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The votes are in for the first round of September/October Cover Madness, and we move on to round 2! Pick your favorite from each group — let us know your choices in the comments! Come back next week to see which covers advance to the next round. Read the Cover Madness rules here....
Cover Madness continues! Voting is over for the July/August covers. Next up are the September/October covers. Pick your favorite from each group — let us know your favorites in the comments! Come back next week to see which covers advance to the next round. Read the Cover Madness rules here. Click on any...
Not all deserving books bring home ALA awards. Our annual Mind the Gap Awards pay tribute to our favorite books that didn’t win. Here’s how we reviewed our 2022 winners. Wishes by Mượn Thị Văn; illus. by Victo Ngai Primary Orchard/Scholastic 40 pp. g 5/21 978-1-338-30589-0 $18.99 A little...
Fiction and Poetry Winner All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir High School Razorbill/Penguin 384 pp. g 3/22 978-0-593-20234-0 $19.99 e-book ed. 978-0-593-20235-7 $10.99 In this stark and searing sort-of love story, two Pakistani American teens living in a California desert town struggle to choose connection over isolation when family crises...
Nonfiction Winner Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert Middle School, High School Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 224 pp. g 10/21 978-0-06-305666-4 $19.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-305668-8 $9.99 On May 30, 1921 — just over one hundred years ago — a...
Unbound: The Life + Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott with Brie Spangler and Melissa Sweet; illus. by Melissa Sweet Primary, Intermediate Knopf 48 pp. g 6/21 978-0-525-64811-6 $17.99 Library ed. 978-0-525-64812-3 $20.99 e-book ed. 978-0-525-64813-0 $10.99 This poignant picture-book biography opens on an illustration of Joyce Scott and...
Fearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North, Botanical Artist by Laurie Lawlor; illus. by Becca Stadtlander Primary, Intermediate Holiday 48 pp. g 5/21 978-0-8234-3959-1 $18.99 As a teenager, Marianne North (1830–1890) acquired a love of music, art, and especially botany (all things that her wealthy Victorian parents disapproved of), teaching...
The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer by Mara Rockliff; illus. by Daniel Duncan Primary Candlewick 48 pp. g 9/21 978-1-5362-1252-5 $17.99 Text and pictures work together to capture the life and spirit of a remarkable woman. As a child in England, Beatrice Shilling (1909–1990)...
Sister Corita’s Words and Shapes by Jeanette Winter; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Beach Lane/Simon 48 pp. g 9/21 978-1-5344-9601-9 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-5344-9602-6 $10.99 Corita Kent’s “Rainbow Swash” is a long-familiar sight to Boston commuters, splashed across an enormous natural gas tank alongside Interstate 93, but her bold,...
In commemoration of Black History Month, we'll be featuring articles, speeches, interviews, and reviews from The Horn Book's past year that are by and/or about African American authors, illustrators, and luminaries in the field — one a weekday through the month of February. Last week's ALA Youth Media Awards announcement...