Book Reviews
The Poisoned King [Impossible Creatures] by Katherine Rundell; illus. by Ashley Mackenzie Middle School Knopf 304 pp. 9/25 9780593809907 $19.99 When Christopher Forrester returns to the Glimouria Archipelago, conditions could not be more dire: the ancient, wise dragons are dying, and the dragon Sarkany, on whose back Christopher flew in...
Broken by X. Fang; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Tundra 48 pp. 10/25 9781774882009 $18.99 A young girl tells a story about a cup, a cat, and some cake. While visiting her grandma, bored Mei Mei decides to scare Mimi the cat but in doing so accidentally breaks Ama’s...
Our Air by G. Brian Karas; illus. by the author Primary Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp. 10/25 9780593625514 $18.99 With the opening sentence, “I am the Air,” Karas (On Earth, rev. 9/05) establishes personified air as the narrator, reassuring readers that even though, scientifically speaking, they cannot see or smell or hear...
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School Allida/HarperCollins 432 pp. 9/25 9780063284432 $19.99 Make space on your shelf for this delectable, suspenseful adventure spanning more than a thousand years. Eleven-year-old Luli Lee lives in 1930s New York City,...
The most prestigious honors in children’s literature, the Newbery and Caldecott medals, were awarded to Renée Watson for All the Blues in the Sky and Cátia Chien for Fireworks on January 26, 2026, by the American Library Association at the Hilton Chicago hotel. Also announced at the gathering were the winners of the...
Alex Awards [for the ten best adult books that appeal to teen audiences] Sonita: My Fight Against Tyranny and My Escape to Freedom by Sonita Alizada (HarperOne/HarperCollins) Plum by Andy Anderegg (Hub City) Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen (Gallery/Simon) What Kind of Paradise by Janelle...
Winner Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith Middle School, High School Heartdrum/HarperCollins 352 pp. 8/25 9780063314269 $19.99 This anthology edited by Muscogee author Smith includes eighteen stories by North American Indigenous authors including Darcie Little Badger (Lipan Apache), Angeline Boulley (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa...
Winner On the Wings of la Noche by Vanessa L. Torres Middle School, High School Knopf 352 pp. 1/25 9780593426173 $19.99 REVIEW TO COME Honors Rosa by Any Other Name by Hailey Alcaraz High School Viking 416 pp....
Winner Popo the Xolo by Paloma Angelina Lopez; illus. by Abraham Matias Primary Charlesbridge 40 pp. 8/25 9781623544577 $17.99 REVIEW TO COME Honors The Invisible Parade by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio; illus. by John Picacio Primary Little, Brown 60 pp. 8/25 ...
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