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 Emily Anctil
In this quiet and endearing picture book, a mouse finds a tiny crown sitting in the grass. … More King Mouse by Cary Fagan, Illus. by Dena Seiferling
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
Review by Louise Brecht
D’s scared. The trip was her idea. The plane crash happened here, the one that claimed the lives of her twin sister and Spider’s brother two long years ago. Now she, Spider, and their friend, Min, are stranded on the slopes of the Grey Sisters mountain range. … More The Grey Sisters by Jo Treggiari
Review by Emily Anctil
Alma and the Beast is a wonderfully executed picture book about finding similarities in those that seem different from you. … More Alma and the Beast by Esmé Shapiro
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