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Popcorn! /

Harrell, Rob,


Review ALSC Notable Children's Books NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor CLA/NCTE 2025 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts Children's Book Council Favorites Award 2025 ★ "Harrell’s illustrated novel shines with a humorous, authentic depiction of a middle school student with anxiety and OCD . . . The text and art provide relatable and creative descriptions of how anxiety feels in the body, as well as real coping skills . . . A must-purchase." —School Library Journal, starred review "Harrell’s conversational tone, snappy pacing, and realistic dialogue make each chapter eminently readable. The accompanying black-and-white doodles, notes, and comics lend humor to some serious situations. Harrell does a fantastic job of explaining the symptoms accompanying anxiety and panic attacks in simple terms . . . Readers will also appreciate the accurate depictions of talk therapy and of the tics that accompany Andrew’s OCD. Heartwarming, insightful, and surprisingly funny." —Kirkus " . . . beautifully combines first-person, self-aware narration with 'the Anxiety Files,' black and white (often very funny) comics drawn by the narrator that further elucidate his anxiety and OCD.” —BCCB “Readers who connected with Raina Telgemeier's Guts will appreciate this thoughtful story about managing anxiety delivered in an inviting, Wimpy Kid–like format.” —Booklist About the Author Rob Harrell is the author/illustrator of Wink and the Batpig series, created the Life of Zarf series, the graphic novel Monster on the Hill, and also writes and draws the long-running daily comic strip Adam@Home, which appears in more than 140 papers worldwide. He created and drew the internationally syndicated comic strip Big Top until 2007. He lives with his pup in Indiana. Wilson's Children. School Library Journal. Booklist.
Date Published:2024

Review ALSC Notable Children's Books NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor CLA/NCTE 2025 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts Children's Book Council Favorites Award 2025 ★ "Harrell’s illustrated novel shines with a humorous, authentic depiction of a middle school student with anxiety and OCD . . . The text and art provide relatable and creative descriptions of how anxiety feels in the body, as well as real coping skills . . . A must-purchase." —School Library Journal, starred review "Harrell’s conversational tone, snappy pacing, and realistic dialogue make each chapter eminently readable. The accompanying black-and-white doodles, notes, and comics lend humor to some serious situations. Harrell does a fantastic job of explaining the symptoms accompanying anxiety and panic attacks in simple terms . . . Readers will also appreciate the accurate depictions of talk therapy and of the tics that accompany Andrew’s OCD. Heartwarming, insightful, and surprisingly funny." —Kirkus " . . . beautifully combines first-person, self-aware narration with 'the Anxiety Files,' black and white (often very funny) comics drawn by the narrator that further elucidate his anxiety and OCD.” —BCCB “Readers who connected with Raina Telgemeier's Guts will appreciate this thoughtful story about managing anxiety delivered in an inviting, Wimpy Kid–like format.” —Booklist About the Author Rob Harrell is the author/illustrator of Wink and the Batpig series, created the Life of Zarf series, the graphic novel Monster on the Hill, and also writes and draws the long-running daily comic strip Adam@Home, which appears in more than 140 papers worldwide. He created and drew the internationally syndicated comic strip Big Top until 2007. He lives with his pup in Indiana. Wilson's Children. School Library Journal. Booklist.

Date Published:2024

The vanishing of Lake Peigneur : a graphic novel based on a true story /

Wolf, Allan,


"Home to catfish and crawdads, shrimp and spoonbills, and even a gator or two, Lake Peigneur -- pronounced "your pain," only backward -- bustles also with human life. Each day, the bean-shaped freshwater lake and its shores hum with folks going about their work: a devoted gardener's apprentice and his dogs, fishermen, oilmen drilling at Well P-20, and the fifty-one miners employed by the Diamond Crystal Salt Mines. For most, November 20, 1980, began as "just another day on the lake." But as the lake itself reflects, humans had, over time, left behind a honeycomb of salt highways deep beneath its surface -- and water and salt mix all too well. Bracing, suspenseful, and packed with dramatic illustrations and dense end matter, this story of a catastrophic accident -- narrated with the homespun voice of a "tall" tale, but true nonetheless -- will amaze science and history buffs alike."--Publisher's description.
Date Published:2025

"Home to catfish and crawdads, shrimp and spoonbills, and even a gator or two, Lake Peigneur -- pronounced "your pain," only backward -- bustles also with human life. Each day, the bean-shaped freshwater lake and its shores hum with folks going about their work: a devoted gardener's apprentice and his dogs, fishermen, oilmen drilling at Well P-20, and the fifty-one miners employed by the Diamond Crystal Salt Mines. For most, November 20, 1980, began as "just another day on the lake." But as the lake itself reflects, humans had, over time, left behind a honeycomb of salt highways deep beneath its surface -- and water and salt mix all too well. Bracing, suspenseful, and packed with dramatic illustrations and dense end matter, this story of a catastrophic accident -- narrated with the homespun voice of a "tall" tale, but true nonetheless -- will amaze science and history buffs alike."--Publisher's description.

Date Published:2025

Evil-ish

Tarrell, Kennedy,


School Library Journal, May 2025. Publishers Weekly, May 2025. Kirkus Review, May 2025. "Hawthorne Vandercast has big plans: join the infamous Brigade of Shade, move into a glamorous castle, and leave their mundane life as a potion barista behind. But when they finally get the chance to join the Brigade, Hawthorne finds themselves overshadowed by Maple, a bubbly, bright, flowery girl who could not look further from evil. After an accident ends in death, Hawthorne is suddenly tasked with leading the Brigade. They soon begin to realize that maybe villainy isn't actually all it's cracked up to be"--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal, May 2025. Publishers Weekly, May 2025. Kirkus Review, May 2025. "Hawthorne Vandercast has big plans: join the infamous Brigade of Shade, move into a glamorous castle, and leave their mundane life as a potion barista behind. But when they finally get the chance to join the Brigade, Hawthorne finds themselves overshadowed by Maple, a bubbly, bright, flowery girl who could not look further from evil. After an accident ends in death, Hawthorne is suddenly tasked with leading the Brigade. They soon begin to realize that maybe villainy isn't actually all it's cracked up to be"--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2025

A silent voice/ #3.

Ōima, Yoshitoki,


Translation of: Koe no katachi. "First published in Japan in 2014 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo"--Colophon. "A Kodansha Comics Trade Paperback Original"--Colophon. Reads from right to left. "T, ages 13+"--Back cover. "Years ago, Shoya met Shoko, a girl who can't hear. His youthful boredom bred cruelty, and he stole away what should have been her happy childhood years. Now, as a high schooler, his own despair has driven him to understand how wrong he was. When he meets Shoko once again, that despair turns to hope. But is it really possible to make up for the happiness he stole away?"--Back cover.
Date Published:2015

Translation of: Koe no katachi. "First published in Japan in 2014 by Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo"--Colophon. "A Kodansha Comics Trade Paperback Original"--Colophon. Reads from right to left. "T, ages 13+"--Back cover. "Years ago, Shoya met Shoko, a girl who can't hear. His youthful boredom bred cruelty, and he stole away what should have been her happy childhood years. Now, as a high schooler, his own despair has driven him to understand how wrong he was. When he meets Shoko once again, that despair turns to hope. But is it really possible to make up for the happiness he stole away?"--Back cover.

Date Published:2015

On a wing and a tear

Smith, Cynthia Leitich,


Booklist starred, September 2024. Pub Weekly, July 2024. Kirkus Starred, August 2024. Horn Book, January 2025. Melanie "Mel" Roberts and Ray Halfmoon may be from different Indigenous Nations, but the friends have become like siblings since their families moved in together. And they soon welcome a distinguished guest: Great-grandfather Bat, whose wing is injured, has taken refuge in their old oak tree. A rematch of the legendary Great Ball Game is coming up, with Bat as the star player. Grampa Charlie Halfmoon offers to drive Bat from Chicago down to the traditional playing field outside Macon, Georgia, and Mel and Ray are determined to help out. They all set off on a road trip on the way to the historic game.
Date Published:2024

Booklist starred, September 2024. Pub Weekly, July 2024. Kirkus Starred, August 2024. Horn Book, January 2025. Melanie "Mel" Roberts and Ray Halfmoon may be from different Indigenous Nations, but the friends have become like siblings since their families moved in together. And they soon welcome a distinguished guest: Great-grandfather Bat, whose wing is injured, has taken refuge in their old oak tree. A rematch of the legendary Great Ball Game is coming up, with Bat as the star player. Grampa Charlie Halfmoon offers to drive Bat from Chicago down to the traditional playing field outside Macon, Georgia, and Mel and Ray are determined to help out. They all set off on a road trip on the way to the historic game.

Date Published:2024

The last dragon on Mars

Reintgen, Scott,


"Special first edition"--Jacket. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, Thirteen-year-old Lunar Jones is one of the many orphans living at the understaffed, underfunded Relocation Clinic in the dying Mars settlement, and he is the defacto leader for the other kids, who were all born on Mars, a planet that never wanted people in the first place. Lunar knows that Martian history always starts with Earth as the first astronauts discovered that space was already occupied by dragons long ago. When humanity learned that Earth's dragon had sacrificed herself to make their home planet habitable, they set their sights on Mars and figured they could do the same thing to Mars' dragon, but as the dragon died, he whispered a curse over Mars. During a salvage run gone wrong, Lunar goes underground in a restricted zone, and he uncovers what might be the only hope left for the dying planet.
Date Published:2024

"Special first edition"--Jacket. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, Thirteen-year-old Lunar Jones is one of the many orphans living at the understaffed, underfunded Relocation Clinic in the dying Mars settlement, and he is the defacto leader for the other kids, who were all born on Mars, a planet that never wanted people in the first place. Lunar knows that Martian history always starts with Earth as the first astronauts discovered that space was already occupied by dragons long ago. When humanity learned that Earth's dragon had sacrificed herself to make their home planet habitable, they set their sights on Mars and figured they could do the same thing to Mars' dragon, but as the dragon died, he whispered a curse over Mars. During a salvage run gone wrong, Lunar goes underground in a restricted zone, and he uncovers what might be the only hope left for the dying planet.

Date Published:2024