Category: Uncategorized
-
Bibliographic Information: Title: Yes She Can Editor: Molly Dillon ISBN: 978-1984848451 Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Copyright Date: 2019 Genre: Nonfiction, politics, essays Format: Print book Reading Level/Interest Level: 12+ Plot Summary: This collection of essays written by young women staffers in Obama’s White House is an inspiring look at the nuts and bolts of government. Each…
-
Bibliographic Information: Title: Let’s Make Ramen! Author: Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan ISBN: 9780399581991 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Copyright Date: 2019 Genre: Nonfiction, cooking, Japanese culture Format: Graphic novel Reading Level/Interest Level: 10+ (based on my judgement) Awards and Honors: Long listed for the Best Art of Eating Prize, one of YALSA’s Great Comic Books for…
-
Bibliographic Information: Title: Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel Author: Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff ISBN: 9781534444966 Publisher: Atheneum/ Simon and Schuster Copyright Date: 2020 Genre: Realistic fiction, verse Format: Graphic novel Awards or Honors: Original book: Walter Dean Myers Award winner, Printz Award Honor book, Newbery Honor book, National Book Award longlist, Edgar Allen…
-
Bibliographic Information: Title: Growing Up Creator: The Linda Lindas (Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza, and Mila de la Garza) Label: Epitaph Records Copyright Date: 2022 Genre: Punk Format: CD/MP3/LP Reading Level/Interest Level: 10+ Artists’ Background: The Linda Lindas rocketed to fame after a song they played at the Los Angeles Public Library…
-
Bibliographic Information: Title: The Rose Code Author: Kate Quinn ISBN: 9780062943477 Publisher: William Morrow/ Harper Collins Copyright Date: 2021 Genre: Historical fiction, thriller, espionage Format: Print book Awards or Honors: 2022 Alex Award Reading Level/Interest Level: 16+ (I couldn’t find a formal age suggestion given that this is for a general audience, but it’s…
-
Bibliographic Information: Title: Graceling Author: Kristin Cashore Illustrator: Gareth Hinds ISBN: 9780358250470 Publisher: Clarion Books Copyright Date: 2021 Genre: Fantasy Format: Graphic novel Reading Level/Interest Level: 14+ Plot Summary: You can tell Katsa is Graced by the color of her eyes; like others in the Seven Kingdoms, she has augmented natural abilities. Unlike others, her Grace…
-
Bibliographic Information: Title: Ace of Spades Author: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé ISBN: 9781250800824 Publisher: Feiwal and Friends / MacMillan Copyright Date: 2021 Genre: Thriller, mystery Format: Print book Awards or Honors: 2022 NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens, Willam C. Morris Award Finalist, and YALSA 2022 Best Fiction for Young Adults Finalist. Reading Level/Interest…
-
Bibliographic Information: Title: The Henna Wars Author: Adiba Jaigirdar ISBN: 978-1-62414-9689 Publisher: Page Street Copyright Date: 2020 Genre: Realistic fiction, romance Format: Print book Awards or Honors: Included on YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults 2021 list. Reading Level/Interest Level: 13+ Plot Summary: Nishat is a Bangladeshi living in Dublin, which is enough to…
-
Bibliographic Information: Title: Pride and Premeditation Author: Tirzah Price ISBN: 9780062889812 Publisher: Harper Collins Copyright Date: 2021 Genre: Anachronistic/ Ahistorical fiction, mystery Format: Print book Reading Level/Interest Level: 12+ Plot Summary: 16-year-old Lizzie Bennet butts heads with young Fitzwilliam Darcy as she tries to prove a case of wrongful imprisonment after a shocking murder. The young…