Review by Elizabeth Leung
It’s magical, majestic, and better than horses: Cale Atkinson has the answers to all the questions you’ve ever had about unicorns. … More Unicorns 101 by Cale Atkinson
Review by Juhyun Tony Bae
Five months ago, Nate’s best friend Dodge drowned in a tragic accident along with his family up near their cabin, but his body was never recovered. … More The Starlight Claim by Tim Wynne-Jones
Review by Verena Rodriguez
Encounter reimagines the first meeting between an Indigenous Stadaconan fisher and a French sailor in 1534. Inspired by Jacques Cartier’s notes on his first expedition to what is now Gaspé Bay, Quebec, the story begins when Fisher and Sailor set out in their boats, welcoming a new day. … More Encounter by Brittany Luby, Illus. by Michaela Goade
Review by Jennifer Irvine
Social activist and seventh grader Mya Parsons is well on her way to building her resume as a future employee of the United Nations. She’s the head of the Kids for Social Justice Club (KSJ) at her school and wants to change the world filled with poverty and persecution. … More Mya’s Strategy to Save the World by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Review by Shyamala Parthasarathy
Cursed by the Fate Spinner to be the accidental cause of every bad thing that happens in her little town of Carriwitchet, Annalise Meriwether is singled out and bullied by her neighbors all through her life. … More The Spinner of Dreams by K.A. Reynolds
Review by Verena Rodriguez
From prairie goat to decorated war hero, Sergeant Billy is based on the true story of a goat who went to World War I and fought—yes, we are talking about a real goat—with the Canadian Fifth Battalion. … More Sergeant Billy: The True Story of a Goat Who Went to War by Mireille Messier, Illus. by Kass Reitch
Review by Emily-Anne Mikos
When I first picked up Michigan Vs. The Boys, I thought I knew what kind of story it was going to be. I had read stories about girls struggling in all-boy environments before, and thought I knew what to expect. … More Michigan Vs. The Boys by Carrie S. Allen
Review by Elizabeth Leung
Ashley Spires, bestselling author of The Most Magnificent Thing, brings magic (or, should I say, the scientific method) to the page once again in Fairy Science. … More Fairy Science by Ashley Spires
Review by Shanleigh Klassen
Life has not been easy for Hartley Staples as of late. It could be in part because his teacher has just assigned the last project of middle school and he has absolutely no clue what to present on. … More The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster by Cary Fagan
Review by Valeria De La Vega
Enter any bookstore and you’ll find picture books in which children of all ethnicities play together, solve mysteries, and have adventures. However, that wasn’t always the case. … More It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear, Illus. by Julie Morstad
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