Book Reviews
Love Is Hard Work: The Art and Heart of Corita Kent by Dan Paley; illus. by Victoria Tentler-Krylov Primary, Intermediate Candlewick 40 pp. 11/24 9781536220322 $18.99 It only takes a “little heart” to make a big impact, and so tells the story of artist and religious sister Corita Kent (1918–1986)....
Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari; illus. by the author High School LB Ink/Little, Brown 304 pp. 10/24 9780316416658 $24.99 Paper ed. 9780316416726 $17.99 e-book ed. 9780316416825 $9.99 A Japanese American author-illustrator describes her inner journey to find herself while taking an actual journey to Japan....
A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story by Nadia Salomon; illus. by London Ladd Primary Philomel 40 pp. 9/24 9780593525913 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593525920 $11.99 This picture-book biography begins with Evers-Williams (b. 1933), the first woman to chair the NAACP full time, speaking at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration...
Dive, Dive into the Night Sea by Thea Lu; illus. by the author Primary Candlewick Studio 32 pp. 10/24 9781536234152 $19.99 A figure stands on the edge of a boat (on the title-page spread) and then dives into the sea, a luminous, full moon shining brightly in the background. Once...
Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan; illus. by the author Middle School Roaring Brook 288 pp. 9/24 9781250855336 $22.99 Paper ed. 9781250855343 $14.99 In a graphic memoir set in 1993, thirteen-year-old Chinese Canadian Ruth is apprehensive about her family’s upcoming move from...
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming; illus. by Deena So’Oteh Primary Schwartz/Random 48 pp. 10/24 9780593377789 $18.99 Library ed. 9780593377796 $21.99 e-book ed. 9780593377802 $11.99 Readers are immediately immersed in the life of a narwhal as the unseen narrator invites them into the narrative: “You are a narwhal—...
Up, Up, Ever Up!: Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita Yasuda; illus. by Yuko Shimizu Primary Clarion/HarperCollins 48 pp. 9/24 9780063242418 $19.99 In this inspiring picture-book biography, readers meet renowned Japanese mountain climber, educator, and environmentalist Junko Tabei (1939–2016), the first woman to successfully summit Mount Everest....
A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women’s Soccer—and Beyond by Elizabeth Rusch High School Greenwillow 336 pp. 7/24 9780063220904 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780063220928 $9.99 In tracing the battle for equal pay and equal treatment waged by the United States Women’s National Team against the U.S. Soccer...
Evidence!: How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson; illus. by Nik Henderson Primary, Intermediate Knopf 40 pp. 8/24 9780593426814 $19.99 Library ed. 9780593426821 $22.99 e-book ed. 9780593426838 $11.99 During the Industrial Revolution, vast numbers of workers moved to cities that housed the new factories. These...
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