Derrick Barnes

Jan 2, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Derrick Barnes |Jez Tuya |Russell Freedman |Martin W. Sandler

Fast-break fun for both students and non-students of the game. Two-time Kirkus Prize winner Barnes highlights some potentially unfamiliar records and achievements on the court.

Dec 1, 2023 | bookriot.com | Derrick Barnes |Courtney Elizabeth Lovett |Annie Zaleski |CJ Connor

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Jul 4, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Derrick Barnes |Shawn Martinbrough |Lauren Eldridge |Christina Soontornvat

A Black youngster attends a school designed to help him control his superpowers. Bobby Beacon can wield light and fire with impressive—and at times terrifying—results, but sometimes his talent seems to have a mind of its own. At the Academy of Kids With Awesome Abilities, he meets other superheroes-in-training. Not all the teachers are understanding, however; Ms. Flores either scolds or ignores Bobby—until frustration sets in, lava seems to fill his veins, and he accidentally melts his chair.

Jun 13, 2023 | booklistonline.com | Derrick Barnes

Illus. by Shawn Martinbrough and Adriano Lucas. July 2023. 40p. Penguin/Nancy Paulsen, $18.99 (9780525518747). K-Grade 3. 741.5. REVIEW. First published July 2023 (). Extraordinary Bobby Beacon has the power to create light and fire at will, and he’s a new student at the Academy of Kids with Awesome Abilities, a school for heroes in training, where he hopes to learn how to better control his abilities. Unfortunately, his first day does not go quite as planned.