Month: February 2020

ARC Reviews, Children, Graphic, Middle Grade Fiction

Diana: Princess of the Amazons by Shannon Hale & Dean Hale

The Bookish Librarian

Grades  3 – 5

Diana, Princess Of The Amazons

From writing duo Shannon and Dean Hale comes a graphic novel about a girl named Diana who grows up in the Amazon and raised by her mother and many aunts. However, she feels isolated as the only child on the island. She begins to explore and use her imagination, but she gets in trouble when she strays too far. Filled with colorful graphics, this adventure is one you don’t want to miss!

Thanks to SLJ for a review copy of this book.

ARC Reviews, Children, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction

Julie: The Big Break by Megan McDonald

The Bookish Librarian

Grades 3 – 5

The Big Break: A Julie Classic Volume 1

Julie is a young girl in the 1970s who loves shooting hoops with her dad. When she finds out there is a basketball team at her school, she desperately wants to join. However, the team is only for boys and there is no girls’ team. The coach laughs at her when she asks to join the boys’ team, and she is crushed. Julie decides to fight for her place on the team anyway, but will she succeed?
Thanks to SLJ for a review copy of this book.
ARC Reviews, Children, Graphic, Middle Grade Fiction

Green Lantern: Legacy by Minh Le

The Bookish Librarian

Grades 3 – 5

Thirteen-year-old Tai Pham loves comic books and has tons of sketchbooks of his own in his apartment above his grandmother’s store. When he inherits his grandmother’s ring, he realizes it’s magical powers and is soon initiated into a group of space cops knowns as the Green Lanterns. When his neighborhood is vandalized, he must come to the rescue as a hero.
Thanks to SLJ for a review copy of this book.
ARC Reviews, Children, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction

Melody: No Ordinary Sound by Denise Lewis Park

The Bookish Librarian

Grades 3 – 5

Melody: No Ordinary Sound

This book takes place in the 1960s, when Black Americans faced segregation and civil injustice. Nine-year-old Melody is excited to sing her first solo at her church’s Youth Day, and has to choose the songs she sings wisely. She elicits advice from her older brother and sister, and is inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr. Then, when tragedy strikes, Melody is stunned into silence. Can she find her voice again and speak out for civil rights?

Thanks to SLJ for a review copy of this book.