Sepetys, Ruta. I Must Betray You. Fiction. Philomel, 02/2022. 319pp. $18.99. 978-1-9848-3603-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Things are beyond hard in Romania in 1989. Stuck behind the Iron Curtain, 17-year-old Cristian Florescu and his family must [continue reading]
March 2022
Upcoming Professional Development Sessions on Sex Education
Reminder – Professional Development Sessions on Sex Education: ACL is planning two free professional development sessions as part of our Zoom meetings, in place of our usual Spring Institute. These are planned for our June [continue reading]
Eric Carle Honorees Announced
Eric Carle Honorees Announced: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art announced its annual Honorees on March 22, 2022. The recognize people and organizations that promote and facilitate picture books. The 2022 Honorees are [continue reading]
Picturing a Nation Review
Sandler, Martin W. Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression’s Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself. Non-fiction. Candlewick, 10/2021. 165pp. $24.99. 978-1-5362-1525-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. The Farm Security Administration started a project in 1935 where noted [continue reading]
SPRING BOARD BOOK ROUND-UP
SPRING BOARD BOOK ROUND-UP New Books in a Series Anon. Tiny Tab books. Illus. by Janine Ho. Nosy Crow, 01/2022. [8p.] $8.99 each. Little Chick Looks for the Easter Bunny. 978-1-5362-2009-4. Puppy Finds the Perfect [continue reading]
Born on the Water Review
Hannah-Jones, Nikole and Renée Watson. Born on the Water. Nikkolas Smith, Illus. Picture Book. The 1619 Project Series. Kokila, 11/2021. [48]pp. $18.99. 978-0-593-30735-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-4. A young Black girl is assigned to create a [continue reading]
Too Bright to See Read-Alikes
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff Bean, Lexie. The Ship We Built. Bildner, Phil. A High Five for Glenn Burke. Blake, Ashley Herring. Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea. Blake, Ashley Herring. Ivy [continue reading]
ACL Members Contribute to Children and Libraries, Winter 2021
ACL Members Contribute to Children and Libraries, Winter 2021: Congratulations to two of our ACL members for recent articles in the Winter 2021, Vol. 19, No. 4 issue of ALSC’s Children and Libraries magazine. Ann [continue reading]