Best Of

A tall tale offered with caveats, filled with found family, fancy shooting, humor, and adventure.

A first purchase for all teen collections. This important memoir adapted for young adults is devastating, inspiring, and ultimately hopeful.

This bright, engaging text provides young middle school readers with the inspiration and means to conduct enlightening at-home experiments. Detailed biographies of notable chemists, simple yet purposeful explanations, and visual aids enhance this well-rounded guide that demonstrates important chemistry concepts. Readers are sure to experience wondrous results in their own kitchens.

Highly recommended for purchase. This is a story about resilience that would work in classrooms or public library collections.

A beautiful yet subtle depiction of the restorative power of companionship.

Essential and exceptional titles reviewed in our June 2020 issue, including picture books, middle grade, YA, nonfiction, and graphic novels for children and teens.

A stunning picture book that depicts children exploring the outside world. An excellent resource for teaching poetry, inference, and prediction. Highly recommended for elementary collections.

A comforting tale of nighttime routines, homes, and family love, this first purchase supports social emotional learning through an imaginary world of cozy bedtimes for young readers.

A perfect introductory text to what is and is not appropriate at the museum, this tale also delivers a generous lesson about how a single piece of art can turn an entire experience around. A recommended purchase for most libraries.