Alexis O'Neill, Author, Alexis O'Neil, Author, Laura Huliska-Beith, Illustrator , illus. by Laura Huliska-Beith. Scholastic $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-439-20637-2
A schoolyard bully is enlightened by the new kid in class in this lively story about the power of kindness and friendship. "Mean Jean was Recess Queen/ and nobody said any different," the tale begins. Each day at recess, Mean Jean blasts...
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Alexis O’Neill, illus. by Edwin Fotheringham. Calkins Creek, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-68437-198-3
O’Neill’s breezy biography caroms through Melvil Dewey’s quirks of efficiency—simplifying the spelling of his name, lecturing at “180 words per minute”—and achievements—advocating for public libraries, establishing the Dewey Decimal System, founding
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Alexis O’Neill, illus. by Gary Kelley. Calkins Creek, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-62979-866-0
The compelling activism of Jacob Riis animates this beautifully illustrated picture book biography. O’Neill pulls Riis’s life as a U.S. immigrant from Denmark into sharp focus, using vignettes to demonstrate how his experiences amplified his...
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