Starred Reviews
Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist
“While the text is modified for clarity for young audiences, it is still lyrical and compelling, drawing readers into the woman’s life and work. The accompanying paintings are textured and sometimes layered with maps, pictures, and magazine pages that provide a rich… View →
Made for Each Other: Book 2
“Be prepared for these titles to fly off the shelves.” —Library Media Connection View →
The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific Mystery
“Notable for clarity, directness, and simplicity of writing and design alike, this volume, both handsome and fascinating, begins with the hunt for the frogs’ killer and ends with the urgent need to create a safe environment for their return to the wild.”… View →
What to Expect When You're Expecting Joeys: A Guide for Marsupial Parents (and Curious Kids)
“This companion to What to Expect When You’re Expecting Larvae (2011) is enormously appealing, an offbeat approach to learning about the natural world that targets exactly the stage young readers most want to know about.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Brooklyn, Burning
“A lyrical, understated punk-kid love song to Brooklyn and to chosen family…. The tone is as raw, down-to-earth and transcendent as the music Scout and Kid ultimately make together.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Ultraviolet
“Anderson, a Canadian author of fantasy, is an assured storyteller with a knack for creating memorable characters. The barren, northern Ontario setting—where NASA astronauts once trained for moon landings—slyly accents a twisty plot refreshingly free of YA View →
I Am So Strong
“The only disappointment is that the book is over so soon. Better read it again.” —starred, Publishers Weekly View →
Brooklyn, Burning
“For readers with little use for labels, it’s an intimate yet wonderfully open rock ‘n’ roll love story.” —Publishers Weekly View →
I Love Him to Pieces: Book 1
“Görrissen captures the personalities of the characters in body language and facial expressions, revealing far more about what they’re thinking and feeling than is provided in the dialogue alone. This is a strong beginning to a series of short teen romances that will later… View →
The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon
“The problem: people who see George Washington’s inaccurate image on their currency perceive him as stuffy and boring. The mission: remedy this misconception with three accurate, life-size models of G.W. as a nineteen-year-old surveyor, a forty-five-year-old general, and a… View →
“[A] wild ride of deception, mystery, and young love.” —starred, School Library Journal View →
The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon
“The full-color images are excellent throughout and are astounding when showing the wax reconstructions…. A stellar addition to most libraries.” —School Library Journal View →
Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender: The True Story of a Civil War Spy
“Jones makes a confident departure from her bestselling YA novels with an entertaining and powerful Civil War–era story about living by one’s own rules…. In Oldroyd’s full-bleed spreads, characterized by strong cross-hatching and angular shapes, Edmonds’s… View →
Oil Spill!: Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
“Throughout, Landau applies the clear-sighted, nonalarmist tone of a veteran science writer but still manages to infuse the narrative with nearly the same urgency as an edge-of-your-seat disaster flick…. A spate of books on this topic are likely on the horizon, but few are… View →
I, Emma Freke
“A well-paced story told with heart and humor.” —School Library Journal View →
“Morse’s dramatically grained, exaggerated artwork plays up the intensity of the era’s racial tensions and the dynamism of the game, while Krensky adeptly moves between the action on Ebbets Field and Matty’s conversations with his father. An intimate and powerful… View →
John Greenwood's Journey to Bunker Hill
“These very readable stories personalize important events and give children a feel for the times they take place. Easier to approach than historical novels, these books will appeal to children encountering the great events of American history for the first time…. These books… View →
Journey into the Deep: Discovering New Ocean Creatures
“Explore the vast ocean alongside scientists from around the world, navigating the various zones and discovering fascinating and often never-before-seen ocean creatures in this appealing title about the research of the Census of Marine Life. Readers will accompany researchers as… View →
Notes from the Blender
“[T]his light-hearted novel will prove popular.” —starred, VOYA View →
Draw the Dark
“Bick has created a likable teen protagonist whose unique ability is completely believable in the author’s skilled hands. The novel brilliantly strikes a compelling balance between fantasy and contemporary fiction. Readers will be on the edge of their seats waiting to find… View →
Ruth and the Green Book
“The realistic illustrations are done in oil wash on board, a self-described ‘subtractive process.’ The picture is painted, then erased to ‘paint’ the final product. Overall, there is a sepialike quality to the art, giving the impression of gazing at old… View →