Elizabeth Giles
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Even When Your Voice Shakes
With a strong, resourceful protagonist, a richly observed setting, and powerful messages about gender and class inequity, this novel belongs on all shelves.
PREMIUM
Collateral Damage: The Mental Health Effects of the Pandemic
Not recommended. Some better options for research already exist, such as “The COVID-19 Pandemic” series (ReferencePoint), and additional titles are sure to be forthcoming.
Shelter: Homelessness in Our Community
An outstanding, sophisticated introduction to a complex topic, this book encourages readers to prioritize kindness towards and dignity for people experiencing homelessness. Recommended as a first purchase.
PREMIUM
Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country
Atinuke’s first foray into nonfiction admirably presents an accessible and engaging narrative with its nuanced treatment of a continent too often depicted in relation to its extremes.
In the Wild Light
A wise, gorgeous exploration of loss and survival that will make readers cry. A first purchase.
PREMIUM
Much Ado About Baseball
This ambitious, layered story pulls together sports, Shakespeare, and mathematics while conveying a sweet, accessible message of the value of friendship and forgiveness. Recommended for all collections; hand to fans of Stacy McAnulty’s The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl or Erin Yun’s Pippa Park Raises Her Game.
The Blackbird Girls
A stunning look at a historical event rarely written about for young people, elevated by strong pacing, emotional depth, and intense, moving friendships that readers will root for. A first purchase.
PREMIUM
We Are Totally Normal
This novel covers unique ground, but unappealing characters and a meandering narrative will put off many readers.
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