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Need a good laugh?

In case you could stand to smile…these six books, recommended for preschool and/or primary readers, are full of giggles and chortles for young readers and listeners and for adult readers-aloud. See also the Humorous stories tag in the Guide/Reviews Database. Silly Boobies: A Love Story by Ame Dyckman; illus. by...

Female-focused fiction

In these six novels recommended for middle- and/or high-school readers, girls and women express themselves and help, protect, and uplift one another. March is Women’s History Month; see our Women’s History Month tag. True Life in Uncanny Valley by Deb Caletti High School    Labyrinth Road/Random    416 pp. 3/25    9780593708613    $19.99...

Real science

In these five nonfiction books recommended for intermediate and/or middle-school readers, science is a lot more engaging — and more vital — than mere facts and figures. See also our Five Questions interview with Amy Cherrix about Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike and the...

Five questions for Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds’s sensitive, funny YA novel Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…: A Love Story (Dlouhy/Atheneum, 14–18 years) begins just before Neon and Aria’s “first time” — and then tells the story backward, giving perspective on how their relationship has led up to that moment. For more novels featuring all kinds of...

Books mentioned in the January 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book

Five questions for Jason Reynolds Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...: A Love Story by Jason Reynolds; Dlouhy/Atheneum.    If you LOVE love stories... Our Shouts Echo by Jade Adia; Hyperion. Guava and Grudges by Alexis Castellanos; Bloomsbury. With Love, Miss Americanah by Jane Igharo; Feiwel. Leap by Simina Popescu; Roaring Brook....

From the Editor - January 2025

Calling Caldecott fans: tomorrow’s the day! Our annual Mock Caldecott ballot opens at noon on Thursday, January 16. Just like the real committee members, you pick your top three picture-book choices, ranked and weighted; unlike on the real committee, there’s just one round. (Also unlike the real committee, our outcome...

Black excellence

February is Black History Month! These seven picture-book biographies, recommended for primary and/or intermediate readers, highlight accomplished Black figures in a variety of fields. For more, see the Black History Month tag on hbook.com, and the African Americans tag in the Guide/Reviews Database. The Purple One: A Story of Prince by...

New year, new stories

Lunar New Year begins January 29 and is featured in a selection of the recommended titles below, all eight of which star real-life, fictional, or fantastical characters from diverse Asian heritages. See also the Asian Americans tag on hbook.com, the Asian Americans tag in the Guide/Reviews Database, and for older...

If you LOVE love stories...

With Valentine’s Day approaching, here are eight books featuring love, recommended for high-school readers — whether you’re looking for realistic or fantastical, happy or not-so-happy love stories, or even tales about self-love. See also our Five Questions interview with Jason Reynolds about Twenty-Four Seconds from Now…: A Love Story and...
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