SLJ's Starred Reviews | April 2015

This month’s can’t-miss titles include a creative picture book take on manners, a middle grade read set at the circus, and a spine-tingling short story collection.

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Picture Books

Beaton, Kate. The Princess and the Pony. illus. by Kate Beaton. 40p. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Jul. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780545637084; ebk. $17.99. ISBN 9780545637091.

McClure, Nikki. In. illus. by Nikki McClure. 36p. Abrams/Appleseed. 2015. Tr $16.95. ISBN 9781419714863.

O’Leary, Sara. This Is Sadie. illus. by Julie Morstad. 32p. (Sadie Mac). Tundra. May 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781770495326.

Ward, Helen. Spots in a Box. illus. by Helen Ward. 40p. Candlewick. 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780763675974.

Watkins, Rowboat. Rude Cakes. illus. by Rowboat Watkins. 40p. Chronicle. Jun. 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781452138510.

Chapter Books

Hanlon, Abby. Dory and the Real True Friend. illus. by Abby Hanlon. 160p. (Dory). Dial. Jul. 2015. Tr $14.99. ISBN 9780525428664; ebk. $10.99. ISBN 9780698135956. LC 2014034036.

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Airgood, Ellen. The Education of Ivy Blake. 256p. Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Bks. Jun. 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780399162787; ebk. $10.99. ISBN 9781101603949.

Beasley, Cassie. Circus Mirandus. 304p. Dial. Jun. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780525428435; ebk. $10.99. ISBN 9780698189065. LC 2014031463.

Graff, Lisa. Lost in the Sun. 304p. ebook available. Philomel. May 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780399164064.

Hubbard, Kirsten. Watch the Sky. 272p. Disney-Hyperion. Apr. 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781484708330.

Lawson, Jessica. Nooks & Crannies. 336p. S. & S. Jun. 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781481419215; ebk. $10.99. ISBN 9781481419239.

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Ahdieh, Renée. The Wrath and the Dawn. 400p. glossary. Putnam. May 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780399171611; ebk. ISBN 9780698185890.

Older, Daniel José. Shadowshaper. 304p. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Jun. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780545591614; ebk. $17.99. ISBN 9780545591621.

Priest, Cherie. I Am Princess X. illus. by Kali Ciesemier. 240p. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Jun. 2015. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780545620857; ebk. $18.99. ISBN 9780545642743.

Shelton, Dave. Thirteen Chairs. 256p. Scholastic/David Fickling Bks. Aug. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780545816656.

Toten, Teresa. The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B. 304p. Delacorte. 2015. ebook available. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780553507867; lib. ed. $20.99. ISBN 9780553507874.

Graphic Novels

Spiegelman, Nadja. Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure. ISBN 9781935179818. ––––. Perdidos en NYC: una aventura en el metro. tr. by Lola Moral. Spanish ed. ISBN 9781935179856. ea vol: illus. by Sergio Garcia Sanchez. 52p. TOON Graphic. Apr. 2015. Tr. $16.95.

Stevenson, Noelle. Nimona. illus. by Noelle Stevenson. 272p. ebook available. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. May 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780062278234; pap. $12.99. ISBN 9780062278227.

Nonfiction

BAUSUM, Ann. Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights. 128p. bibliog. ebook available. index. notes. photos. reprods. Viking. May 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780670016792.

Collard, Sneed B., III. Fire Birds: Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests. 48p. Bucking Horse. 2015. Tr $17. ISBN 9780984446070.

FitzSimmons, David. Curious Critters: Marine. photos by David FitzSimmons. 32p. (Curious Critters Series). glossary. Wild Iris. Apr. 2015. Tr $16.95. ISBN 9781936607723. LC 2014911087.

Guiberson, Brenda Z. The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea. illus. by Gennady Spirin. 32p. bibliog. websites. Holt. Jun. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780805099614.

Reef, Catherine. Noah Webster: Man of Many Words. 224p. bibliog. index. maps. notes. reprods. Clarion. Aug. 2015. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9780544129832.

Schnell, Lisa Kahn. High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs. illus. by Alan Marks. 40p. bibliog. diag. ebook available. filmog. further reading. maps. websites. Charlesbridge. Apr. 2015. RTE $16.95. ISBN 9781580896047. LC 2013049024.

Silvey, Anita. Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall. 96p. chron. filmog. further reading. index. maps. notes. photos. reprods. National Geographic. Jun. 2015. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781426315183; lib. ed. $28.90. ISBN 9781426315190. LC 2014017715.

SLJ1504-AB4Tstar-MooreSLJ1504-AB4Tstar-OatesFrom the Adult Books 4 Teens blog

MOORE, Wes. The Work: My Search for a Life that Matters. 248p. notes. Spiegel & Grau. 2015. Tr $25. ISBN 9780812993578. LC 2013038679. OATES, Joyce Carol. The Sacrifice. 309p. Ecco. 2015. Tr $26.99. ISBN 9780062332974. LC 2014052422.

DVD

The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement. 26 min. Dist. by the Video Project. 2014. $59. ISBN unavail. Looking at Lincoln. 10 min. Dist. by Dreamscape Media. 2015. $38.99. ISBN 9781633796119. Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. 57 min. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 2014. $350. Rent $85. ISBN 1941545246. Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything. 14 min. Dist. by Dreamscape Media. 2015. $38.99. ISBN 9781633796188. The Whole Gritty City. 89 min. Dist. by Alexander Street Press. 2014. $295. Streaming three-year access $295, perpetual $885. UPC 888295104692.

Audio

BIRNEY, Betty G. Humphrey Audio Collection, Books 8-11. Listening Library. 2015. p. 62. Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. The War That Saved My Life. 6 CDs. 7:38 hrs. Listening Library. 2015. $40. ISBN 9780553556537. digital download. COX, Judy. Go to Sleep, Groundhog! 1 CD. 6 min. Dreamscape. 2014. $14.99. ISBN 9781633794849. RAY, Mary Lyn. Go to Sleep, Little Farm. 1 CD. 15 min. $15.75. Recorded Books. 2015. ISBN 9781490660080. digital download.

VAN DRAANEN, Wendelin. Sammy Keyes and the Night of the Skulls. (Sammy Keyes: Bk. 14). Live Oak. 2014.

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