Reviews
Jack and the Wild Life
“Over-the-top situations stitched together by hilarious chapter titles and exaggerated black-and-white illustrations keep the pages turning for young adventurers. Mayhem, adventure and unexpected situations will leave readers wanting more from Jack.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Fad Mania!: A History of American Crazes
“What lifts Bix’s work to a higher level is the way she sets the fads against realities that made escape into unbridled tomfoolery an act of sanity: the Great Depression, two world wars and those that followed, including the Iraq War, assassinations, Columbine and the… View →
I Remember Beirut
“Taken together, her many memories create a distinct sense of time, place, and emotion. Meandering and experimental but surprisingly evocative.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Malala Yousafzai: Shot by the Taliban, Still Fighting for Equal Education
“A portrait of a courageous and admirable young voice for change.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Daisy to the Rescue: True Stories of Daring Dogs, Paramedic Parrots, and Other Animal Heroes
“Well-documented cases of animals rescuing men, women, and children are recounted with precision . . .”—School Library Journal View →
BZRK Apocalypse
“[A] great choice for readers with a strong stomach, an interest in the future of biomedical technology and the essential ethical debate, or anyone willing to embark on an unnerving, frighteningly plausible thrill ride all around the globe.” —starred, View →
Perfectly Good White Boy
“Engaging, perceptive, witty and at times gut-wrenchingly sad—this is an extraordinary addition to fiction for teens and adults alike.” —starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
The Shadow Prince
“This new young adult series offers a twist on the tale of Persephone and Hades and will have fans clamoring for more.” —Library Media Connection View →
White Space
“Readers will be captivated by the entwined storylines and eerie mystery.” —Library Media Connection View →
“This is a gripping, psychologically intense mystery.” —VOYA View →
Lug: Dawn of the Ice Age
“Fred Flintstone would feel right at home in this light-as-pumice comedy.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Those Magnificent Sheep in Their Flying Machines
“The rhymes flow well, and the text swoops and swerves with the motion of the plane.” —School Library Journal View →
Elmer and the Monster
“McKee’s brightly colored illustrations and expressive animals will catch the attention of children…. The message that things may not be as scary as they seem is perfect for all children, and Elmer’s bravery is commendable.” —School Library Journal View →
I Want to Go Home!
“As usual, Ross’s boldly colored cartoons are a delight, clearly illuminating the emotions of the princess and her extended family…. A great new chapter in this series.” —School Library Journal View →
My Heart is Laughing
“Eriksson’s plentiful black-and-white line drawings expressively show joy and distress and perfectly complement the story…. Genuine feelings such as humor, honesty, and heartbreak will leave readers yearning for Dani to return once again.” —starred, School… View →
Those Magnificent Sheep in Their Flying Machines
“The seamless melding of Bently’s catchy British doggerel with Roberts’ elegant colored-pencil-and-watercolor illustrations makes this an attractive choice. Just pure, wooly-headed fun.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
Beetle Boy
“Willey (Four Secrets) returns with a riveting story about being robbed of one’s childhood…. A potent story about the power that the past exerts on the present.” —starred, Publishers Weekly View →
“Spectacular; a book to make anyone think seriously about society’s preordained gender roles.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats: A Scientific Mystery
“With plentiful details about the scientific work, photographs showing scientists and their tiny subjects, clear explanations, and an organization that is both topical and chronological, this title brings science to life.” —Kirkus Reviews View →
“Writing an ABC book has its challenges, as the end of the book may involve a xylophone, yogurt and a zebra; Kafka’s story is refreshingly unarbitrary. Fortunately, the author had to work with only one letter of the alphabet, the Hebrew View →
Dear Wandering Wildebeest: And Other Poems from the Water Hole
“Latham’s finely crafted verse, at once humorous and serious, dazzlingly opens the imagination to the wilds of the world. Enlightening and engaging, a thrilling panorama of the diversity to be found throughout the animal kingdom.” —starred, Kirkus Reviews View →
Beetle Boy
“Willey takes readers along on Charlie’s painful journey back to physical and emotional health via a meandering timeline of flashbacks, dreams and wrenching conversations, skillfully weaving together the bits and pieces of his life…. Demanding—and riveting.”… View →
Tabula Rasa
“[A] very entertaining game for thriller fans.” —Publishers Weekly View →