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Let’s Talk About Race in Storytimes
Recommended for professionals who have been apprehensive about talking about race.
Inside Hudson Pickle
Fans of novels about sports and family drama, such as Kwame Alexander's The Crossover, will appreciate this realistic tale.
The First Rule of Punk
Those who enjoy vivacious, plucky heroines, such as the protagonists of Brenda Woods's The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Audrey Vernick's Two Naomis, and Rebecca Stead's Goodbye Stranger, will eagerly embrace Malu.
This Is Really Happening
Full of crossover YA/adult appeal, this is for fans of intelligent, sassy writers and books such as Sarah Andersen's Adulthood Is a Myth, Issa Rae's The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, or Maya Van Wagenen's Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek.
The Frog Princess Returns
Middle graders who love magical adventures should instead check out Jewell Parker Rhodes's Bayou Magic, Patricia C. Wrede's Dealing with Dragons, Jean Ferris's Once upon a Marigold, Alex Flinn's A Kiss in Time, or Jessica Day George's Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow.
The Princess and the Page
A disappointingly unoriginal offering. Middle grade readers who like action, adventure, and stories coming to life should instead seek out Cornelia Funke's "Inkheart" series, Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted, Christopher Healy's The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, Brandon Mull's "Fablehaven" books, or Suzanne Collins's Gregor the Overlander.
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery": The Authorized Graphic Adaptation
For fans of Shirley Jackson as well as newcomers planning to read alongside the prose tale.
The Best Mistake Mystery
Fans of classic mysteries and dog lovers will enjoy the Canadian setting, the dog walking service, and seeing characters learn from their missteps. A secondary purchase.
Blue Monday: Vol. 1: The Kids Are Alright
Flores is a solid comic book writer, and though this isn't her strongest work, she has penned plenty of other enjoyable selections. Try Scooter Girl or Queen Bee instead.
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