Book Reviews
The Last Plastic Straw: A Plastic Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It [Books for a Better Earth] by Dee Romito; illus. by Ziyue Chen Primary Holiday 40 pp. 2/23 9780823449491 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780823455133 $11.99 A fascinating history of straws morphs into a call to action. The first two-thirds...
Bomb (Graphic Novel): The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin; illus. by Nick BertozziMiddle School, High School Roaring Brook 256 pp.1/23 9781250206732 $24.99Paper ed. 9781250206749 $17.99Sheinkin’s work of award-winning narrative nonfiction (Bomb, rev. 11/12) is here sharpened by the author’s own graphic adaptation—and portrayed through...
The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic by Jennifer Thermes; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Viking 56 pp.1/23 9780593117729 $19.99e-book ed. 9780593117736 $11.99The little-known subject of this enthralling picture-book biography, Tom Crean (1877–1938), first went to Antarctica as a last-minute replacement, signing on as an able seaman on...
The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Porter/Holiday 40 pp. 12/22 9780823450701 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780823454310 $11.99 Chin follows his acclaimed Your Place in the Universe (rev. 11/20) with an equally stellar exploration of the tiniest components of matter conceptualized by...
A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters by Duncan Tonatiuh; illus. by the author Primary Abrams 48 pp. 11/22 9781419749421 $19.99 e-book ed. 9781647008550 $15.54 With his signature illustrations that draw from Mesoamerican codex pictographic aesthetics, Tonatiuh introduces a picture-book audience to the role that bookmaking played...
An American Story by Kwame Alexander; illus. by Dare Coulter Primary, Intermediate Little, Brown 56 pp. 1/23 9780316473125 $18.99 Alexander and Coulter have created a powerful counternarrative in their efforts to answer the question, “How do you tell a story about slavery?” Starting before Africans were forcibly brought to the...
Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life by Jerry Pinkney; illus. by the author Intermediate Little, Brown 160 pp. 1/23 9780316383851 $17.99 Reflecting on some memorable moments of his life, celebrated author-illustrator Pinkney offers an intimate look back to his childhood in this poignant, posthumously published memoir. The book opens...
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes; illus. by Dawud Anyabwile Middle School Norton 208 pp. g 9/22 978-1-324-00390-8 $22.95 Paper ed. 978-1-324-05215-9 $17.95 Smith’s graphic memoir (co-authored with multi-awardee Barnes) provides context for the iconic 1968 image of two Black Olympians, gold...
Hanged!: Mary Surratt & the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller Middle School, High School Random House Studio/Random 352 pp. g 11/22 978-0-593-18156-0 $18.99 Library ed. 978-0-593-18157-7 $21.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-18158-4 $11.99 On April 14, 1865, just days after the conclusion of the Civil War, John...
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