$19.99
ISBN: 9781547606030
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Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - October 10th, 2023
Both humorous and educational, this book introduces the reader to not just the fact of diseases but the overall picture of events in the medical, scientific, and historic worlds. Featuring around five epidemics, everything is presented in ways we can relate to and understand. And while you learn about such things as “black pus boils” no part is gratuitous. A clever read. ~ Reviewed by Jeanette
$18.99
ISBN: 9781646142620
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Published: Levine Querido - October 24th, 2023
Queen Harish was the alter ego of a boy from a small community, became an orphan young, and was left with two sisters to raise. His love of dance and his talents would make him dare to dream of dressing in traditional women’s garments and make dance come alive. The busy illustrations are rich, lush, colorful, dark, filled with light and much is hidden within. ~ Reviewed by Jeanette
$13.99
ISBN: 9781984894182
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Published: Random House Graphic - October 25th, 2022
Energetically drawn with bright and bold colors, an excellent middle grade graphic novel that tells the globetrotting story of Safia, a blind teenager who yearns for adventure, and her aunt Walteranne Whimsy, a retired treasure hunter who has been literally turned into a dragon person. Incredibly endearing characters plus vibrant, daring artwork equals one of my very favorite comic books in this space. ~ Reviewed by Reilly Hadden
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250838810
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Published: Feiwel & Friends - August 29th, 2023
A wonderfully whimsical story about a kid named Evan, about to begin middle school, who must solve a mystery involving an old grumpy cat and three ghosts who have haunted a leftover book cart after the local library burned down many years before. Told from the different points of view of three extremely likeable characters, this perfect little book charmed me with its meditations on life, loss, and the magic that can only be found in a good library. ~ Reviewed by Reilly Hadden
$19.99
ISBN: 9781534439467
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - January 11th, 2022
This novel-length free verse poem, split up into three 'breaths,' is paired with gorgeous and lush artwork that leaps off the page into your soul. This is the best and truest encapsulation of the COVID-19 pandemic and our historical moment, told from a Black boy's perspective. Moving, cathartic, and incredibly hopeful and heartwarming! ~ Reviewed by Bethany Marsfelder
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ISBN: 9781682636114
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Published: Peachtree Teen - September 5th, 2023
An excellent horror novel set in an alternate Victorian London. Constant hauntings have necessitated the creation of a society of mediums to keep all the angry spirits under control. These "Speakers" can only be men and are bred from women who have violet eyes. Silas is a violet-eyed trans teenager who tries to pose as a soon-to-be Speaker but is caught and sent to Braxton’s Finishing School and Sanitorium, a horrifically traumatizing place where "difficult" violet-eyed girls are sent to make them more suitable for marriage. Silas's experience in this place is completely violent and horrible and this is a difficult but necessary story that masterfully encapsulates the trans experience alongside thoughtful depictions of mental illness and the awful reality we still live in wherein powerful men will do everything they can to destroy the lives of anyone they deem "different." At least we can hope that they will get what they deserve. ~ Reviewed by Reilly Hadden
