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5 | Title and Author | Genres | Setting (this column is new as of May 2022) | Topics, Themes | Genre Personalities | Grades | Classification | Year | # starred reviews | Protagonist Description (new section--added May 2021) | What's on the cover? | Notes and links | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | The Madman of Piney Woods (Curtis) | historical fiction | PTSD, veterans, Canada, Ontario, black Canadians, Irish Canadians, friendship | Realist, Activist, Hero | 4-8 | ES, MS | 2014 | **** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich (Zoboi) | historical fiction | grandparents, Harlem, New York, imagination | Realist | 4-8 | ES, MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Dough Boys (Chase) | sports fiction, realistic fiction | basketball, African Americans, best friends, brothers, gangs | Realist, Sports Fan | 3-8 | ES, MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Nikki on the Line (Roberts) | sports fiction, realistic fiction | basketball, middle school, single parent families, friendship | Realist, Sports Fan | 5-8 | MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Archimancy (White) | paranormal, supernatural, adventure, fantasy | ghosts, haunted school, New Hampshire | Thrill Seeker | 4-8 | MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | A Place to Land (Whittenstein) | picture book biography | civil rights; Martin Luther King, Jr, I Have a Dream, March on Washington, activism | Hero | 2-5 | ES | 2019 | ***** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | The Women Who Caught the Babies (Greenfield) | picture book for older readers, poetry | African Americans, US history, midwifery | Activist, Hero | 2-7 | ES, MS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Have a Little Faith in Me (Hartl) | realistic fiction, humor | summer camp, love, consent, ex-boyfriends | Comedian, Realist | 9-12 | HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | The Truth About Grandparents (Ellis) | picture book | grandparents, aging | Realist | PreS-3 | ES | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | The Scarecrow (Ferry) | picture book | fall, autumn, harvest | any | PreS-3 | ES | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Permanent Record (Choi) | realistic fiction | celebrities, Asian-Americans, student loan debt, credit card debt, socioeconomic class, teens with jobs, celebrity, price of fame | Realist, Activist | 9-12 | HS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Kingdom of Souls (Barron) | paranormal, mythology | witches, demons, magic, occult, vengeance, greed | Escapist, Thrill Seeker | 7-12 | HS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | The Dozier School for Boys: Forensics, Survivors, and a Painful Past (Murray) | narrative nonfiction | survivors, forensic science, discrimination, reform school, juvenile detention, sexual abuse, physical abuse | Activist, Questioner | 8-12 | HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Butterfly Yellow (Lai) | historical fiction | Vietnam War, siblings, refugees | Realist | 8-12 | HS | 2019 | **** | yellow, butterflies, dark blue, profile | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers (Perez) | realistic fiction | girl power, strong girls, friendship, Florida | Activist, Realist, Hero | 4-8 | ES, MS | 2019 | **** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Some Places More Than Others (Watson) | realistic fiction | grandparents, African-Americans, Harlem, New York, family, Black history | Realist, Activist, Hero | 4-7 | ES, MS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Thurgood (Winter) | picture book biography | civil rights, Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court, judicial system, law, crime, segregation | Activist, Hero | K-4 | ES | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | His Hideous Heart (Adler) | horror, short stories, retellings | Halloween, Edgar Allan Poe, gender identity, feminism | Thrill Seeker, Activist | 7-12 | HS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | The Starlight Claim (Wynne-Jones) | adventure, survival | survival, wilderness survival, prisoners | Thrill Seeker, Innovator | 7-12 | HS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Hope is Our Only Wing (Tavengerwei) | realistic fiction | Africa, Zimbabwe, corruption, terminal illness, cancer, courage, unstable governments | Activist, Realist | 9-12 | HS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Broken Strings (Walters) | realistic fiction | September 11, theatre, grief, Holocaust, grandparents, middle school | Realist | 5-8 | MS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Between Us and Abuela (Perkins) | picture book | Christmas, immigration, grandparents, Mexican-Americans, siblings, holidays | Realist, Bestie | PreS-2 | ES | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | The Proudest Blue (Muhammad) | picture book | Islam, first day of school, bullying, sisters, clothing | Bestie, Hero | PreS-5 | ES | 2019 | **** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Betty Builds It (Hampton) | picture book | STEAM, makerspace, robots, engineering | Innovator | PreS-3 | ES | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | The Stars and the Blackness In Between (Petrus) | realistic fiction, magical realism, romance | LGBT, Caribbean, African-Americans, cancer, prison, death penalty | Activist, Realist, Amigue | 8+ | HS | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Suggested Reading (Connis) | realistic fiction | banned books, censorship, high schools | Activist, Realist | 8+ | HS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Gibbs) | Adventure, thriller, mystery | spies, Albert Einstein, geniuses | Thrill Seeker, Innovator, Questioner | 4-8 | MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | The Skylarks' War (McKay) | historical fiction | WWI, siblings, France, England, grandparents, soldiers missing in action | Realist | 6-10 | MS, HS | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Caught! (Bragg) | nonfiction, collective biography | crime, outlaws, world history | Questioner | 4-9 | ES, MS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Harvey Comes Home (Nelson) | historical fiction | Great Depression, Saskatchewan, Canada, dogs | Realist, Activist, Hero | 3-8 | ES, MS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Guts (Telgemeier) | graphic novel, memoir | anxiety, school, therapy | Realist, Comedian | 3-7 | ES, MS | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Bernard Pepperlin (Hoffman) | fantasy, adventure | animals, mice, New York | Escapist | 2-7 | ES, MS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Planet Earth Is Blue (Panteleakos) | historical fiction | autism, astronomy, foster homes, Challenger disaster, 1980s, sisters | Erudite, Realist | 3-8 | ES, MS | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | All the Impossible Things (Lackey) | magical realism | foster families, unstable families, mothers, powers | Realist | 3-8 | ES, MS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home (Farr) | realistic fiction | foster homes, dog fighting | Realist, Activist, Hero | 3-7 | ES, MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Saving Fable (Reintgen) | adventure, fantasy | books about books, sidekick status, classic literature references | Escapist | 3-7 | ES, MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | At the Mountain's Base (Sorell) | picture book | Native Americans, veterans, female pilots, Cherokee, indigenous peoples | Realist, Activist, Hero | K-5 | ES | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Fly! (Teague) | picture book | wordless, birds, humor, parents | Comedian, Realist | PreS-2 | ES | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Slay (Morris) | science fiction | STEAM, African-Americans, gaming, murder, racism | Questioner, Innovator, Activist | 7-12 | HS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | The Bone Houses (Lloyd-Jones) | horror, fantasy, historical fiction | zombies, Halloween, gravediggers, orphans | Thrill Seeker | 7-12 | HS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | The Long Ride (Budhos) | historical fiction | desegregation, school integration, prejudice, racism, racially-mixed people | Activist, Realist, Hero | 5-8 | MS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | The Colors of the Rain (Toalson) | historical fiction, free verse | desegregation, civil rights, secrets, school | Activist, Realist, Hero | 4-8 | ES, MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | The Last True Poets of the Sea (Drake) | realistic fiction | Shakespeare, siblings, grief, mental health, depression, anxiety, LGBT+, Maine | Realist | 8-12 | HS | 2019 | ***** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | The Good Luck Girls (Davis) | western, adventure, fantasy, dystopia | prostitution, girl power, murder, slavery, African-Americans, social class | Questioner, Realist | 8-12 | HS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | The Fountains of Silence (Sepetys) | historical fiction | Madrid, Spain, dictators, Francisco Franco, identity, fascism, post-war society, war, European history, social class, corruption, journalism, adoption, orphans | Artist, Realist | 7-12 | HS | 2019 | **** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Angel Mage (Nix) | fantasy, romance, adventure | angels, quests, magic | Escapist | 8-12 | HS | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Ten Blind Dates (Elston) | romance, humor | dating, Christmas, large families, New Year's Eve, Italian-Americans, Louisiana | Bestie, Amigue | 7-12 | HS | 2019 | Read my review | ||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | If I'm Being Honest (Wibberly) | realistic fiction, retelling | Shakespeare, bullying, private school, rich vs. poor, mean girls | Realist, Amigue | 7-12 | HS | 2019 | Read my review | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | I Can Make This Promise (Day) | realistic fiction | adoption; Native Americans, identity, #ownvoices | Realist, Activist, Bestie, Amigue, Hero | 3-7 | ES, MS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Maybe He Just Likes You (Dee) | realistic fiction | bullying, sexual harassment, LGBT, #metoo, middle school | Realist, Activist, Hero | 4-8 | MS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War (Tonatiuh) | picture book | Hispanic-American Heritage Month, prejudice, immigration, civil rights, activism | Realist, Hero | 1-5 | ES | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | New Kid (Craft) | graphic novel, realistic fiction | African-Americans, bookish, rich vs. poor, private school, art, Newbery winner | Comedian, Realist, Artist | 4-8 | MS | 2019 | **** | Read my review | |||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Home in the Woods (Wheeler) | picture book | Great Depression, home, poverty, family | Realist, Bestie | K-4 | ES | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao (Zhang) | picture book | Chinese New Year, food, cooking, Asian-Americans, Chinese-Americans | Realist | PreS-2 | ES | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Black Panther: The Young Prince (Smith) | fantasy, action-adventure | Africa, superheroes, Chicago | Thrill-Seeker, Escapist, Innovator, Hero | 4-8 | MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | I Know You Remember (Donaldson) | mystery, thriller | Alaska, missing persons, crime, addiction, best friends | Questioner, Thrill Seeker | 9-12 | HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Leading the Way: Women in Power (Howell) | collected biography | activism, feminism, Women's History Month | Activist, Hero | 5-8 | MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | The Day of Your Arrival (Brown) | picture book | adoption, families | Realist, Bestie | PreS-4 | ES | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | The Athena Protocol (Sarif) | thriller, action-adventure | spies, feminist, girl power, human trafficking, crime | Activist, Thrill Seeker | 9-12 | HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | By Any Means Necessary (Montgomery) | realistic fiction | African-Americans, business, LGBT, college, prejudice, racism | Activist, Realist | 9-12 | HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Enough Is Enough (McCann) | nonfiction | activism, gun violence, school shootings, gun control | Activist, Realist | 7-12 | HS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Look Both Ways (Reynolds) | short stories, realistic fiction | African-Americans, school stories | Realist, Comedian | 5-8 | MS | 2019 | **** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Friend or Fiction (Cooper) | magical realism | cancer, grief, coping skills, friendship, imaginary friends | Bestie, Realist | 3-6 | ES | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Fighting for the Forest: How FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps Helped Save America (O'Connell) | nonfiction | Great Depression, FDR, New Deal, unemployment, poverty, national parks | Activist, Hero, Naturalist | 5-8 | MS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Welcome Comfort (Polacco) | picture book | Christmas, Santa Claus, foster homes, school custodians | Realist, Bestie | PreS-2 | ES | 1999 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Brothers in Hope (Williams) | picture book | refugees, Sudan, Africa, picture books for older readers, lost boys, courage | Hero, Activist, Realist | 1+ | ES, MS | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | William’s Midsummer Dreams (Snyder) | historical fiction, adventure | Shakespeare, adoption, siblings, theater | Artist, Realist | 4-8 | ES, MS | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Bowling) | realistic fiction | adoption, disabilities, Tourette's Syndrome | Realist, Bestie, Amigue | 3-8 | ES, MS | 2017 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | The Mysterious Howling (Wood) | mystery | Christmas, governesses, school, orphans | Questioner | 3-8 | ES | 2010 | **** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Beyond the Bright Sea (Wolk) | historical fiction, mystery | orphans, leprosy, Massachusetts, identity | Questioner, Realist | 4-8 | MS | 2017 | ******* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Far From the Tree (Benway) | realistic fiction | adoption, teen pregnancy, Hispanic-Americans, family, middle children, sisters | Realist, Activist | 8-12 | HS | 2017 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | The Inexplicable Logic of My Life (Saenz) | realistic fiction | Mexican-Americans, adoption, grandparents, LGBT+, death, grief | Realist | 9-12 | HS | 2017 | **** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Playlist (Rhodes) | picture book for older readers, biography | music, composers, art | Artist | 7-12 | MS, HS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Ordinary Hazards (Grimes) | memoir, biography, free verse, poetry | mental illness, trauma, abuse | Realist | 7-12 | MS, HS | 2019 | ***** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | The Library of Lost Things (Namey) | realistic fiction, romance | bookish, hoarding, mental illness, rehabilitation, car accidents, mental health | Realist, Amigue | 7+ | MS, HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | In the Hall With the Knife (Peterfreund) | mystery | secrets, board games, Maine, prep schools, CLUE | Questioner, Thrill Seeker | 7+ | MS, HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | The Grace Year (Liggett) | dystopia, horror | misogyny, gender roles, rebellion, feminism, cannibalism, menstruation, marriage, independence | Thrill Seeker, Activist | 9-12 | HS | 2019 | ** | nearly all characters are teen females | Read my review | ||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Orpheus Girl (Rebele-Henry) | realistic fiction | LGBT, reeducation camps, Texas, mythology | Realist, Activist | 8-12 | HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Rogue Heart (Oh) | dystopia, science fiction, thriller | corruption, Korea, Asia, telepathy, telekinesis, technology | Thrill Seeker, Innovator | 7-12 | MS, HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (Ruby) | historical fiction, mystery | WWII, siblings, orphans, Chicago, Illinois | Questioner | 9-12 | HS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Resurrection Girls (Morgyn) | magical realism | grief, guilt, death, drugs, alcohol, letters, Houston, Texas | Realist | 8-12 | HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Now Entering Addamsville (Zappia) | mystery | detectives, ghosts, murder, psychic ability | Questioner, Thrill Seeker | 7-12 | MS, HS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | White Bird (Palacio) | historical fiction, graphic novel | WWII, France, bullying, resistance, kindness, disabilities | Activist, Hero, Realist, Bestie, Amigue | 4-8 | ES, MS, HS | 2019 | * | Read my review | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Redwood & Ponytail (Holt) | realistic fiction | LGBT, growing up, bildungsroman, appearances, interesting formats | Realist | 3-8 | MS | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Reach for the Skai (Jackson) | memoir, biography, nonfiction | Hollywood, child actors, African-Americans, discrimination, bullying | Realist, Activist, Hero | 3-7 | ES | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Nature's Ninja (Johnson) | nonfiction | ninjas, ninjitsu, insects, animals, nature | Innovator, Questioner | 4-9 | ES, MS | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | A Tale of Magic (Colfer) | fantasy | fairies, open-mindedness, books | Escapist | 4-7 | ES, MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Dear Sweet Pea (Murphy) | realistic fiction | divorce, friendship, advice columns, weight issues, self-esteem, Texas | Realist, Bestie, Amigue | 3-8 | ES, MS | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Roar Like a Dandelion (Krauss) | picture book | alphabet, interactive storytime, movement | any | PreS-3 | ES | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Little Tigers (Weaver) | picture book | tigers, endangered animals, safety, conservation, human impact on the environment, mothers | Hero | PreS-3 | ES | 2019 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | The Book Rescuer (Macy) | picture book for older readers, biography | Yiddish books, European Jews, language | Hero, Realist | K-5 | ES | 2019 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Eek, You Reek!: Poems About Animals That Stink, Stank, Stunk (Yolen) | picture book | poetry, animals, smell, senses | Comedian, Realist | 2-6 | ES | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Brave Face (Hutchinson) | memoir, biography, autobiography | LGBT, depression, cutting, mental illness, authors, writers, overcoming adversity, bipolar disorder | Realist | 9-12 | HS | 2019 | *** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | With the Fire on High (Acevedo) | realistic fiction, free verse | teen parents, cooking, grandparents, teen pregnancy | Realist | 9-12 | HS | 2018 | ***** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Banjo (Salisbury) | realistic fiction | dogs, animal stories, rodeo, ranch life, Oregon | Realist | 5-8 | ES, MS | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||