JOHNSON, J. J.
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All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
Gr 3 Up—Previous picture books about Juneteenth (the holiday celebrating the day slaves were freed in Texas—two years after the rest of the country) have focused on contemporary children discovering this quirk of history...
The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez
Gr 6–8—In seventh grade, Benny is a contrarian, someone who consistently sees "the glass half empty...
Beaver
Gr 2–4—In these titles written from an individual animal's perspective, the author keeps the content factual without slipping into anthropomorphism...
Guinea Pig
K-Gr 2—Narrated by a child whose photo appears on the first page, these titles introduce the basics of pet care and selection...
The Cat with Seven Names
PreS-Gr 2—A plump, seemingly stray cat wanders occasionally into the home of an older librarian...
The Mark of the Dragonfly
Gr 4–8—In the future and on a ruined planet, orphaned Piper lives alone, making her living from mending the scraps she finds after the deadly meteor showers and dust storms that beleaguer the towns on the outskirts of civilization...
Out of Eden
Gr 10 Up—In this unsettling tale of seemingly random violence, Stony and his family are stalked and attacked by two drifters...
Ice Dogs
Gr 5–8—Victoria Secord, a 14-year-old dog musher, has been struggling in the year since her father died...
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