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Review of Sasha Masha
Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky High School Farrar 240 pp. g 11/20 978-0-374-31080-6 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-0-374-31081-3 $9.99 Before Sasha Masha, there was Alex; a soon-to-be-junior struggling to make sense of who he is and where he belongs. The only person who seems to understand him is his best friend,...
Review of Sanctuary
Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher High School Putnam 320 pp. g 9/20 978-1-9848-1571-2 $17.99 In this near-future dystopian novel by Women’s March co-founder Mendoza and author/performer Sher, it’s 2032 in a U.S. with frightening echoes of the one seen in recent years. The news is full of xenophobic...
Review of Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything
Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland High School Simon Pulse 432 pp. g 8/20 978-1-5344-4863-6 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-4865-0 $10.99 Two years ago, seventeen-year-old Sia Martinez’s mother perished in the Sonoran Desert, attempting to return home to (fictional) Caraway, Arizona, after being cruelly deported...
Review of Eek!: A Noisy Journey from A to Z
Eek!: A Noisy Journey from A to Z by Julie Larios and Julie Paschkis; illus. by Julie Paschkis Preschool Peachtree 32 pp. g 9/20 978-1-68263-169-0 $16.99 This entertainingly madcap alphabet adventure is wordless, save for the onomatopoeia and animal sounds that accompany the letters of the alphabet on display. It...
Review of Serena Says
Serena Says by Tanita S. Davis Intermediate, Middle School Tegen/HarperCollins 272 pp. g 11/20 978-0-06-293697-4 $16.99 Serena St. John is her sixth-grade class ambassador and an aspiring vlogger, under the moniker Serena Says. Although she’s never actually posted any of the videos she makes, Serena is sure it’s great practice...
Review of A Fort on the Moon
A Fort on the Moon by Maggie Pouncey; illus. by Larry Day Primary Porter/Holiday 32 pp. g 11/20 978-0-8234-4657-5 $18.99 Young narrator Dodge and his older brother Fox have a single goal — to build a fort on the moon. The brothers’ strong resolve playfully clashes with their father’s unsolicited input...
Review of Little Bird
Little Bird by Cynthia Voigt; illus. by Lynne Rae Perkins Intermediate Greenwillow 336 pp. g 9/20 978-0-06-299689-3 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-299691-6 $8.99 In her latest animal fantasy, Voigt returns to the Old Davis Farm, a territory she has explored in three previous books (most recently Toaff’s Way, rev. 9/18). Little Bird is a curious...
Review of A Whale of the Wild
A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry; illus. by Lindsay Moore Intermediate Greenwillow 336 pp. g 9/20 978-0-06-299592-6 $17.99 The whale of the title could apply to either of two narrators. Vega, a late-adolescent orca whale, is just coming into her own as a wayfinder. The alternating voice is that of her...
Review of Walk Toward the Rising Sun: From Child Soldier to Ambassador of Peace
Walk Toward the Rising Sun: From Child Soldier to Ambassador of Peace by Ger Duany with Garen Thomas High School Make Me a World/Random 320 pp. g 9/20 978-1-5247-1940-1 $18.99 Library ed. 978-1-5247-1941-8 $21.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5247-1942-5 $11.99 In this vivid memoir, Duany recounts his experience as a Lost Boy....
Review of Seeking an Aurora
Seeking an Aurora by Elizabeth Pulford; illus. by Anne Bannock Primary Blue Dot Kids 32 pp. g 1/21 978-1-7331212-7-9 $17.95 A story from New Zealand about a rare natural wonder. A father awakens his child late at night to “find an Aurora.” The child asks, “What’s an Aurora?” but Dad...
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