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Graphic Novels: Romance, Roller Derby, and River Spirits | December 2017 Xpress Reviews
Swordplay and swooning abound in Scarlet Rose; two roller girls find their friendship tested; and a pair of tweens enter a beautiful new river realm in December's graphic novel Xpress.
Nonfiction: Animal Myths, Bone Books, Amazing Bodies, & More | December 2017 Xpress Reviews
An entertaining exploration of pirate history; a frank discussion of sex and gender in Spanish; and Zetta Elliott's "Benny" addresses autism for a young audience in December's nonfiction Xpress.
Middle Grade: "Aunt Claire Presents" Two Series Reissues | December 2017 Xpress Reviews
Two books from the early 20th–century depict friendship and life among the elite in this month's Xpress.
Best books 2017
We read. We debated. We maybe even cried. Culling 71 of the best books for children and teens in any given year is no easy feat, and this year we had a surfeit of stellar offerings to choose from.
Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson | SLJ Review
K-Gr 3 –The youth of the Birmingham civil rights movement take center stage in this historical picture book.
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes | SLJ Audio Review
Gr 9 Up –Seventeen-year-old Minnow Bly is sentenced to juvenile detention for brutally assaulting a mentally disturbed man. Only 12 hours prior, her entire community had been burned to the ground and the Prophet, the leader of the cult to which her family belonged, had been murdered.
Facing Frederick by Tonya Bolden | SLJ Review
Gr 7 Up –Bolden successfully demonstrates in this biography how monumental a figure Frederick Douglass is in U.S. history.
Feminism From A to Z by Gayle E. Pitman | SLJ Review
Gr 9 Up –Energetic and engaging, this primer on feminism covers a wide variety of subjects.
The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis | SLJ Review
Gr 10 Up –Evan Panos is living in an undeniably abusive home.
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