SchoolLibraryJournal Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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1984: 75th Anniversary
George OrwellSchoolLibraryJournal7 Titles That Are Just as Scary as ‘1984’ http://ow.ly/xkzq50Jerej https://t.co/OgplF1ZJLq
Paperback, Mass Market, 1950
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hispanic Star: Roberto Clemente
Claudia Romo EdelmanSchoolLibraryJournal"A well-crafted and accessible biography series opener for all young readers’ nonfiction shelves." Hispanic Star: Roberto Clementeby Claudia Romo Edelman & Sara E. Echenique | SLJ Starred Review https://t.co/WxVAN5bddC https://t.co/SQQp1Qjlko
Paperback, 2022
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Oak: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Men
Harold Green IIISchoolLibraryJournalFrom Black Oak to Board Books: A Harold Green III Interview with A Fuse #8 Production https://t.co/ehSgiRx6f8 https://t.co/LVQsRIaLrd
Hardcover, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Mighty Bite: A Graphic Novel Volume 1
Nathan HaleSchoolLibraryJournalCover Reveal & Interview: “The Mighty Bite” by Nathan Hale: https://t.co/JysuCl8yq2. Hale discusses the inspiration for this wacky new graphic novel series, his approach to making nonfiction fun for kids, and his experience as a painter for natural history museums. https://t.co/3MlXHOfxkE
Hardcover, 2023
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Honeys
Ryan La SalaSchoolLibraryJournal'The Honeys' won the 2023 Odyssey Award for young adults. For more about the book, check out author Ryan La Sala's guest post on Teen Librarian Toolbox https://t.co/JLR9AvEC71 #alayma #LibLearnX23 #alayma23 https://t.co/zHmtovQjsL
Paperback, 2023
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hot Dog: (Winner of the 2023 Caldecott Medal)
Doug SalatiSchoolLibraryJournalDoug Salati on the Making of ‘Hot Dog,’ 2023 Caldecott Winner | Youth Media Awards https://t.co/mVKL0X0mU6 https://t.co/eEXdUTrjBT
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. MaasSchoolLibraryJournalA Virginia Beach Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit that attempted to stop Barnes & Noble bookstores from selling Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe and A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. #censorship https://t.co/KWwxVxFNZw https://t.co/fWRve2fX9G
Paperback, 2020
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime
Candace FlemingSchoolLibraryJournal"A chilling page-turner with compelling psychoanalytic aspects not often seen in young adult nonfiction. Highly recommended." SLJ's starred review of Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime by Candace Fleming https://t.co/RNpZVh5YFd https://t.co/jw1uBBf0xh
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldSchoolLibraryJournalThe Great Gatsby has gone through numerous retellings in various media, from movies to graphic novels. From a graphic novel adaptation to a contemporary thriller, here are nine works to read alongside the classic. (May 2022) https://t.co/1Ycz9RFZsw https://t.co/bO6JRCABb4
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph WhiteSchoolLibraryJournal'Hell Followed with Us' is "the best book about a trans six-winged Seraph bioweapon surviving an apocalyptic hellscape that you’ll read this summer!" https://t.co/hRb5FjqtlV https://t.co/CGgytxnq2j
Paperback, 2023
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book