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Amy Cherrix’s meticulously researched page-turner Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike (Harper/HarperCollins, 8–12 years) puts a timely topic in context by examining the important work of epidemiologists in six case studies at various moments in history. For more scientific middle-grade nonfiction, see our list “Real...
Five questions for Amy Cherrix Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike by Amy Cherrix; Harper/HarperCollins. Real science Seeds of Discovery: How Barbara McClintock Used Corn and Curiosity to Solve a Science Mystery and Win a Nobel Prize by Lori Alexander, illus. by Rebecca Santo; Clarion/HarperCollins. Mountain of Fire: The...
Who’s got the flu? Here in Massachusetts we’re getting walloped ("Flu virus just won’t quit this year,” says the Boston Globe), making it a particularly good time to read Amy Cherrix’s well-researched and highly compelling Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike and Five Questions interview....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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