Drawing Outside the Lines, by Susan J. Austin, is an imagined childhood of pioneering architect Julia Morgan, and it is excellent.
Browsing: Middle Grade
Escape to a land of gods, queens and demons in Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths And Legends Of India, by Madhur Jaffrey & Michael Foreman.
Full of Life, Exploring Earth’s Biodiversity, by Isabel Thomas and Sara Gillingham, is worth every penny of its $24.95 list price.
A girl must defy years of tradition in order to save her brother in How to Heal a Gryphon, the first book in a new series by Meg Cannistra.
Journey to the red planet with a fictional Mars rover in Jasmine Warga’s excellent new middle-grade novel, A Rover’s Story.
Four kids fight for their lives during three climate disasters in Alan Gratz’s nail-biting new middle-grade novel, Two Degrees.
Dive into the fascinating lives of your favorite animals in 5,000 Awesome Facts About Animals from National Geographic Kids.
Learn about racism and how to fight it in The Antiracist Kid: A Book About Identity, Justice, And Activism, by Tiffany Jewell.
A seventh-grader tries to save a local river in Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet, a new middle-grade novel by Barbara Dee.
Fans of all things space rejoice: Can’t Get Enough Space Stuff by Stephanie Drimmer and Julie Beer is out and it’s awesome.