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3 weeks ago | 
hbook.com | Monique Harris |Kirsten Caldwell |Danielle Ford |Pauletta Brown Bracy
And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illus. by Daniel MinterPrimary, Intermediate Little, Brown 48 pp. 1/25 9780316182362 $18.99Toni 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 book editor and a Pulitzer– and Nobel Prize–winning author who stands as a giant in the pantheon of literary greats, all while navigating the world as a Black woman.
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1 month ago | 
hbook.com | Monique Harris |Danielle Ford |Pauletta Brown Bracy |Sylvia Vardell
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.
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1 month ago | 
hbook.com | Monique Harris |Danielle Ford |Pauletta Brown Bracy |Sylvia Vardell
Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer by Quartez Harris; illus. by Gordon C. JamesPrimary, Intermediate Little, Brown 40 pp. 1/25 9780316483933 $18.99Few writers have commanded the English language like James Baldwin (1924–1987). As a child in Harlem, Jimmy was expected to care for his eight siblings while his mother did domestic work. He endured a domineering stepfather, bullying, racism, and police violence. All the while, he escaped through the world of words and books.
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2 months ago | 
hbook.com | Betty Carter |Lara K. Aase |Danielle Ford |Monique Harris
A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight over Science in Schools by Debbie LevyMiddle School, High School Bloomsbury 256 pp. 1/25 9781547612215 $19.99e-book ed. 9781547612222 $13.99Levy takes readers back one hundred years to the sleepy town of Dayton, Tennessee, and the historic Scopes trial. At first glance, the time period—before television, the internet, and other modern sources of infotainment—seems far removed from our own.
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2 months ago | 
hbook.com | Ariana Sani Hussain |Lara K. Aase |Danielle Ford |Monique Harris
The One & Only Googoosh: Iran’s Beloved Superstar by Azadeh Westergaard; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Viking 40 pp. 11/24 9780593114636 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593114643 $11.99Theatrical scenes in pomegranate reds and peacock greens introduce readers to a young, precocious Googoosh, born Faegheh Atashin, performing in the 1950s with her acrobat father and captivating audiences with her singing.
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2 months ago | 
hbook.com | Lara K. Aase |Danielle Ford |Monique Harris |Betty Carter
Coming Home / Tutuqaykingaqw Nima: A Hopi Resistance Story / Hopisino Pahan Tutqayiwuy Ep Yorhomti by Mavasta Honyouti; illus. by the author; trans. into Hopi by Marilyn ParraPrimary, Intermediate Levine/Levine Querido 48 pp. 11/24 9781646144570 $18.99Honyouti (Hopi, Iswungwa/Coyote clan) is an award-winning carver.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
hbook.com | Danielle Ford |Monique Harris |Betty Carter |Pauletta Brown Bracy
Unlocking the Universe: The Cosmic Discoveries of the Webb Space Telescope by Suzanne SladePrimary, Intermediate Charlesbridge 48 pp. 10/24 9781623544591 $17.99e-book ed. 9781632894083 $9.99The James Webb Space Telescope is the latest “great observatory” collecting data on distant galaxies and stars from a position orbiting Earth. Slade skillfully explains NASA’s decades-long and at times precarious process of designing, building, launching, and operating the telescope.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
hbook.com | Betty Carter |Michelle Lee |Martha V. Parravano |Danielle Ford
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming; illus. by Deena So’OtehPrimary Schwartz/Random 48 pp. 10/24 9780593377789 $18.99Library ed. 9780593377796 $21.99e-book ed. 9780593377802 $11.99Readers are immediately immersed in the life of a narwhal as the unseen narrator invites them into the narrative: “You are a narwhal— / shy, / swift, / small (for a whale).” Thus begins a glimpse into the seasonal behaviors of these distinctive animals.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
hbook.com | Michelle Lee |Martha V. Parravano |Betty Carter |Danielle Ford
Up, Up, Ever Up!: Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita Yasuda; illus. by Yuko ShimizuPrimary Clarion/HarperCollins 48 pp. 9/24 9780063242418 $19.99In this inspiring picture-book biography, readers meet renowned Japanese mountain climber, educator, and environmentalist Junko Tabei (1939–2016), the first woman to successfully summit Mount Everest. Tabei’s love for hiking started as a child when she climbed Mount Chausu.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Megan Lambert |Jennifer M. Brabander |Danielle Ford |Julie Hakim Azzam
Meena’s Saturdayby Kusum Mepani; illus. by Yasmeen IsmailPrimary Kokila/Penguin 40 pp. 10/24 9780593110317 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593110324 $10.99This captivating ode to weekly gatherings of friends and extended family brims with affection for foods, activities, and traditions shared by a loving, large group crowded together in the narrator’s home. Mepani revels in specific references to Gujarati Indian culture within an immigrant experience in an Anglophone country.
