Review by Louise Brecht
Seconds after this excerpt, Mutti is shot for the slip of her daughter’s tongue and Katja’s dress is splattered with her mother’s blood. The Soviet army that surges into Germany in the dying months of World War II displays little regard for its enemy’s people. … More My Long List of Impossible Things by Michelle Barker
Review by Emily-Anne Mikos
Romances aren’t the only relationships that are complicated. Childhood friends James and Kat suddenly aren’t friends anymore, and both girls are unsure how to go back to the carefree, easy relationship they once had. … More We Used To Be Friends by Amy Spalding
Review by Sasa Popovich
With the shifting landscape of modern hockey, exactly what space do women occupy in the sport, and what does this mean for young girls just starting out? … More The Ice Chips and the Invisible Puck by Roy MacGregor and Kerry MacGregor, Illus. by Kim Smith
Review by Jocelyne Gregory
Music is a powerful force. It can make us cry, it can make us dance, it can bring people together, and it can also affect how we see ourselves. In I Like The Me I See! we’re guided on a journey of self-affirmation and empowerment by Jessica “Culture Queen” Hebron, the award-winning writer, singer, performer, songwriter and teacher who has dedicated her life to supporting children and youth through cultural awareness and self-affirmation. … More I Like The Me I See! by Jessica “Culture Queen” Herbon, Illus. Solomia Kovalchuk
Review by Jocelyn Gregory
Have you ever wanted to make comics? Did you dream of drawing comics as a kid and gave up because they were stick figures or not what you pictured? … More Making Comics by Lynda Barry
Review by Elina Taillon
Clementine Morcerous is many things: a young gardener, a user of magic…and an heiress in a long line of Dark Lords. But when her father is cursed to be whittled away by a witch who covets the title, Clementine finds herself assuming responsibility sooner than expected. … More The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz
Review by Shalon Sims
XR935 is a twelve-year-old robot with feelings, parents, and a job installing solar panels. Although each day is pretty much the same as the next, there’s one part of life that doesn’t fit so neatly into XR’s robot brain: the ruins of humanity. … More The Last Human by Lee Bacon
Review by Lauren Hathaway
Story Boat is an absorbing and timely picture book that explores the refugee experience through the eyes and imagination of a child. … More Story Boat by Kyo Maclear, Illus. by Rashin Kheiriyeh
Review by Juhyun Tony Bae
Middle school is tough. I mean, sure, the school part sucks—the teachers and homework—but you can kinda control your grades by working hard. The real challenge is the other kids. … More Just Jaime by Terri Libenson
Review by Shalon Sims
What do you do when you have amnesia and your psychiatrist is an extravagant drag queen who’s overly eager to retrieve your memories? … More Reverie by Ryan La Sala
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