gregory ChristieIntermediate Calkins/Astra 48 pp.9/23 9781662680045 $18.99e-book ed. 9781662680052 $11.99In a sophisticated, poetic picture-book biography, Duncan alternates double-page spreads featuring prose or poems in a variety of forms that highlight Coretta Scott King’s...
Remember Us by Jacqueline WoodsonMiddle School Paulsen/Penguin 192 pp.10/23 9780399545467 $18.99e-book ed. 9780399545481 $10.99Sage Durham, a basketball-obsessed Black twelve-year-old, is looking forward to a summer of pick-up games with the boys (she’s always the only girl on the court) in her close-knit 1970s Brooklyn neighborhood. Instead, it proves to be...
Those Pink Mountain Nights by Jen FergusonHigh School Heartdrum/HarperCollins 352 pp.9/23 9780063086210 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063086234 $10.99Kiki, who is Black and Cree, has been gone for five months when the book begins, and the police have stopped looking for her. Her friend and fellow First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Student Association...
A Walk in the Woods by Nikki Grimes; illus. by Jerry Pinkney and Brian PinkneyPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.9/23 9780823449651 $18.99Shortly after his father’s death, a boy opens an envelope his father left him to find a map of the woods with a bright red X marking a destination. Still coping...
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School Dial 320 pp. 8/23 9780593462287 $24.99 Paper ed. 9780593462294 $14.99 e-book ed. 9780593462300 $9.99 Martín’s humorous and heartfelt memoir recounts a momentous 1977 road trip with his “big Mexican American family.” Apá and Amá gather the...
I Am Kavi by Thushanthi PonweeraIntermediate Holiday 272 pp.9/23 9780823453658 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823457274 $11.99At ten years old, Kavi has already experienced her share of trauma and heartbreak. Her father spent a decade at the front lines in the Sri Lankan civil war and returned to their rural home an amputee,...
I’m From by Gary R. Gray, Jr.; illus. by Oge MoraPreschool, Primary Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 40 pp.9/23 9780063089969 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063334366 $10.99“I come from / early morning wake-ups, / handcrafted blankets / knitted with memories.” A young Black boy arises from his cozy bed and finds Dad in the kitchen...
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