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Review of The Last Plastic Straw: A Plastic Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It

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...

Review of Bomb (Graphic Novel): The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon

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...

Review of The Indestructible Tom Crean: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic

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...

Review of The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey

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...

Review of A Land of Books: Dreams of a Young Mexihcah Word Painters

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...

Review of An American Story

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...

Review of Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life

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...

Review of Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

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...

Review of Hanged!: Mary Surratt & the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln

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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