New Book Tuesday
Read on to hear about some amazing new books for children and teens hitting shelves on March 21!
Especially at this time of year, it sometimes feels impossible to escape the dreary rain. In this story, though, a little girl and her dog discover an unexpected way to spread the light.
Told through Beth Ferry’s minimalist, rhyming text combined with black and white illustrations and impactful pops of yellow from Tom Lichtenheld, this book lends itself to being read aloud over and over. THE UMBRELLA is an ode to the power of positivity and the impact that one person can have on an entire community.
Seventh grade is driving identical twins Chaya and Maya apart. Chaya makes a choice to give her sister space, but that's the last thing Maya wants. Maya is fiercely loyal to her sister, until Chaya threatens to reveal her secret anxiety to their parents.
When they decide to swap identities at summer camp, will the sisters find a new understanding of one another, or will the lie separate them even further?
Mirror to Mirror is Rajani LaRocca’s follow-up novel to her Newbery Honor winning and Walter Award-winning Red, White and Whole. Featuring themes of self-identity, mental health, and family, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers as well as fans of the movie Parent Trap.
This inspirational true story of how twenty-two-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust is masterfully told in verse by the award-winning Susan Hood.
This story about courage, community, humanity, and hope is perfect for fans of Lifeboat 12, Alias Anna, and Alan Gratz. It’s a great addition to any classroom teaching about World War II as it contains extensive back matter with primary sources, additional information, further reading, and photographs.
In 1925, it was illegal to teach evolution in the state of Tennessee. A brave teacher and a group of lawyers set out to challenge this law, igniting a nation-wide frenzy. In this book, Anita Sanchez captures the passion, personalities, and pageantry of the infamous “Monkey Trial” in accessible and riveting prose.
This book is perhaps as timely today as it would have been almost one hundred years ago as debates about what is taught in public schools have risen to the forefront once again. This title has already received three starred reviews including the following one from Kirkus Reviews.
“With cogence aplenty for current national issues, Sanchez expertly sifts a mountain of documentary evidence to present a coherent account of the event [that is] perceptive, well written and reasoned, and as topical as ever.”
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