Book Reviews
Still Life by Alex London; illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky Preschool, Primary Greenwillow 40 pp. 9/24 9780063229556 $19.99 This inventive picture book skillfully merges two art styles to tell a story within a story, visually pushing boundaries. “This is a still life. It is a painting of objects sitting still....
Up, Up, Ever Up!: Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita Yasuda; illus. by Yuko Shimizu Primary Clarion/HarperCollins 48 pp. 9/24 9780063242418 $19.99 In this inspiring picture-book biography, readers meet renowned Japanese mountain climber, educator, and environmentalist Junko Tabei (1939–2016), the first woman to successfully summit Mount Everest....
Puppet by David Almond; illus. by Lizzy Stewart Intermediate Candlewick 240 pp. 9/24 9781536239171 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781536239966 $18.99 In this fable/fantasy, Almond (Brand New Boy, rev. 5/22) revisits his signature theme of what it means to be human. Silvester, an elderly puppet-maker and performer, retires, giving his puppets to...
Pigs Dig a Road by Carrie Finison; illus. by Brian Biggs Preschool, Primary Putnam 48 pp. 9/24 9781984816542 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781984816559 $10.99 Hardhat-wearing pigs hurriedly build a road to reach the county fair. While Rosie stays up all night and “plans,” “outlines,” and “calculates,” her peers—Curly, Pinky, and Stinky—sleep....
A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer—and Beyond by Elizabeth Rusch High School Greenwillow 336 pp. 7/24 9780063220904 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780063220928 $9.99 In tracing the battle for equal pay and equal treatment waged by the United States Women’s National Team against the U.S. Soccer...
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White High School Peachtree Teen 416 pp. 9/24 9781682636121 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781682637395 $19.99 Miles Abernathy lives in a struggling West Virginia town in 2017. Power is monopolized by the Davieses, the family of the sheriff and the Abernathys’ mortal enemies in a blood feud...
A Roof! by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illus. by Daniel Tingcungco Primary Kokila/Penguin 40 pp. 9/24 9780593697054 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593697061 $10.99 Following a typhoon in the Philippines, Maya discovers a corrugated metal roof that has fallen into her yard. Maya and Tatay (her father) embark on a journey to return...
Evidence!: How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson; illus. by Nik Henderson Primary, Intermediate Knopf 40 pp. 8/24 9780593426814 $19.99 Library ed. 9780593426821 $22.99 e-book ed. 9780593426838 $11.99 During the Industrial Revolution, vast numbers of workers moved to cities that housed the new factories. These...
Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldívar High School Dial 432 pp. 8/24 9780593696125 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780593696132 $10.99 High school senior Libertad lives in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, in the lead-up to the country’s fraught 2017 presidential election. Libertad’s attempts to understand her blossoming feelings for her best friend, Camila,...
2,453 articles
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? LOG IN
We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.
ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER? LOG IN
Thank you for visiting.
We’ve noticed you are using a private browser. To continue, please log in or create an account.
