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Review of Mama’s Chicken and Dumplings

Mama’s Chicken and Dumplings by Dionna L. Mann Intermediate    Ferguson/Holiday    208 pp. 8/24    9780823455553    $17.99 e-book ed.  9780823459261    $10.99 Mann sets this amiable story in 1930s Vinegar Hill, “a thriving African American business and residential community” outside Charlottesville, Virginia. Allie Lewis wants the best for her mama and thinks she...

Review of How It All Ends

How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger; illus. by the author Middle School, High School    Greenwillow    304 pp. 8/24    9780063158153    $25.99 Paper ed.  9780063158146    $15.99 e-book ed.  9780063158160    $9.99 In this quick-paced graphic novel, Tara’s runaway thoughts are great when she plays pretend with her baby brother but not so...

Review of Hearing Things

Hearing Things by Ben Sears; illus. by the author Intermediate    TOON    40 pp. 9/24    9781662665431    $12.99 This story combines apprehension about moving to a new town, the determination of one sibling to help another, the spine-tingling fear of a haunted house, and the cunning of a resolute cat—all in one...

Review of The Brightwood Code

The Brightwood Code by Monica Hesse High School    Little, Brown    336 pp. 5/24    9780316045650    $18.99 e-book ed.  9780316045711    $10.99 In 1918 Washington, DC, eighteen-year-old Edda St. James is working as a switchboard operator for the Bell telephone company while living in her aunt’s boarding house. Though she is grateful for...

Review of Island of Whispers

Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge; illus. by Emily Gravett Intermediate, Middle School    Amulet/Abrams    120 pp. 8/24    9781419774331    $19.99 e-book ed.  9798887073118    $17.99 Milo’s father has a vital role to play on the island of Merlank: he’s the Ferryman, responsible for transporting the Dead to a place where their spirits...

Review of Little Shrew

Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary    Kids Can    72 pp.6/24    9781525313035    $19.99e-book ed.  9781525313462    $13.99In three illustrated stories translated from Japanese, Miyakoshi introduces readers to the delightfully mundane life of the titular Little Shrew, a rodent with a daily schedule, a steady paycheck, and a...

Review of The Worst Ronin

The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall; illus. by Faith Schaffer High School    HarperAlley/HarperCollins    336 pp.5/24    9780358464945    $26.99Paper ed.  9780358464938    $18.99e-book ed.  9780358467175    $12.99A pair of mismatched fighters embarks on a quest to vanquish a yamauba (a monster that devours children) in a graphic novel that seamlessly blends fantasy in a...

Review of Telephone of the Tree

Telephone of the Tree by Alison McGhee Intermediate    Rocky Pond/Penguin    208 pp.5/24    9780593698457    $17.99e-book ed.  9780593698464    $10.99In a first-person narrative, ten-year-old Ayla relates her special connection to her best friend, Kiri, beginning when they first reached out to each other as infants. Together they develop a keen interest in trees:...

Review of Tryouts

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...
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