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Review of A Song for August: The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson

A Song for August: The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson by Sally Denmead; illus. by Alleanna HarrisPrimary, Intermediate    Levine/Levine Querido    40 pp.6/24    9781646144396    $18.99August Wilson (1945–2005), the renowned African American playwright, was born with “a song inside him.” He liked words and the way they had their own kind...

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 The Mango Tree / La mata de mango

The Mango Tree / La mata de mango by Edel Rodriguez; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary    Abrams    48 pp. 6/24    9781419745867    $18.99 e-book ed.  9798887073736    $17.09 In this wordless picture book, two boys make a mango tree (or mata de mango) their hideout — napping, eating juicy mangos, and...

Review of Black & White in Color

Black & White in Color by Tana Hoban; illus. by the author Preschool    Greenwillow    16 pp. 5/24    9780063384743    $10.99 This hybrid accordion board book gives babies the best of both worlds. To many of the iconic images from Hoban’s classic board books Black on White and White on Black (both...

Review of The Mine Wars: The Bloody Fight for Workers’ Rights in the West Virginia Coal Fields

The Mine Wars: The Bloody Fight for Workers’ Rights in the West Virginia Coal Fields by Steve WatkinsMiddle School    Bloomsbury    272 pp.5/24    9781547612185    $19.99e-book ed.  9781547612192    $13.99West Virginia, the Mountain State, is also historically known for both coal mining and Appalachian poverty. Watkins explores the nexus between them in this...

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 Soul Step

Soul Step by Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams; illus. by Briana Mukodiri UchenduPrimary    Little, Brown    48 pp.6/24    9780316562713    $18.99“STOMP, CLAP, / FLIP, FLAP, / GO HARD, / SNAP BACK!” A rhythmic refrain immerses readers in step, an age-old African American tradition that includes stomping, clapping, singing, chanting, cheering, and...

Review of Julius

Julius by Angela Johnson; illus. by Dav PilkeyPrimary    Scholastic    32 pp.11/23    9781338898330    $14.99Only-child Maya, a young Black girl, receives a present from her granddaddy: an unruly and very large pink pig named Julius to be her companion. Julius creates chaos in the household but also brings a riot of fun...

Review of Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube by Kerry Aradhya; illus. by Kara KramerPrimary    Peachtree    32 pp.5/24    9781682636640    $18.99e-book ed.  9781682636787    $11.99Growing up in Budapest, young Ernő Rubik (b. 1944) was fascinated by shapes and puzzles and loved “imagin[ing] all the possibilities” offered by manipulating “tangrams, pentominoes, and pentacubes.” In this...
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