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Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Number of Followers: 4  Subscription journalISSN (Print) 0008-9036 - ISSN (Online) 1558-6766 Published by Johns Hopkins University Press  [22 journals]
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- Hurt You by Marie Myung-Ok Lee (review)
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Abstract: See this month’s Big Picture, p. 317, for review.Published in 1937, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men has become a classroom staple, and many middle and high schoolers will be familiar with the heartbreaking story of George Milton and Lennie Small. Famous for the senseless tragedy of its ending, the book exposed profound fissures in American society: its dangerous exploitation of the working class, its callous disregard for those with disabilities, and its shameful abetment of mob justice. Hurt You is both an homage to and a modernization of this American classic, as author Marie Myung-Ok Lee lends further nuance and pathos to Steinbeck’s themes of class dynamics, power, and loyalty. Set in a Korean American ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Breaking to the Beat! by Linda J. Acevedo (review)
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Abstract: In the 1970s, when people “said the Bronx was nothing but rubble,” Manolo, a young Puerto Rican boy, immersed himself in the rich music that saturated his neighborhood. Eventually finding his passion among the b-boys and b-girls, dancing “with a mix of splits, twists, and shuffles,” he honed his breaking skills and joined a neighborhood crew. In the 1980s, Henry Chalfant, a photographer on the Hip-Hop scene, pushed breaking into the mainstream; soon Manolo—now known as Kid Flex—and his crew were crushing it around the globe, but Manolo still held true to the music of his home in “the Boogie Down Bronx. The place where Hip-Hop rose from the rubble.” While Chalfant was a real photographer, Acevedo explains in an ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Magic Has No Borders by Samira Ahmed (review)
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Abstract: Editors Ahmed and Charaipotra have gathered a host of South Asian authors and illustrators to create a marvelous anthology, with fourteen fantasy and science fiction stories that deeply explore legends, myths, and historical events, all reimagined from different regions and cultures in the South Asian diaspora. Many of the tales center the experience of girls and women who have survived endless challenges and will not let future generations have the same destiny; in Nikita Gill’s “Chudail,” young Asha seeks help from her mother and grandmother when she encounters a legendary witch who makes young girls disappear. Meanwhile, “Infinite Drift,” by Olivia Chadha, immerses sci-fi fans in a historical reimagining with ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo (review)
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Abstract: On the first day of school, the kindergarteners in room 2B know that something is amiss when they see only a stack of papers, a steaming cup of coffee, and an “impressive looking” sandwich at the desk where a teacher would normally be. As the kids collectively realize they are unattended, half proclaim the lack of teacher means no rules, and the other half vehemently disagrees. A sudden sound of a ruler falling to the floor (for no apparent reason) alerts them to the large “Mr. S” written on the board, indicating that the sandwich—Mr. S—will be their instructor. Reassured about the presence of presumed teacher Mr. Sandwich, the kids confidently proceed through the day’s lessons (with a few quirky variations—cue ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow
South by Jaha Nailah Avery (review)-
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Abstract: The ten oral histories curated in this profound collection are introduced by the author’s own recollections of her grandparents raising her in Asheville, North Carolina. As Avery grew up, became an attorney, traveled the United States, and reflected on the country’s racial dynamics, the stories her grandparents would share and the inherent value Avery saw in them became the impetus for the project. As Avery’s voice recedes in the subsequent chapters to let her subjects speak, it is clear that those experiences, her genuine appreciation of the personal, the intimate, and the everyday, informs every interview. The focus on elders that have direct experiences of the Jim Crow South is notably uncompromised by the ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Cake vs. Pie by Bardhan-Sudipta Quallen (review)
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Abstract: In this sweet and silly story, all the desserts celebrate Cake for being such an admirable friend, and when Pie joins the table, Cake forms a bond with the delectable dish. Things start to crumble, however, when Cake is no longer under the oven spotlight and becomes jealous as Pie is named the Toast of the Town and is literally on fire at the Cherry Jubilee. Overstuffed with fame and fortune, Pie takes the bragging too far, and Cake declares a Food Fight battle against Pie to show which dessert is the best. After a buttery bout, Cake and Pie realize their friendship is more important than being the center of attention. Stilwell’s digital ink illustrations, with a bright color palette and tasty textures, showcase ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Like Lava in My Veins by Derrick Barnes (review)
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Abstract: Bobby Beacon hopes attending the Academy of Kids With Awesome Abilities (AKWAA) will help him learn how to get a handle on his superpowers—it’s awesome to call up lava and fire but at all not cool when it happens uncontrollably, as when Bobby is overwhelmed with anger or frustration. Unfortunately, he finds it easy to lose his temper even at the school, accidentally melting classroom furniture. Despite threats to send him to the Institute for Supervillains, the administration instead sets him up in Miss Brooklyn’s class, where he finds a supportive environment in which he finally finds ways to control his emotions and thus his power. This picture book has the visual style of a classic comic book, with dramatic ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (review)
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Abstract: This stand-alone novel takes place in the same world as Firekeeper’s Daughter (BCCB 08/21), but ten years later and with a focus on Daunis’ now teen nieces, particularly narrator Perry Firekeeper-Birch. Perry and her twin Pauline (an ambitious rule-follower) are both working at Sugar Island Ojibwe Tribe’s summer internship program, though Perry would initially rather be anywhere else than cleaning display cases in the tribal museum. She quickly learns that there is far more to this work than tidying, however, as her boss brings her along to tense meetings with institutions that are resisting the return of cultural items (and some even more unsettling—actual bones, teeth, and bodies of tribal ancestors). Perry is ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Secret of the Moon Conch by David Bowles (review)
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Abstract: A mysterious, sacred conch shell allows Mexica warrior Calizto and modern-day girl Sitlali to connect across five hundred years as Calizto struggles to survive the violence and cruelty of Spanish conquest while Sitlali contends with encroaching drug cartels and horrifying ICE facilities. Their bond is intimate but certainly doomed—even if Sitlali successfully makes the dangerous journey to the U.S. to find her father, she knows that Calizto’s efforts to protect his beloved city of Tenochtitlan will eventually come to naught in a war that will ultimately destroy his people. The alternating perspectives brim with vitality, pulling the reader into each moment while intertwining ever more closely the shared threads of ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Wolfpack by Amelia Brunskill (review)
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Abstract: In a rare act of rebellion, nine girls from Havenwood—usually careful to respect the rules of their community and its leader Joseph—move out of the communal lodge to a small cabin near the woods. There they rename themselves: Daisy, Fern, Ivy, Laurel, Oleanna, Poppy, Violet, Willow, and Rose. The girls are fiercely loyal to one another, so when their de facto leader Rose goes missing, they hesitate to tell the elders, convinced they’ll be able to find her before anyone notices. What they uncover instead is a series of secrets, and their new knowledge spurs the girls to a horrific act. This novel-in-verse brilliantly develops layers of intrigue, with each answered question leading to a more disturbing one, the sum ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Flora la Fresca & The Art of Friendship by Veronica Chambers
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Abstract: When fifth grade best friends Clara and Flora aren’t in Saturday Spanish school, they’re typically getting into all sorts of mischief, most recently scheming ways to annoy Flora’s older sister, Maylin, who has become a quincezilla while planning her upcoming quinceañera. It’s all well and good until Clara’s mother gets a new job in California, which means that Clara and her family will be moving away from their home in Rhode Island in five weeks, ruining Christmas and, according to the girls, their lives forever. Flora must now navigate her school without her partner in crime while Clara has to figure out how to make friends in a new California school. The girls’ friendship is full of inside jokes and heartwarming ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack Cheng (review)
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Abstract: Sixth-grader Andy Zhou tends to go with the flow, which means he’s mostly unfazed when his grandparents arrive from Shanghai to live with his family in Detroit for six months, giving them his room and bed with little fuss. Unfortunately, that tendency also means his best friend Cindy walks all over him, and now she’s convinced him to lie to his parents about joining a school dance group he’s not terribly interested in. Anxiety soon overtakes Andy’s usual easy demeanor, and then he’s totally thrown off balance when his bully from science class, Jameel, suddenly wants to befriend him. Torn by juggling so many responsibilities and identities, Andy tries to cope by focusing on drawing, something that feels uniquely ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Lost in Taiwan by Mark Crilley (review)
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Abstract: High-schooler Paul is spending two weeks in Changbei, Taiwan, with his older brother Theo at the insistence of their father, and he has no intention of enjoying the city, choosing instead to lay on the apartment couch playing video games and eating stale American fast food. When Theo leaves to spend time with his girlfriend, Paul decides to go to an electronics store miles away from the apartment, only to break his phone on the way back; now he’s lost, with no way to contact his brother and unable to speak Mandarin to ask for help. Luckily, an English-speaking girl named Peijing is running errands on her motorcycle and offers him a ride all over Taiwan to help him find his way back home. During their trip, Paul ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Our Pool by Lucy Ruth Cummins (review)
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Abstract: It’s the perfect day to go to the city pool, and our kid narrator and their mother join other parent-child duos heading for a swim. When they arrive, the narrator is covered with a heaping amount of sunblock, and then they cannonball right into the water with the rest of the poolgoers. As they swim, they make various observations about the people around them (“I spy bigger bodies, smaller bodies, taller bodies, and the smallest-of-all-bodies”; “I see lots of different types of skin, even sunburned skin—OUCH”) and enjoy being part of the flow, as “we do flips and we do handstands” and “take turns swimming through each other’s legs.” This picture book never shows viewers which of the parent-child pairings the ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Spare Parts (Young Readers’ Edition): The True Story of Four
Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and an Impossible Dream by Joshua
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Abstract: A number of paths led the respective families of Cristian, Oscar, Luis, and Lorenzo from Mexico to the United States, but the four undocumented boys faced similar adversities before and after meeting at Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix. A life-long tinkerer, Cristian made his way to the marine-science magnet program first. Oscar found the program after hitting a wall with JROTC, his military hopes dashed due to his undocumented status. Luis, busy working as a short-order cook, chose the program as an easy way to get high school credit. Lorenzo was entrenched in gang life when teacher and program coordinator Fredi Lajvardi convinced him to right his path. The boys unite as a team to compete in the MATE ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers (review)
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Abstract: Johannes is a quicker-than-lightning dog, spotting everything as he explores the park where he and other animals live, and his speed and dutiful reports of the park’s ongoings have made him essential to the Keepers of the Equilibrium (three wise but cloistered bison). A new building sparks a series of events that lead to Johannes discovering human art, being captured for the first time ever, finding out his true lineage, and, ultimately, outgrowing what he imagined the rest of his life would be. Johannes’ escape from captivity, aided by the motliest of inter-species crews, demonstrates the closeness of the animals in the park and how important Johannes is to the balance (and goodness) of their home. Johannes is a ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The Masjid Kamal Loves by Ashley Franklin (review)
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Abstract: Going to the masjid is an experience of pure joy for Kamal, “A bubble-up joy causing wiggles and giggles, a percolating pride from sole to soul.” After excitedly greeting friends and family, Kamal heads into the masjid, where he and others prepare to spend their time in prayer, guided by the imam and reveling in their jubilant sense of community. Echoing the familiar structure of “This is the House That Jack Built,” the third-person narrative introduces each new element of Kamal’s experience by building on the previous, and the ultimate result is a buoyant, rhythmic celebration of the place, people, and religion that create an atmosphere of warmth and support for Kamal. While the digital illustrations are mostly ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The Chaperone by M. Hendrix (review)
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Abstract: Stella is a seventeen-year-old girl in New America, so she’s been assigned a chaperone—someone who raises girls into women prepared for a life of marriage, childbirth, and ultimately serving men. When Stella’s chaperone dies mysteriously, however, she’s assigned a new one who takes her to secret self-defense classes for women and sneaks her forbidden books. Around Sister Laura, Stella’s frustrations with becoming a proper lady come to a boil, and Stella has to decide if it’s worth it to live her cushioned but repressive life or try to escape to Old America. Short scenes keep a clipped, engaging pace, but that is unfortunately at the expense of a choppy reading experience and shallow world building. The bits of New ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson (review)
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Abstract: Despite his sister’s insistence that any evidence regarding their mother’s disappearance would either have been found or is long gone, Ziggy is certain there might be clues left in the desert caves Mom often explored, even after ten years. He decides to consult his classmate Alice, one of the few other Cherokee kids at their school, whose knowledge of trickster spirits, Nunnehi, convinces him the spirits might have some answers. Tamping down his usually overwhelming anxiety, Ziggy sets out on an epic night of adventure and revelations on a quest that is filled with talking animals (for example, an armadillo who asserts that he is Andrew Jackson, justifying genocide while quoting from a State of the Union speech) ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The Hurricane Girls by Kimberly Willis Holt (review)
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Abstract: When Kiki, Greer, and Joya Mia were grouped together for a sixth-grade class project, they formed a remarkable bond as they gathered stories from their family and friends about their experiences when Hurricane Katrina hit their hometown of New Orleans. However, as seventh grade approaches, Greer’s sister is paralyzed in an accident, for which Greer feels completely responsible, and the normally seamless balance of the trio’s friendship is “like a tricycle with one loose wheel.” So Kiki, prone to lofty ideas and eager to help her friend heal, enlists the group in a triathlon. Holt devotes each chapter to the perspective of one girl, which gives the reader insight into the vastly different inner lives of the three ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar (review)
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Abstract: Reeling from a break-up, Shireen is prepared to spend her summer moping while bingeing old episodes of The Great British Bake Off and eating donuts from her parents’ struggling donut shop. That quickly changes when she’s selected as a contestant for the first season of The Junior Irish Baking Show. Competing in a show like this has always been Shireen’s dream, and it would raise the profile of the donut shop. Unfortunately, she has to compete alongside her ex-girlfriend Chris, and when they get paired up for the first challenge, it’s clear they have unfinished business. Shireen, however, is determined to put all that aside and focus on the competition; she’s lucky, then, that fellow competitor and new ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Cape by Kevin Johnson (review)
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Abstract: Our young Black protagonist knows the day ahead will be hard, so after getting dressed in his new suit, he makes sure to also put on his bright red cape. He’s hoping the cape will hold off any unwelcome memories as he and his auntie “ride in a slow parade of cars,” eventually coming to a cemetery where they bury his father. After, family and friends fill the house, telling stories and sharing pictures, but the boy holds fast to his cape, wanting nothing to do with other people, and instead runs from his memories: “Memories make my swallow hurt. I block them with my cape. I fly them to outer space. I hide them in a sunken ship on the ocean floor.” Of course, even his best efforts can’t stop the grief, and as he ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Marker by Anna Kang (review)
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Abstract: Summer is coming to an end, and all the Teacher Supplies are relying on Marker to help prepare for the first day of school—that is, until new team member Pinking “Pink” Shears, a spectacular pair of pink scissors, takes the spotlight. Marker is asked to move out of the superpower mug to make room for Pink, and her lesson on the class rules is interrupted by Pink making amazing paper snowflakes. Preoccupied with comparing herself to Pink, Marker makes permanent mistakes on the classroom poster and soon begins to doubt herself, believing another school supply can finish the poster better. Even when everyone reaches out to help her and believes in her marker “magic” to take on a task only she can do, Marker is ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Sometimes I Am Furious by Timothy Knapman (review)
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Abstract: A little girl readily admits she can be a pleasant person . . . until something ruins her mood. “Sometimes I don’t mind it/ when the grown-ups make mistakes./ But SOMETIMES I am furious.” Various incidents trigger the little girl’s fury, from someone else having more ice cream, her parents telling her what to do, and “naughty, GREEDY little boys,/ who want to play with/ all my toys!” The aftermath of her anger-fueled moments never feels good, but luckily Grandma is here to save the day by teaching the little girl a coping technique, breathing steadily and counting to ten, and the strategy works to calm the girl down and avoid tantrums and tears. In this charming UK picture book import, our narrator’s cute ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Bizard the Bear Wizard by Chrissie Krebs (review)
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Abstract: Bear is just minding his own business, getting a snack from the fridge, when he hears the wind howling outside his cave and goes to check it out. That turns out to be an unfortunate choice, as he’s promptly whacked with an errant wand (lost by a wizard in the wind), which then remains firmly attached to his head. It’s not a great look, but there’s a bright side in his sudden ability to grant wishes: he wishes for the wind to stop, and it does. He wishes for a tasty hamburger for his friend Owl, and one appears; he wishes for his friend Squirrel to be a ninja, and Squirrel is immediately decked out in ninja gear. The other forest inhabitants have a slew of wishes as well, and an increasingly exhausted Bear grants ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The Order of Things by Kaija Langley (review)
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Abstract: April’s Mama works the night shift for UPS, so the eleven-year-old girl lives in a quiet world of inverted sleep schedules, turned-off TVs, and definitely no drum sets. Luckily, April’s best friend Zee’s place serves as a second home, and there, sound is welcome. Zee, aspiring to be the first Black violinist to lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra, practices his scales; New Orleanian drummer Papa Zee cracks terrible puns; and when Mama wakes up, she brings over baked ham for a family dinner set to jazz music. When Zee gets into a new school to foster his musical talents, April decides she should also start taking her own dream—becoming a rockstar drummer, like Sheila E.—more seriously, beginning drum lessons with ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Forever is Now by Mariama J. Lockington (review)
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Abstract: After Sadie witnesses an incident of police brutality, her generalized anxiety disorder increases to a point where she is unable to even leave the house. Other than her outlets of boxing and writing poetry, Sadie finds solace in therapy, where she’s diagnosed with agoraphobia. Journaling via livestreaming on an activist version of TikTok called Ruckus also helps, and she’s able to find other Black kids who struggle with their mental health. Still, Sadie continues to feel like she’s letting down those she loves, and as the Oakland, California, community organizes protests on behalf of the woman who was arrested, Sadie yearns to contribute, if only she can bring herself to do so. This novel-in-verse depicts a range ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord (review)
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Abstract: When junior Hannah MacLaren’s cousin and closest friend Sophie dies of a drug overdose, Hannah is sure something nefarious is afoot. Restyling herself as a vigilante with a grand plan, she changes her look, drops all her former activities—including her beloved debate—and enrolls herself in Sophie’s preppy private school for senior year. Soon she’s collecting clues, trailing suspects, and pursuing leads, but she’s also surprisingly making friends, enjoying new pursuits, and engaging in deliciously witty banter with former debate rival Christian Dailey. Her continued search, however, puts all that at risk, and it might even prevent her from truly understanding what happened to Sophie. Wearing the trappings of a ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Ride or Die by Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu (review)
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Abstract: Loli Crawford has a reputation at her high school—she’s one half of a Bonnie-and-Clyde duo with BFF Ryan, and she has a strong preference for shenanigans over boredom. When she throws an elaborate party at an ex’s house to retrieve a wrongfully regifted necklace, she ends up sharing a coat closet with a boy, “X”, to whom she reveals her motives. Though the two thrillseekers don’t know each other, they initiate a game of time-restricted letter deliveries that becomes increasingly dangerous. The game challenges Loli and keeps her occupied, but it may do so at the expense of her interpersonal relationships, and the identity of “X” is a mystery that needs solving sooner rather than later. While Loli proclaims to be a ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer (review)
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Abstract: Living in Maryland with her white parents in the 1980’s, Korean adoptee Sarah Myer has an active imagination. Her older adoptee sister and classmates find her rambunctious personality distasteful, but she is steadfast in her love for mermaids, drawing, and watching anime and cosplaying to express her queerness. These outlets help Sarah feel “safe and happy, shrouded in my identity as an artist. But something dark still lurked beneath”; she doesn’t know who her own birth parents are and cannot feel a sense of belonging anywhere as she experiences racism and bullying at school. As she enters middle and high school, she increasingly uses violence to defend herself and push people away, unable to control her anger and ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Banana Dream by Hasan Namir (review)
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Abstract: Mooz’s name means banana in Arabic, and, unfortunately, it’s brought him nothing but trouble, inviting ridicule from cousins and classmates. It’s not just the name they find strange, but what it represents: bananas were a forbidden fruit in Iraq during the Gulf War, when countries limited trade with Mooz’s country. It is for that reason, though, that Mooz’s parents gave him his name; before he was born, his mother was told she couldn’t conceive, but after a dream led his Baba to make a nine-hour trip to Jordan to get Mama a bunch of bananas, she learned she was pregnant with Mooz. To his parents, his name means hope. Mooz makes a cheerful, appealing narrator, even when lamenting the teasing from his schoolmates ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian (review)
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Abstract: Three generations of an Iranian family have secrets and stories that, when finally shared, open metaphorical doors long closed and heal relationships that have scarred into distant hesitancy. 2019’s Moud struggles with hiding all evidence of his gay identity before going to visit his terminally ill grandpa in Tehran. 1978’s Saeed, Moud’s eventual father, wants to play a role in the Iranian Revolution even while his parents just want to keep him safe, and he is ultimately sent to America to live with family he didn’t even know. Going back even further to 1939, Babak, decades before he is Moud’s grandfather, knows that his love for his male best friend is forbidden, particularly in the Hollywood acting world where he ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures by Jason Pamment (review)
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Abstract: All Ember has ever wanted is to fit in, but that’s hard to do as a small boy living alone in a city of giants. He thinks his luck is changing when he meets a sea turtle named Lua, who takes him to a strange island with a school for little creatures, but even there he has troubles. The first day of school greets him with cruel classmates, and living conditions inside a broken ship are terrible. It also doesn’t help that an ominous sea creature lurks deep in the ocean, stealing Ember’s possessions and possibly threatening the island. In this early reader graphic novel, Pamment’s balance of horizontal and vertical panels and perspectives fills up the negative space to create a huge, wondrous world of small creatures ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Sora’s Seashells: A Name Is a Gift to Be Treasured by Helena Ku Rhee
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Abstract: Sora’s Halmoni (grandmother) leaves a beautiful seashell on a bench every time they visit the beach, explaining that she sees it as a special gift for others to find and treasure. After Halmoni’s summer stay comes to an end and she goes back to South Korea, Sora soon begins kindergarten, where she is bullied because of her uncommon name. The teasing goes on for weeks, and to make matters worse, she receives sad news that her Halmoni would not be coming back again. With a heavy heart and bottled-up emotions, she and her family return to the beach, where her parents tell her that Sora means ‘seashell’ in Korean: “Halmoni always said finding a perfect shell is like receiving a wonderful gift. That’s why she suggested ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Wild Poppies by Haya Saleh (review)
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Abstract: Fifteen-year-old Omar is in charge of his family, including his sick mother, after his father was martyred in the Syrian civil war. At a Syrian refugee camp, Omar is the one who maintains order, while his twelve-year-old brother Sufyan is always getting into trouble and disappearing. When Sufyan becomes involved with a group called the Falcons of Truth, who pay him to complete small tasks and show up to their meetings declaiming “infidels,” finances start to look up, but the Falcons of Truth eventually kidnap Sufyan, and the brothers must find their way back to each other in life-or-death circumstances. Saleh’s prose, translated from Arabic, is elegant but direct, avoiding descriptions of violence without dulling ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The Queens of New York by E.L. Shen (review)
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Abstract: For seventeen-year-old friends Jia Lee, Ariel Kim, and Everett Hoang, this summer will be their first not spent together. For two, Everett and Ariel, it’s a summer of adventure, with Everett treading the boards at a prestigious drama camp in Ohio and Ariel boosting her science genius at a precollege program in California. Jia, meanwhile, remains in New York, working in her family’s struggling restaurant and babysitting her ailing grandmother and precocious little sister, with only texts from her far-away friends and time spent with cute new boy Akil as bright spots. Reality hits hard for all three girls, though, as Everett finds herself type-cast in a musical full of racist Asian stereotypes, and Ariel struggles to ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- First Night of Howlergarten by Benson Shum (review)
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Abstract: For Sophie, the child of werewolves, the first day of school is also the day she may finally change from human to beast. As the day begins, Sophie becomes increasingly worried that her transition will never happen as she watches her Howlergarten classmates excel at their innate lupine abilities while Sophie struggles to get the hang of it; more than anything, she wants “to be a part of a pack.” Sophie’s unease is briefly quelled by the kindness of her classmates, who are inclusive and sharing. Once the class counts down the rise of the full moon, the magical catalyst for werewolf transition, Sophie happily welcomes the surprise of new sharp fangs and a furry tail. Unfortunately, another girl in the class stays ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Brianna R. Shrum (review)
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Abstract: One fateful spin-the-bottle kiss with another girl has Margo Zimmerman dumping her quarterback boyfriend in search of the lesbian unknown. She has little reference in how to be gay, but she’s an excellent student, and as an autistic person she’s used to manually cracking social codes. Abbie Sokoloff, meanwhile, has been loudly and proudly out as bi for years and happens to be failing AP US History. So when Margo approaches Abbie to demand lessons in “Queer 101,” Abbie asks Margo for tutoring in return. The framework is set up for genre-savvy romance readers to watch these two gals turn their rocky start into a slow-building romance, full of teasing, flirting that’s just for practice (or not), and denials of obvious ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Starboard by Nicola Skinner (review)
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Abstract: Eleven-year-old Kirsten Bramble is a reality TV star, but her show has become less popular as of late, and it’s even had to change networks after Kirsten’s public outburst during a photoshoot damaged the Bramble brand. Her publicity team has a plan for damage control, but in the meantime Kirsten is still a kid in school on a regular field trip to visit the SS Great Britain. Like Kirsten, the iron ship was also once the nation’s sweetheart, but it has now been converted into a museum and permanently docked in Bristol—that is until Kirsten stumbles upon the captain’s cabin and a talking map that reads people. According to the map, Kirsten is quite lost, and before she knows what’s happening, the SS Great Britain is ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Gnome and Rat by Lauren Stohler (review)
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Abstract: In the opening panels of this buoyant graphic novel easy reader, readers find Rat in the wee hours of the morning, intently cutting and hanging decorations. When Gnome wakes up, over the moon to celebrate Hat Day—the birthday of his red cone hat—he’s delighted by Rat’s festive efforts (once he notices them), and the friends sit down for some cupcakes and a hat-focused rendition of the birthday song. The following four chapters follow the pair through various adventures, most of them centered around the hat, as Gnome accidentally stretches his hat out, attempts to grow hair atop the bald head that can no longer be covered by the ruined hat, and finally gets a new hat, only to promptly lose it again. This easy reader ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The First Day of Peace by Todd Shuster (review)
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Abstract: Two societies, one in the valleys and one in the mountains, are peaceful, diverse farming cultures that live sustainably off nearby water sources. However, climate disaster comes to the valley people, with drought drying up their lake; likewise, up in the mountains, the rivers recede. Each group turns to the other for relief from scarcity but then hoards their own resources; while the adults bicker, a long-distance friendship between a valley child and a mountain child begins. As the water returns to both areas, the two friends sew dolls of one another, grow up, and eventually pass these dolls down to their own children as a reminder to future generations to hold close the people of the other society. When a ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Great Carrier Reef by Jessica Stremer (review)
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Abstract: After decades of service, the USS Oriskany, nicknamed “The Mighty O,” was decommissioned in 1975; nearly thirty years later, scientists would put the aircraft carrier to new use, under the sea instead of on its surface. As the consequences of global warming and dying reefs became clear in the early 2000s, scientists worked toward creating artificial reefs for the millions of sea creatures left at risk as their homes and hiding spots were lost to warming oceans. The Mighty O became the world’s largest artificial reef, but not without serious effort: toxic paint was stripped away, oil and fuel drained, cables cut, and layers of other harmful material removed. Finally, explosives were used strategically to make sure ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Darkhearts by James L. Sutter (review)
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Abstract: David, Chance, and their friend Eli were Darkhearts, the hottest middle school band in Seattle, until Chance’s ego and Eli’s creative control drove David to quit. Shortly after, Darkhearts were signed to a major record label and David’s two best friends left him behind for a life of fame and fortune. Fame is not all it’s cracked up to be: two years later Eli has died from alcohol poisoning, and Chance and David find themselves reconnecting at his funeral. David still can’t stand arrogant, charismatic Chance, but he’s drawn in by their memories and shared grief over Eli. In spite of himself, David’s feelings soon become more than friendly, but he will have to let go of his resentment and jealousy if he wants to ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- We Are Going to Be Pals! by Mark Teague (review)
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Abstract: A rhinoceros is minding its business eating grass, when an egret lands on its back, announcing that the two have a symbiotic relationship. Continuing to chew grass, Rhino seems less than enthusiastic, as the bird goes on about the benefits of friendship and the things the two can do for each other (“You will have no egrets about that”). When Egret oversteps by riding Rhino’s horn, the bird is promptly launched into the air and switches gears, bringing up boundaries: “I won’t ride on your horn, and you, for instance, will not squoosh my toes.” Then, Egret wants to hang out under a particular tree, but Rhino goes for another tree, inspiring a lesson about compromise. And, finally, when Egret plays up the dramatics ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Salat in Secret by Thompkins-Jamilah Bigelow (review)
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Abstract: Muhammad is thrilled to get his own salat rug on his seventh birthday, proud to be considered old enough by his father to pray five times a day. He can do his morning and nightly prayers at home, but he wonders if he will find a place at school to do dhuhr (midday). He’s too scared to ask his teacher, afraid his classmates won’t understand, so he uses the coat closet, but he’s unfortunately interrupted. He wishes he could be like his dad, who does salat wherever he is, even when passing people laugh at him or, worse, look at him with suspicion. Readers familiar with finding pride in their religious customs even as they are ostracized will both relate to Muhammad’s troubles and cheer for him when he musters the ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Greenwild: The World Behind the Door by Pari Thomson (review)
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Abstract: Eleven-year-old Daisy Thistledown receives the grim news that her renowned traveling journalist mother went missing while uncovering a story at the Amazon rainforests—Daisy, however, believes she is still out there. After running away from her strict London boarding school, she finds a secret door that reveals Greenwild, an enchanted world where Botanists rescue endangered plants with the use of “green magic.” While spending her time in the town of Mallowmarsh, Daisy learns that her mother is a Greenwild Botanist, and that someone from Grayside, the human world, is threatening the livelihood of Botanists by making them disappear one by one and destroying Greenwild. The start of a dazzling series about a girl’s ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- We Don’t Swim Here by Vincent Tirado (review)
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Abstract: When Bronwyn’s terminally ill grandmother moves into hospice care, her parents press pause on their lives as Illinois, pulling Bronwyn from her beloved swim team and heading to rural Arkansas where she’ll join cousin Anais and raise Hillwoods High School’s Black student population to two. Feeling like a fish out of water, Bronwyn has little expectation of making friends in this town, and locals are visibly astonished that the new girl is a swimmer because, as they say, “we don’t swim here.” When Bronwyn gets too curious about this town’s obsession with avoiding water, strange behaviors turn sinister as the mystery of why they do not swim unfolds. Anais, for her part, tries to keep her cousin in the dark and ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Half Moon Summer by Elaine Vickers (review)
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Abstract: As summer vacation rounds the corner in Half Moon Bay, CA, Drew is dreading the expanse of time without his best friend Isaac, who recently moved away. Things begin to turn around when Drew’s dad gifts him a new pair of Nike running shoes and they start to run together, even though Drew has a sinking feeling about his dad’s new clumsiness and his parents’ secret conversations. Meanwhile, Mia is not at all happy to be in Half Moon Bay for the summer—instead of working on building their house in Sacramento, Mia’s dad heads to Alaska to care for his sick mother, while Mia and the rest of the family spend the summer with her maternal grandmother. When Mia’s and Drew’s paths converge, they begin to run together daily ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa (review)
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Abstract: After delaying their start at a prestigious art college and disappointing their supportive and loving family in the process, eighteen-year-old gay, non-binary Ander Martinez is spending the year painting murals on commission around their San Antonio neighborhood. Their future plans get even more upended, though, when they meet and quickly fall in love with Santi, the new employee at their family’s taqueria. Sunny days and warm Texas nights full of art and heady romance soon follow. But the ever-present threat of Santi’s undocumented status casts a long, cold shadow. Soon Ander is forced to face a future without Santi and the realities of immigration that their art can represent but not undo. What could be a ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Joy Takes Root by Gwendolyn Wallace (review)
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Abstract: This summer at Grammy’s home in South Carolina is particularly special for Joy: the little girl will be helping her grandmother as she works in her beautiful garden. Plants, Grammy says, are “our friends and our family,” and they must be tended with care and intention—there is more to the art of gardening than just soil and seeds. Grammy begins the planting process with deep breaths and thoughts of gratitude to her Black ancestors who worked the land for generations; she touches her heart and the ground, listening to the “Earth’s rhythm.” Finally, she breathes hope into the soil, just before dropping seeds into the neatly made rows. When it’s time for Joy to leave, she worries she won’t be able to grow the seeds ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game by Laurie
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Abstract: This picture book biography of Judit Polgár follows the Hungarian chess master as she trained from age five to be a competitive chess player, playing chess for several hours a day with her sisters and parents. Polgár quickly memorized thousands of chess moves until she could play (and win) with her eyes closed (literally). When she turned nine, her parents took her from their home of Budapest to the United States to play in the New York Open chess tournament. There, she beat many adults and quickly became one of the most successful young players of chess, and eventually she succeeded in becoming the youngest grandmaster at fifteen years old. The charming, chalk-like digital illustrations show a girl with a passion ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Phoenix ani’ Gichichi-i’/Phoenix Gets Greater by Marty
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Abstract: Phoenix loves colorful fabrics, playing with dolls and stuffed animals, and most of all, dancing: spinning around at ballet class, twirling in his grass dance regalia at Pow Wows, or shawl dancing in mom’s fluffy pink blanket at home. He makes friends who share his interests, but the boys at school bully Phoenix for not liking hockey and trucks. While his mom and brother have always been supportive, Phoenix approaches his family, in tears, about the deeper differences he’s come to understand between himself and the other boys. Coming out as gay, he fearfully hopes they won’t stop loving him, but his mother and brother instead envelop Phoenix in a hug: “We’ll never stop loving you,” Phoenix’s mom reassures, “We love ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur' by Helen Yoon (review)
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Abstract: A little girl conducts a tireless search for her invisible dinosaur, who seems to have gone missing in the wake of a bath that washed away all evidence of his existence. Though she prepares platters of her dinosaur’s favorite jam sandwiches and plasters the streets with missing posters, her prehistoric friend fails to materialize. Or does he' The trick of keeping an invisible dinosaur is that you can never quite tell where he’s wandered, especially on a clear day. Without any tracks to follow, the little girl flounders but finds unexpected hope while traversing the natural world around her. Yoon’s minimalist mixed media illustrations and generous use of white space activate the imagination, inviting readers into a ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Bunny & Tree by Balint Zsako (review)
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Abstract: This exquisite wordless book in nine acts visually conveys the story of a friendship between the titular characters Bunny and Tree. A prologue establishes a peaceful and contemplative tone with depictions of Tree’s germination and growth throughout the seasons. Act 1 opens dramatically, as fearful-eyed Bunny flees from a terrifying sharp-toothed monster, thankfully finding refuge with Tree, who bends and morphs to mirror the intimidating form of the monster, scaring it away. In safety, Bunny and Tree regard one another (Tree through the binocular holes in its leaf canopy), and Bunny gently digs through the soil to uproot and deposit Tree into a small red wagon. The two embark (pun intended) on an epic journey ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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- Subject and Use Index
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Abstract: Keyed to The Bulletin’s alphabetical arrangement by author, this index, which appears in each issue, can be used in three ways. Entries in regular type refer to subjects; entries in bold type refer to curricular or other uses; entries in ALL-CAPS refer to genres and appeals. In the case of subject headings, the subhead “stories” refers to books for the readaloud audience; “fiction,” to those books intended for independent reading.Activism—fiction: LockingtonAdoption: MyerAnimals—fiction: EggersAnishinaabe people—fiction: BoulleyAnishinaabe people—stories: Wilson-TrudeauArt and artists—fiction: VillaArt and artists—stories: KangArtificial reefs: StremerAsian American people—fiction: Crilley; ShenAutism—fiction: ... Read More
PubDate: 2023-05-17T00:00:00-05:00
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