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Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales explores invisible illnesses
SLEEPING SPELLS AND DRAGON SCALES, by Wendy S. Swore, Shadow Mountain, April 2, 2024, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 8-12) Two friends utilize fairy tale knowledge as they search for the cause of a...
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Celebrate Earth Day 2024 with books about our planet
This year, Earth Day fall on April 22. The following books celebrate the climates, plants and creatures, that make our planet so special. TELL ME ABOUT OCEANS, by Lisa Varchol Perron and Jennifer...
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Lynne Kelly’s Secret Language of Birds is hopeful MG novel
THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF BIRDS, by Lynne Kelly, Delacorte Press, April 9, 2024, Hardcover, $17.99 (ages 8-12) A girl sets out to help a pair of endangered birds about to lay eggs in The Secret Language...
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Patricia MacLachlan’s Painting the Game is warm, heartfelt MG
PAINTING THE GAME, by Patricia MacLachlan, Margaret K. McElderry Books, April 16, 2024, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 8-12) A girl tries to untangle her love of baseball from her complicated relationship...
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Kids will be fascinated by Nothing: John Cage and 4’33”
NOTHING: JOHN CAGE AND 4’33” by Nicholas Day and Chris Raschka, Neal Porter Books, April 2, 2024, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 4-8) What does nothing sound like? Learn about the offbeat history of John...
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Discover joy in the little things in Dianne White’s Finding Grateful
FINDING GRATEFUL, by Dianne White and Faith Pray, Chronicle Books, April 16, 2024, Hardcover, $17.99 (ages 5-8) Finding Grateful, written by Dianne White and illustrated by Faith Pray, encourages young...
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Margaret Finnegan’s Sunny Parker is Here to Stay has heart
SUNNY PARKER IS HERE TO STAY, by Margaret Finnegan, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, April 23, 2024, Hardcover, $17.99 (ages 8-12) A girl stands up for her affordable housing community in Sunny Parker...
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Ellan Rankin’s The Secret Elephant is lovely story of friendship
THE SECRET ELEPHANT: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, by Ellan Rankin, Random House Studio, April 23, 2024, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 4-8) The advent of war tests a very special relationship in...
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Judy I. Lin’s Song of the Six Realms offers beautiful imagery
SONG OF THE SIX REALMS, by Judy I. Lin, Feiwel & Friends, April 23, 2024, Hardcover, $20.99 (young adult) A young musician finds herself at the center of a battle between divine rulers and demonic...
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Laurie Morrison’s Keeping Pace is excellent upper MG/lower YA
KEEPING PACE, by Laurie Morrison, Harry N. Abrams, April 9, 2024, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 10-14) Two former friends rethink their relationship while training for a half-marathon in Keeping Pace, a...
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