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New Release Spotlight – Week of March 26, 2024
Closing out this last week in March with yet another massive Spotlight! March was a huge month for new book releases, particularly for middle grades. I’m especially excited about two
New Release Spotlight – Week of March 19, 2024
Another week of great book releases! The past two weeks have been massive for middle grades. This week, YA and picture books both look strongest, with lots of new and
Out of Body : A Librarian’s Perspective
Out of Body by Nia Davenport is a YA body-swap adventure that teens will love! Great writing and a fun premise that will be oh-so-easy to booktalk with a roomful
Not the Worst Friend in the World : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
I loved this! Not the Worst Friend in the World is from debut author Anne Rellihan, who clearly understands 6th grade girl drama well. Is she a 6th grade teacher?
New Release Spotlight – Week of March 12, 2024
Phew! Just when I think I’m taking a little break from the Spotlight, we get a second week in a row with lots of incredible titles. Once again, middle grades
The Fox Maidens : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha is a gorgeous story set in 16th Century Korea, under the Joseon Dynasty. The illustrations are gorgeous. For me, the story starts off fantastic
New Release Spotlight – Week of March 5, 2024
We’ve got a great Spotlight this week! Middle grades look especially strong. They look so great, in fact, that I am still finding new ones after this post went live.
New Release Spotlight – Week of February 27, 2024
We’ve got another somewhat shorter list this week, so I’ve combined it all into one list of 10. YA books are first, then middle grades, then picture books. Once again,
New Release Spotlight – Week of February 20, 2024
This week’s Spotlight is shorter, so I have combined all grade levels into one Spotlight. The list begins with YA and go down in age to picture books. This week’s
New Release Spotlight – Middle Grade Books – Week of February 13, 2024
Welcome to the Middle Grade Spotlight for the week of February 13! Remember that for the purposes of this list, I consider middle grades as Grades 3-8. My top pick
New Release Spotlight – YA Books – Week of February 13, 2024
It’s another longer-than-normal YA Spotlight! I’ve got 8 YA titles for you this week. My top pick this week is The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha. This graphic novel is
New Release Spotlight – Picture Books – February 13, 2024
Picture books are a little longer this week because I included a couple that didn’t make it on last’week’s (HUGE) Spotlight. Nothing really jumps out at me as a favorite
New Release Spotlight – YA Books – Week of February 6, 2024
All three of this week’s New Release Spotlights are larger-than-normal! My top YA pick this week is Out of Body by Nia Davenport. This book is a thriller-twist on Freaky
New Release Spotlight – Middle Grade Books – Week of February 6, 2024
This week’s Spotlights are EXCELLENT, with several popular authors on each of this week’s three lists. For middle grades, we have new titles from Ruth Behar, Alan Gratz, Hena Khan,
New Release Spotlight – Picture Books – February 6, 2024
Whew, another longer-than-normal Spotlight for February 6th! There were titles that I just didn’t have time to feature this week, so I have left them on my list in the
5 Books About Black Inventors + Free Display Poster
This week’s “5 Books” post is short and sweet! This month is Black History Month, so today, I’m featuring 5 picture books about Black inventors. As always, I’ve got a
New Release Spotlight – Middle Grade Books – Week of January 30, 2024
I’ve got six books on this week’s Middle Grade Spotlight, and three of them are graphic novels! My top pick this week is The Wandering Hour by Zack Loran Clark!
New Release Spotlight – YA Books – Week of January 30, 2024
There is so much new YA to love this week! It wasn’t easy to choose this week’s top pick. I’m stuck between three titles, so I’m going to talk about
New Release Spotlight – Picture Books – January 30, 2024
Welcome to the last Picture Book Spotlight for January 2024! I’ve got six new picture books for you today. This week was a little skimpy on the new picture books,
Lunar New Year Love Story : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang is the best graphic novel I’ve ever read. That is NOT hyperbole. I’ve read and loved so many graphic novels, but