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Are We There Yet?: The First Road Trip Across the USA by Stacy McAnulty; illus. by Elizabeth BaddeleyPrimary, Intermediate McElderry 48 pp.3/25 9781665937474 $19.99e-book ed. 9781665937481 $10.99In 1903, when Vermont doctor Horatio Nelson (1872–1955) began his attempt to cross the United States in an automobile he had yet to learn...
Oasis by Guojing; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School Godwin/Holt 160 pp.2/25 9781250818379 $21.99Paper ed. 9781250818386 $14.99e-book ed. 9781250415790 $9.99As this graphic novel opens, JieJie and her younger brother, Didi, press their way through a windswept landscape toward an isolated telephone booth in the desert. It’s their way of reaching...
A Book of Maps for You by Lourdes Heuer; illus. by Maxwell Eaton IIIPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.4/25 9780823455706 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823462230 $11.99Narrated in the style of a personalized guidebook, the story unfolds as a series of maps, introducing a child to a new home and its environs within a vibrant...
And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illus. by Daniel Minter Primary, Intermediate Little, Brown 48 pp. 1/25 9780316182362 $18.99 Toni Morrison (1931–2019), a gifted student, was the only Black girl in her Lorain, Ohio, first-grade class. She grew up to be a trailblazing...
All the Blues in the Sky by Renée WatsonMiddle School Bloomsbury 208 pp.2/25 9781547605897 $17.99e-book ed. 9781547605903 $12.59“I didn’t know / best friends could die.” From the very first line, Watson takes a deep dive into the intricacies of grief and healing. On her thirteenth birthday, Sage is looking forward...
Wind Watchers by Micha Archer; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp.3/25 9780593616550 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593616567 $10.99Three children experience the invisible power of the wind over the course of a year. The children—eyes upward, dark hair flowing against an expansive blue sky—begin with a direct question to Wind itself:...
Mighty: The Story of an Oak Tree Ecosystem by Henry Cole; illus. by the authorPrimary Peachtree 48 pp.2/25 9781682637333 $18.99e-book ed. 9781682637708 $11.99The life of an oak tree is beautifully depicted in this engaging informational picture book. It begins with a simple yet profound concept: “A blue jay drops an...
Everything Is Poison by Joy McCulloughHigh School Dutton 304 pp.1/25 9780593855874 $19.99e-book ed. 9780593855898 $10.99In 1650s Rome, Carmela’s mother, Giulia Tofana, runs an apothecary. At sixteen, Carmela is finally allowed to begin training to become an apothecary herself. She learns what goes into healing remedies—familiar herbs such as lavender, rosemary,...
Afloat by Kirli Saunders; illus. by Freya BlackwoodPrimary Levine/Levine Querido 32 pp.3/25 9781646145072 $18.99Saunders, a member of the Gunai people, writes about weaving, water, and wisdom in this picture book first published in Australia. The spare and straightforward text describes yarning, which can refer both to fiber arts and to...
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