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One Time
This is a deceptively simple ballad to creative writing. Like Creech’s own Love That Dog with a nod to Roald Dahl’s Miss Honey from Matilda, and Jerry Spinelli’s Stargirl, this book spotlights an inspirational teacher with a passion for thoughtfulness and words, and the children who thrive in this creative collaboration.
Darius the Great Deserves Better
Khorram again presents an artful tapestry of sci-fi fandom, Persian culture, soccer, racism, sexuality, depression, family crises, a love triangle, and endless amounts of global teas in Darius’s compelling story. Despite all of the seemingly disparate elements, this is a seamless and profound YA novel with a memorable and endearing main character.
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Feel the Fog
Unfortunately, fog is not as dazzling as fall leaves, flowers, or freshly fallen snow, so this series title is not as visually appealing as the others overall. However, this book should be considered for weather studies collections or for language arts lessons in alliteration.
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The Truth about Butterflies
A worthy addition to collections where the “The Truth About Your Favorite Animals” titles or the author’s “Flying Beaver Brothers” graphic novels are already enjoyed.
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That’s Life!
Sure to be a choice for 2020 graduation gifts, this sweet but greeting-card stock story offers an alternative to Dr. Seuss’s Oh the Places You’ll Go.
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Home Base: A Mother-Daughter Story
This is an appealing story with a simple message of equality, as mother and daughter challenge gender stereotypes on the baseball field and on a construction project. The artist’s portrayal of the pair’s very different physical appearances is a matter-of-fact nod to diverse families.
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The Big Bang Book
In a crowded field of Earth-origin and evolution stories for children, this is well worth a look for its simple, but not vague, approach to the topic. Alongside Marion Dane Bauer’s and Ekua Holmes’s poetic The Stuff of Stars, it will awaken young readers’ curiosity.
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My Dad Thinks I’m a Boy?!: A Trans Positive Children’s Book
This is a meager and didactic story featuring a transgender girl whose father cannot accept her as a daughter. Choose instead some excellent transgender and gender nonbinary books for young readers such as When Aidan Became a Brother and Tutus Aren’t My Style.
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Sam!
Although oversimplified, Sam’s transgender coming out story is a welcome one for classrooms and libraries looking for #OwnVoices LQBTQIA+ books for young readers. For a more nuanced picture book about being true to one’s authentic self, consider Michael Hall’s Red: A Crayon’s Story.
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