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May 13, 2024 | 
hbook.com | Kim Parker |Brian Wilson |Julie Danielson |Jennifer M. Brabander
My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper; illus. by Frank MorrisonPreschool, Primary Viking 40 pp. 1/24 9780593526309 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593526316 $10.99Harper and Morrison’s vibrant picture book focuses on a Black tween girl’s trip through her city neighborhood on her way to a dance audition.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
hbook.com | Jennifer M. Brabander |Kim Parker
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen; illus. by the authorPrimary Candlewick 112 pp. 7/23 9781536223361 $19.99e-book ed. 9781536232158 $19.99“One night…Otilla finally ran away.” After trekking through the snowy forest, she knocks at the door of a large old house. A skull in the window says he’ll let the girl in if she’ll carry him: “Rolling around is difficult for me.” “All right,” Otilla agrees, and soon they are touring his home together.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
hbook.com | Kim Parker |Jennifer M. Brabander
Carina Felina by Carmen Agra Deedy; illus. by Henry ColePrimary Scholastic 48 pp. 8/23 9781338749168 $19.99Spanish ed. 9781339013183 $7.99In this folktale retelling, Pepe the parrot doesn’t know what he’s getting himself into when he invites his crush, Carina Felina, over for some homemade Cuban crackers. Carina, a fluffy aqua-colored feline with a Cheshire Cat grin, immediately polishes off all one hundred crackers.
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Aug 10, 2023 | 
hbook.com | Deirdre Baker |Kim Parker |Jennifer M. Brabander
by Deirdre F. Baker Aug 10, 2023 | Filed in Book Reviews Crossley-Holland (the Arthur Trilogy, including The Seeing Stone, rev. 11/01) presents a retelling of several Arthurian stories and parts of... Arthur, the Always King by Kevin Crossley-Holland; illus. by Chris RiddellIntermediate, Middle School Candlewick Studio 240 pp. 4/23 9781536212655 $29.99Crossley-Holland (the Arthur Trilogy, including The Seeing Stone, rev.
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Jul 20, 2023 | 
hbook.com | Kim Parker |Jennifer M. Brabander
The Making of Butterflies by Zora Neale Hurston; adapted by Ibram X. Kendi; illus. by Kah YangniPreschool Amistad/HarperCollins 24 pp. 3/23 9780063111585 $9.99In this board-book adaptation of a pourquoi story chronicled in Hurston’s 1935 anthology Mules and Men, Kendi and Yangni collaborate to introduce young children to the African American folklore tradition and to Hurston’s importance within that tradition.
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May 29, 2023 | 
hbook.com | Pauletta Brown Bracy |Sylvia Vardell |Susan Dove Lempke |Kim Parker
by Pauletta Brown Bracy May 29, 2023 | Filed in Book Reviews In the aftermath of her mother’s death, fourteen-year-old Mati and her family struggle to cope with their grief. Baba, Mati’s father, has trouble... All That It Ever Meant by Blessing MusaririHigh School Norton 192 pp. 1/23 9781324030959 $18.95In the aftermath of her mother’s death, fourteen-year-old Mati and her family struggle to cope with their grief.
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May 29, 2023 | 
hbook.com | Jennifer Hubert Swan |Sylvia Vardell |Susan Dove Lempke |Kim Parker
by Jennifer Hubert Swan May 29, 2023 | Filed in Book Reviews Sixth grader Amelia MacGuffin is a worrier. As the eldest of five siblings, she worries about everything from changing the part in her hair to the... To Catch a Thief by Martha BrockenbroughIntermediate Scholastic 256 pp. 4/23 9781338818581 $17.99e-book ed. 9781338818598 $17.99Sixth grader Amelia MacGuffin is a worrier.
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May 29, 2023 | 
hbook.com | Patrick Gall |Sylvia Vardell |Susan Dove Lempke |Kim Parker
by Patrick Gall May 29, 2023 | Filed in Book Reviews Selznick elegantly intertwines pictures and words to tell the macro story of the natural world through the micro perspective of two sycamore seeds.... Big Tree by Brian Selznick; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School Scholastic 528 pp. 4/23 9781338180633 $32.99Selznick elegantly intertwines pictures and words to tell the macro story of the natural world through the micro perspective of two sycamore seeds.
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May 29, 2023 | 
hbook.com | Dean Schneider |Sylvia Vardell |Susan Dove Lempke |Kim Parker
by Dean Schneider May 29, 2023 | Filed in Book Reviews “Why can’t he put those books down, play football or basketball?” Garvey’s father wants to turn him into an athlete, like his sister Angie, but... Garvey’s Choice: The Graphic Novel by Nikki Grimes; illus. by Theodore Taylor IIIIntermediate, Middle School Wordsong/Astra 144 pp. 6/23 9781662660023 $22.99Paper ed. 9781662660085 $12.99e-book ed.
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May 29, 2023 | 
hbook.com | Nicholl Denice Montgomery |Sylvia Vardell |Susan Dove Lempke |Kim Parker
by Nicholl Denice Montgomery May 29, 2023 | Filed in Book Reviews Boulley returns to Sugar Island, Michigan, in 2014, ten years after the events of the multi-award-winning Firekeeper’s Daughter (rev. 5/21).... Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline BoulleyHigh School Holt 400 pp. 5/23 9781250766588 $19.99e-book ed. 9781250766595 $11.99Boulley returns to Sugar Island, Michigan, in 2014, ten years after the events of the multi-award-winning Firekeeper’s Daughter (rev. 5/21).
