Tracy Cronce

Jan 10, 2025 | slj.com | Frances Hardinge |Tracy Cronce |Andrea Beatriz

. Aug. 2024. 120p. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9781419774331. COPY ISBN Gr 4-8–Hardinge’s latest read delivers suspense, adventure, mystery, and fantasy all in one beautifully illustrated novel. Milo never imagined that he would be the one to fill his father’s big shoes of being the Ferryman, taking their island’s departed souls to the afterlife. Being a Ferryman required the ability to focus and to stay unmoved by death, and his father made it clear that Milo’s older brother was his top choice.

Jan 1, 2025 | slj.com | Jonathan Eig |Tracy Cronce |Karen Jensen |Amanda MacGregor

. Jan. 2025. 256p. adapted by adapt. by Yohuru Williams & Michael G. Long. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780374393106. COPY ISBN Gr 7 Up–A young reader’s edition of the adult title of the same name examines Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life from the time his parents met in 1920 until his death on April 4, 1968. King, named Michael at birth, was born in Atlanta, GA, on January 15, 1929 during the heart of the Jim Crow era.

Dec 20, 2024 | slj.com | Tracy Cronce |Amanda MacGregor |Patricia Ann Morris

. (Sandra Markle’s Science Discoveries). Mar. 2024. 40p. Tr $33.32. ISBN 9781728467962. COPY ISBN Gr 3-7–Markle’s latest offers fascinating insight into conservation efforts made to save the red wolf. Found only in North America, red wolves once roamed nearly half of the country, but by the 1960s their numbers were quickly dwindling. In 1973, the red wolf was declared endangered and added to the Endangered Species Act.

Oct 11, 2024 | slj.com | Neal Bascomb |Tracy Cronce |Amanda MacGregor

. Sept. 2024. 272p. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9781338701999. COPY ISBN Gr 8 Up–Bascomb covers the facts of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who welcomed hardship as a normal part of life. He even sought pain and suffering if it was for a cause he believed in. The time period from 1858 to 1947 was known as the British Raj, or rule. England ruled India and placed taxes on many goods, including salt, which was essential for life.

Sep 30, 2024 | slj.com | Laura Bower |Tracy Cronce

by (text) & illus. by Rekha Salin . Oct. 2024. 32p. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781957655314. COPY ISBN K-Gr 2–Emily Snook has been a cook since the age of two, when her grandfather began teaching her the culinary arts and preparing foods from many different countries. When a cooking contest is announced for kids, Emily consults Grandpa about whether she’s too small to join, and he assures her she’s not.