In Tracey Baptiste's page-turning sci-fi thriller Boy 2.0 (Algonquin, 10–14 years), Win “Coal” Keegan, a Black boy in the foster system and an activist who makes art about anti-Black police violence, finds that he can turn invisible, an ability that keeps him safe when he needs it most. His discovery...
Five questions for Tracey Baptiste Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste; Algonquin. Thriller nights Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock by Josh Allen, illus. by Sarah J. Coleman; Holiday. Read at Your Own Risk by Remy Lai; Holt. It Happened to Anna by Tehlor Kay Mejia; Delacorte. We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix; Scholastic. The Creepening...
Hear ye, hear ye…you are among the very first to know about the Horn Book Herald’s return! Look for the inaugural, revamped issue of this timely free e-newsletter, sent in partnership with our sibling company Junior Library Guild, on October 29, 2024. The Herald will spotlight new Horn Book Guide...
These nine nonfiction books, recommended for preschool, primary, and/or intermediate readers, offer a glimpse at the variety of work scientists (including a president!) can do — from biology to psychology to astronomy. See also the Scientists tag in the Guide/Reviews Database. Thomas Jefferson’s Battle for Science: Bias, Truth, and a...
In honor of upcoming Transgender Awareness Week (November 13–19), here are four titles featuring trans and other gender expansive characters, recommended for middle- and/or high school readers. For more, see the Trans/gender nonconforming tag on hbook.com and the Transgender persons and Gender identity tags in the Guide/Reviews Database. The Deep...
If you like a little scare with your fiction fare, check out these six books recommended for intermediate and/or middle-school readers. For a thriller with a sci-fi bent, see our Five Questions interview with Tracey Baptiste about Boy 2.0. And for Halloween recommendations for the younger set, see Horn BOO!...
This is a sponsored supplement to our free monthly e-newsletter, Notes from the Horn Book. To receive Notes, sign up here. Sponsored by Tundra Books We Are Definitely Human (Tundra, 4–8 years) say the three strangers who appear at Mr. and Mrs. Li's house one night. In her latest picture book, X. Fang...
In their dynamic picture-book biography Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos (Calkins/Astra, 7–10 years), author Nathalie Alonso and illustrator Rudy Gutierrez trace their subject’s baseball career and his advocacy. See also the Sports--Baseball and Puerto Ricans tags in the Guide/Reviews Database. 1. Nathalie, as a sports...
Five Questions for Nathalie Alonso and Rudy Gutierrez Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso, illus. by Rudy Gutierrez; Calkins/Astra. National Hispanic Heritage Latine/x Heritage Month 2024 Barrio Rising: The Protest that Built Chicano Park by María Dolores Águila, illus. by Magdalena Mora; Dial. Doña Fela’s Dream by Monica Brown, illus. by...
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