Lucinda Dyer

1 week ago | commonsensemedia.org | Ed Yong |Lucinda Dyer

age 10+ Visually stunning look at how animals perceive the world. Parents need to know that An Immense World: How Animals Sense Earth's Amazing Secrets is the Young Readers Edition of Ed Yong's bestselling book for adults. Filled with vivd color illustrations and an accessible (but sometimes challenging) text, the book explores the surprising ways animals use their senses to perceive the world.

2 weeks ago | commonsensemedia.org | Nick Brooks |Lucinda Dyer

age 14+ Gripping murder mystery with a social justice message. Parents need to know that Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks (Promise Boys) is a compelling whodunit told in the voices of sixteen-year-olds Cooper King and Monique Simms. Cooper has reluctantly agreed to help Monique's brother, Jason, rob a store during a protest against the killing of a Black teen by Washington, DC police. But nothing goes as planned.