Thermes, Jennifer. Indestructible Tom Crean, The: Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic. Jennifer Thermes, Illus. Penguin, 01/2023. 56pp. Biography. GRADES 1 – 4. $19.99. 978-0-593-11772-9. OUTSTANDING. Antarctic explorer Tom Crean comes to life in a colorful [continue reading]
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Infestation Review
Precious, McKenzie. Infestation. Sinkhole Series. Lerner/Darby Creek, 01/2023. 106pp. Fiction. GRADES 6 – 12. PLB $29.32. 978-1-7284-7547-9. Paper $ 9.99. 978-1-7284-7794-7. ADDITIONAL. Please see Cursed by Susan Koehler for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public [continue reading]
Lizard Scientists Review
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Lizard Scientists, The : Studying Evolution in Action. Nate Dappen and Neil Losin, Illus. Scientists in the Field Series. Clarion, 12/2022. 73pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 5 – 8. $18.99. 978-0-35-838140-2. ADDITIONAL. Anyone looking [continue reading]
Different for Boys Review
Ness, Patrick. Different for Boys. Tea Bendix, Illus. Walker/Candlewick, 03/2023. 97pp. Fiction. GRADES 9 – 12. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2889-2. OUTSTANDING. This wistful and reflective novella about identity, isolation, and the yearning to belong was originally published [continue reading]
Gentle Genius of Trees Review
Bunting, Philip. Gentle Genius of Trees, The. Philip Bunting, Illus. Crown, 01/2023. 32pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $17.99. 978-0-593-56781-4. LOW ADDITIONAL. Information about tree morphology is accompanied by comical pictures, goofy jokes (“How do [continue reading]
What Happened to Rachel Riley Review
Swinarski, Claire. What Happened To Rachel Riley? HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 01/2023. 343pp. Fiction GRADES 4 – 7. Trade $16.99. 978-0-06-321309-8. OUTSTANDING. Favorably compared to Barbara Dee’s Maybe He Just Likes You, this semi-epistolary novel explores why [continue reading]
Travel to Germany Review
Layton, Christine. Travel to Germany. Searchlight Books—World Traveler Series. Lerner, 01/2023. 32pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 3 – 5. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-5789-5. Paper $ 9.99. 978-1-7284-6396-4. ADDITIONAL. Please see Travel to Italy by Matt Doeden for the [continue reading]
Travel to Brazil Review
Layton, Christine. Travel to Brazil. Searchlight Books—World Traveler Series. Lerner, 01/2023. 32pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 3 – 5. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-5785-7. Paper $ 9.99. 978-1-7284-6395-7. ADDITIONAL. Please see Travel to Italy by Matt Doeden for the [continue reading]