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Age: Preschool+
Emotions: Confidence, Fear
Animals: Tigers, bunnies
Perfectly suitable for a weekend storytime, an overly confident tiger will make kids giggle and parents will chuckle at this twist on William Blake's poem "The Tyger" (provided on the back cover). Although other readers desired more, I personally love the penultimate, ominous spread showing a horde of bunnies stampeding through the forest and a quick cut to Tiger reading the poem which he was so critical of in the beginning. A glorious read aloud for all ages.
Emotions: Confidence, Fear
Animals: Tigers, bunnies
Perfectly suitable for a weekend storytime, an overly confident tiger will make kids giggle and parents will chuckle at this twist on William Blake's poem "The Tyger" (provided on the back cover). Although other readers desired more, I personally love the penultimate, ominous spread showing a horde of bunnies stampeding through the forest and a quick cut to Tiger reading the poem which he was so critical of in the beginning. A glorious read aloud for all ages.
Age: Middle School
LGBTQ: Gay
LGBTQ: Gay
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Tough Issues: mental block and denial of death of mother
Age: 7th grade-college
Exemplary short story collection about microaggressions enacted against people of color and people in religious minorities.
Exemplary short story collection about microaggressions enacted against people of color and people in religious minorities.
Age: 8th grade-high school
Living in the shadows of her father's cowardly choices, Spensa is determined to clear his name and reclaim the skies as a fighter pilot. Spensa is all bravado and daring until questions start to arise: Why did her father abandon a historically significant battle and never come back? Why aren't her superiors examining the battle tactics of their mysterious alien enemies? And why are the stars whispering to her?
A very satisfying sci-fi read with a complex protagonist, action-packed aeronautic fight scenes, and an immensely satisfying ending that leaves you desperate to continue the series.
Living in the shadows of her father's cowardly choices, Spensa is determined to clear his name and reclaim the skies as a fighter pilot. Spensa is all bravado and daring until questions start to arise: Why did her father abandon a historically significant battle and never come back? Why aren't her superiors examining the battle tactics of their mysterious alien enemies? And why are the stars whispering to her?
A very satisfying sci-fi read with a complex protagonist, action-packed aeronautic fight scenes, and an immensely satisfying ending that leaves you desperate to continue the series.
Age: 4th grade-middle school
A fast-moving road trip story with grandma at the wheel. Suspended from school, William hops in his Gma's new RV, no questions asked, for an impromptu cross-country trip across the south. As Gma revisits locations featured in her Green Book from the 1960s, William finally gets answers about his grandparent's past while revealing more sinister questions about why and where they are going.
A plot-driven, short read with a series of unraveling mysteries.
A fast-moving road trip story with grandma at the wheel. Suspended from school, William hops in his Gma's new RV, no questions asked, for an impromptu cross-country trip across the south. As Gma revisits locations featured in her Green Book from the 1960s, William finally gets answers about his grandparent's past while revealing more sinister questions about why and where they are going.
A plot-driven, short read with a series of unraveling mysteries.
Age: 4th-7th grade
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Identity: Pakistani American
First line: "'This is the worst Eid ever!' Aleeza flops onto the sofa and grabs the TV remote."
Jameela is ready to take control as a seventh-grade aspiring journalist but the world has other plans. Her newspaper's editor-in-chief attempts to tamp down Jam's passion for hard-hitting stories, she has complications with a freshly arrived British friend (and love interest), her unemployed father must go overseas for a contracted position, and her younger sister falls seriously ill. And the school year's only halfway done!
I am so happy that Khan gives her writing talent to the middle elementary audience in yet another complex, gripping, and naturally appealing story of a passionate Muslim American girl. Although Jameela's religion is not the center of the story like Amina's Voice, it is beautifully woven throughout.
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Younger sister with cancer, survivorIdentity: Pakistani American
First line: "'This is the worst Eid ever!' Aleeza flops onto the sofa and grabs the TV remote."
Jameela is ready to take control as a seventh-grade aspiring journalist but the world has other plans. Her newspaper's editor-in-chief attempts to tamp down Jam's passion for hard-hitting stories, she has complications with a freshly arrived British friend (and love interest), her unemployed father must go overseas for a contracted position, and her younger sister falls seriously ill. And the school year's only halfway done!
I am so happy that Khan gives her writing talent to the middle elementary audience in yet another complex, gripping, and naturally appealing story of a passionate Muslim American girl. Although Jameela's religion is not the center of the story like Amina's Voice, it is beautifully woven throughout.
Age: Kindergarten-2nd grade
Culture: Cree tribe
Tough Issue: Forced residential schooling for Native Americans
Beautiful depiction of a hard topic to discuss: the forced education of Indian American children that harshly punished any exhibition of their past lives. When a little girl asks her grandpa how to say grandfather in Cree, he struggles to tell her that his words had been taken away from him when he was younger. An amazing illustration shows a group of boys lifting their voices up in the form of a raven as it is being caged by a white priest.
Florence presents this complex topic through visually evocative imagery and familial comfort.
Culture: Cree tribe
Tough Issue: Forced residential schooling for Native Americans
Beautiful depiction of a hard topic to discuss: the forced education of Indian American children that harshly punished any exhibition of their past lives. When a little girl asks her grandpa how to say grandfather in Cree, he struggles to tell her that his words had been taken away from him when he was younger. An amazing illustration shows a group of boys lifting their voices up in the form of a raven as it is being caged by a white priest.
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Sensing her grandpa's unhappiness, the little girl seeks out a Cree dictionary, unleashing her grandpa's happy childhood memories of his family.Florence presents this complex topic through visually evocative imagery and familial comfort.
Age: 3rd-6th grade
Food: Baking
Identity: Cerebral palsy (written by mother of child with CP), autistic friend
Tough Issues: Grandfather with early stage dementia, new kid at school
Excellent story about the new girl adjusting to a new school with a strong cast of personality-rich characters and a scrumptious inclusion of Ellie's baking passion.
Unfortunately, because this was written by a parent of a disabled child the true representation and experiences of a child with CP may not be entirely accurate. Currently (June 2020), some professional & blog reviews take this into account but believe the experiences, admission of hardship, and depth of Ellie's character make this one a winner for disability representation.
Food: Baking
Identity: Cerebral palsy (written by mother of child with CP), autistic friend
Tough Issues: Grandfather with early stage dementia, new kid at school
Excellent story about the new girl adjusting to a new school with a strong cast of personality-rich characters and a scrumptious inclusion of Ellie's baking passion.
Unfortunately, because this was written by a parent of a disabled child the true representation and experiences of a child with CP may not be entirely accurate. Currently (June 2020), some professional & blog reviews take this into account but believe the experiences, admission of hardship, and depth of Ellie's character make this one a winner for disability representation.