Soinbhe Lally, . . Scholastic Signature, $4.50 (, $4.50 ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-590-51045-5
In a starred review, PW characterized this story as a "stirring allegory set in a beehive that is undergoing political and social upheaval." Ages 10-up. (May)
Irish writer Lally makes her American debut with a stirring allegory set in a beehive that is undergoing political and social upheaval. When the elderly queen is forced to leave the hive with many of Continue reading »
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Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames (Dragon Girl #1)
Jenny Moore
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Attentiveness underpins Hrab and Martz’s celebration of life’s countless liminal stages: “Sometimes/ we notice these spaces,/ and sometimes/ we don’t./ But they’re worth/ a Continue reading »