Elisabeth LeBris

Oct 22, 2024 | slj.com | Elisabeth LeBris

. (I Like to Read Comics). Dec. 2024. 40p. Tr $14.99. ISBN 9780823456338. COPY ISBN K-Gr 2–It’s the start of the school year and Nick is worried about finding his classroom at Icarus Elementary. Gus the minotaur is also new, and he has a plan. Taking Nick by the hand, Gus charges full speed into the school. They are going so fast they actually miss the welcome sign for them, and Gus ends up with the torn banner stuck to his shirt without even noticing.

Aug 27, 2024 | slj.com | Elisabeth LeBris |Nessa Diab |Mary Lyn |Chelsea Clinton

by (text) & illus. by Ruth Chan . Sept. 2024. 288p. Tr $22.99. ISBN 9781250855336. COPY ISBN Gr 4-8–Chan perfectly captures the voice of her 13-year-old self in this graphic memoir. Moving from Toronto to Hong Kong sends Ruth into a panic. She will be leaving her very best friends, she barely speaks any Cantonese, and her brother won’t be there. Her father’s job will take him to China for long stretches, leaving Ruth the sole target for her mother’s high expectations.

Aug 22, 2024 | slj.com | Elisabeth LeBris

Gr 2-4–Penguin friends Pablo and Splash race across 14 chapters of adventure, action, and humor in this new series. The friends are introduced as part of a penguin huddle in Antarctica at -72 degrees. Splash is freezing and thinks that she and Pablo should go on a warm weather vacation. While planning this trip, the pair fall down a chute into the hidden lab of Prof. O’Brain, a brilliant but quirky scientist.