Murray, Lily. Five Little Ghosts. Holly Surplice, Illus. Candlewick, 07/2024. [24]pp. Picture Book. Trade $16.99. 978-1-5362-3500-5. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Kindergarten. ADDITIONAL. In this variation on the nursery song and fingerplay “Five Little Ducks Went Out One Day,” [continue reading]
Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall Review
Warga, Jasmine. Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, A. Balzer + Bray, 09/2024. 224pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-0629-5670-5. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. Since his best friends unfriended him, eleven-year-old Rami hangs out at the museum his mom cleans, and spends a lot of energy trying not [continue reading]
Bletchley Riddle Review
Sepetys, Ruta. Bletchley Riddle, The. Addl. Creator Steve Sheinkin. Viking, 10/2024. 400pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-59352-754-2. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Two very different orphaned teen siblings are drawn into history’s crucible as World War II accelerates and Britain prepares for invasion. Fourteen-year-old Lizzie is straightforward, fiendishly [continue reading]
They Call Me Teach Review
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom. James E. Ransome, Illus. Candlewick, 09/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-7636-8155-5. GRADES Kindergarten–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Luminous watercolors show each day of the week, as a young enslaved Black man uses his literacy to help pass on [continue reading]
Clutch Time Review
Butler, Caron. Clutch Time. Addl. Creator Justin A. Reynolds. Shot Clock Novel. HarperCollins, 09/2024. 242pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-0630-6964-0. GRADES 6–9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Kofi, known as KO, is living his basketball dreams. At fourteen, he’s just been named the number one ranked AAU player in the [continue reading]
Bounce Review
Albee, Sarah. Bounce: A Scientific History of Rubber. Eileen Ryan Ewen, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2024. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-6235-4379-2. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. Five hundred years ago, Europeans didn’t even have a word for bounce, much less words for a material that can be molded and shaped, stretched, [continue reading]
Baila the Klopper Review
MacLeod, Jennifer Tzivia. Baila the Klopper. Shirley Waisman, Illus. Kar-Ben, 09/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 979-8765603345. GRADES Preschool–3. ADDITIONAL. Before there were alarm clocks, many small European villages would employ a klopper, a person [continue reading]
BTS: K-Pop’s Biggest Headliners Review
Holleran, Leslie. BTS: K-Pop’s Biggest Headliners. Gateway Biographies. Lerner, 08/2024. 48pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 979-8765626634. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Korean boy band BTS is profiled in this book, which contains more information on their work [continue reading]