19 Must-Have Titles from Nikki Grimes, Deborah Heiligman, and More | Starred Reviews, December 2019

Check out these stellar titles, including a collaboration between Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed.

 

Picture Books

Grimes, Nikki. Bedtime for Sweet Creatures. illus. by Elizabeth Zunon. Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky. Jan. 2020. p. 66.

Halliday, Fiona. Numenia and the Hurricane. illus. by author. Page Street. Jan. 2020. p. 68.

Marcero, Deborah. In a Jar. illus. by author. Putnam. Jan. 2020. p. 71.

Pignataro, Anna. The Heart of a Whale. illus. by author. Philomel. Jan. 2020. p. 72.

Pumphrey, Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey. The Old Truck. illus. by authors. Norton. Jan. 2020. p. 72.

Tallie, Mariahadessa Ekere. Layla’s Happiness. illus. by Ashleigh Corrin. Enchanted Lion. Oct. 2019. p. 74.

 

Middle Grade

Milford, Kate. The Thief Knot: A Greenglass House Story. Clarion. Jan. 2020. p. 80.

 

YA

Aceves, Fred. The New David Espinoza. HarperTeen. Feb. 2020. p. 90.

Albertalli, Becky & Aisha Saeed. Yes No Maybe So. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. Feb. 2020. p. 86.

Arnold, Elana K. Red Hood. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. Feb. 2020. p. 90.

 

Nonfiction

Argueta, Jorge. Jimena Pérez Puede Volar/Jimena Pérez Can Fly. Arte Público Pr./Piñata. Nov. 2019. p. 96.

Barretta, Gene. The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver. illus. by Frank Morrison. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Bks. Jan. 2020. p. 96.

Goldstone, Lawrence. Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights. Scholastic Focus. Jan. 2020. p. 101.

Heiligman, Deborah. Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of “The Children’s Ship.” Holt. Oct. 2019. p. 101.

O’Brien, Cynthia. Encyclopedia of the American Indian. National Geographic. Oct. 2019. p. 99.

Reid, Megan. Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-of-Foot Girl. illus. by Laura Freeman. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray. Jan. 2020. p. 99.

Russell-Brown, Katheryn. A Voice Named Aretha. illus. by Laura Freeman. Bloomsbury. Jan. 2020. p. 100.

Yellowhorn, Eldon & Kathy Lowinger. What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal. Annick. Nov. 2019. p. 103.

 

Graphic Novels

Lê, Minh. Green Lantern: Legacy. illus. by Andie Tong. DC Comics. Jan. 2020. p. 84.

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