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Review of The Color of Sound
The Color of Sound by Emily Barth IslerIntermediate, Middle School Carolrhoda 336 pp.3/24 9781728487779 $19.99At twelve years old, Rosie is a violin prodigy who can hear whole works of music in her head and has played Carnegie Hall twice. She also has synesthesia and can see music in colors, textures,...
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Review of Taming Papa
Taming Papa by Mylène Goupil; trans. from French by Shelley TanakaIntermediate Groundwood 160 pp.3/24 9781773067230 $16.99e-book ed. 9781773067247 $14.99Mélie lives alone with her mother, Sofia, until one day they receive a phone call informing them that Sami (Mélie’s father) will be released from prison. This is the first Mélie has...
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Review of The Dream Catcher
The Dream Catcher by Marcelo Verdad; illus. by the authorPrimary Little, Brown 40 pp.5/24 9780316330664 $18.99Spanish ed. 9780316566513 $8.99Miguel and his abuelito wake early to work; the grandfather sells cold coconuts from a small, wheeled cart, and the boy sells dream catchers he makes, a craft that reminds him of...
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Review of Rumi: Poet of Joy and Love
Rumi: Poet of Joy and Love by Rashin Kheiriyeh; illus. by the authorPrimary NorthSouth 40 pp.3/24 9780735845442 $19.95Young readers are introduced to the thirteenth-century poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic Rumi in this accessible picture-book biography that spans much of its subject’s childhood and adult life. Rumi develops his love...
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Review of Swimming into Trouble
Swimming into Trouble [Julia on the Go!]by Angela Ahn; illus. by Julie KimPrimary, Intermediate Tundra 176 pp.2/24 9781774881880 $12.99e-book ed. 9781774881897 $7.99The rec center is nine-year-old Julia Nam’s second home: it’s where her parents’ restaurant, Sushi to Go, is located, as well as the library and the swimming pool where...
Review of The House Before Falling into the Sea
The House Before Falling into the Sea by Ann Suk Wang; illus. by Hanna Cha Primary Dial 40 pp. 3/24 9780593530153 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593530160 $10.99 In this picture book set in 1950, Kyung lives with her family in a seaside house in the southeastern Korean coastal city of Busan....
Review of Time to Make Art
Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack; illus. by the authorPrimary Holt 48 pp.1/24 9781250864666 $19.99There are many misconceptions about what art is and what it should do. An inquisitive brown-skinned girl wants to know more about art and asks a series of simple yet profound questions about it. Each...
Review of Nothing: John Cage and 4’33”
Nothing: John Cage and 4’33” by Nicholas Day; illus. by Chris RaschkaPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.4/24 9780823454099 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823457601 $11.99The very definition of music is explored in this thoughtful look at Cage’s (1912–1992) controversial musical composition, 4'33", a work that debuted with a pianist “performing” four minutes and thirty-three seconds...
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Review of Memory Garden
Memory Garden by Zohreh Ghahremani; illus. by Susie GhahremaniPrimary Godwin/Holt 40 pp.2/24 9781250843036 $18.99Memory and connections with the “old country” can be important parts of the experience for immigrant families. In this story, a young girl helps her Iranian (as identified in the back matter) grandmother, Nana, tend her garden,...
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