Book Reviews
Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike by Amy Cherrix Intermediate, Middle School Harper/HarperCollins 336 pp. 9/24 9780063069541 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780063069565 $9.99 Epidemiologists are scientists who study the causes, patterns, and control of diseases in groups of people. Positioning epidemiologists as forensic detectives, Cherrix examines...
The Doll Test: Choosing Equality by Carole Boston Weatherford; illus. by David Elmo Cooper Primary Carolrhoda 32 pp. 11/24 9781728477930 $18.99 This powerful picture book brings to life the essential research of psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark, whose work significantly influenced the fight against segregation, having concluded that “school segregation...
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....
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