Books mentioned in the June 2017 issue of Notes from the Horn Book
Five questions for Susan Juby The Truth Commission by Susan Juby, Viking, 14 years and up. The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby, Viking, 14 years and up. Love stories with Pride History Is All You Left...
View ArticleFive questions for Susan Juby
In The Fashion Committee (Viking, 14 years and up), author Susan Juby takes readers back to Green Pastures Academy, a high school for the arts and setting of her 2015 book The Truth Commission (Viking,...
View ArticleFather’s Day 2017
For Father’s Day, here are some recent books for preschoolers that celebrate the warmth between children and their fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, and father figures. (After reading these, revisit...
View ArticleThe birds and the bees…and the arachnids and more!
Four entertaining nonfiction picture books provide young readers with solid scientific information about the birds and the bees — and other insects and arachnids, too! — in friendly, accessible...
View ArticleGrowin’ up is hard to do, audiobook version
The preteen years are full of new experiences and challenges. These four audiobooks — three novels, and one book of advice — all involve aspects of growing up and exploring one’s identity. For Archer...
View ArticleFrom the Editor – June 2017
Kwame Alexander was kind enough to join me in announcing the 2017 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards in New York on May 31st. And I hope you will join us for the BGHB Awards ceremony and Horn Book at...
View ArticleLove stories with Pride
Two intense, nonlinear explorations of love and loss; one surprising, sweet romance; and one high-stakes, swoon-worthy romp. What these very different (in genre and tone) love stories have in common...
View ArticleBooks mentioned in the June 2017 issue of Notes from the Horn Book
Five questions for Susan Juby The Truth Commission by Susan Juby, Viking, 14 years and up. The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby, Viking, 14 years and up. Love stories with Pride History Is All You Left...
View ArticleFive questions for Susan Juby
In The Fashion Committee (Viking, 14 years and up), author Susan Juby takes readers back to Green Pastures Academy, a high school for the arts and setting of her 2015 book The Truth Commission (Viking,...
View ArticleFather’s Day 2017
For Father’s Day, here are some recent books for preschoolers that celebrate the warmth between children and their fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, and father figures. (After reading these, revisit...
View ArticleThe birds and the bees…and the arachnids and more!
Four entertaining nonfiction picture books provide young readers with solid scientific information about the birds and the bees — and other insects and arachnids, too! — in friendly, accessible...
View ArticleGrowin’ up is hard to do, audiobook version
The preteen years are full of new experiences and challenges. These four audiobooks — three novels, and one book of advice — all involve aspects of growing up and exploring one’s identity. For Archer...
View ArticleFrom the Editor – June 2017
Kwame Alexander was kind enough to join me in announcing the 2017 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards in New York on May 31st. And I hope you will join us for the BGHB Awards ceremony and Horn Book at...
View ArticleLove stories with Pride
Two intense, nonlinear explorations of love and loss; one surprising, sweet romance; and one high-stakes, swoon-worthy romp. What these very different (in genre and tone) love stories have in common...
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