These five gorgeously illustrated books bring to life the stories of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Arturo Schomburg, an unexpected Purple Heart recipient and more.
The 12-year-old bicultural protagonist of “This Is Just a Test” confronts threats, from the specter of a Soviet atomic bomb to his warring grandmothers.
In Kat Yeh’s refreshing “The Way to Bea,” a 12-year-old learns from harsh experience that self-revelation can lead to trouble.
“Vanity Fair’s Schools for Scandal” dishes the dirt on campus cases ranging from the deeply disturbing to the famously shrouded.
Bruce Handy talks about “Wild Things,” and Adrian Owen discusses “Into the Gray Zone.”
What happens when a new school year also means a new language and country.
A boy who can’t find his stuff, a mom who can’t say goodbye, a teacher who can’t get a rude hippo out of the classroom, and more in new back to school picture books.
In Andrew Clements’s “The Losers Club,” a sixth grader must trade the peaceful, solitary world of books for the horrors of after-school activities.
Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
High-spirited new picture books make learning letters and numbers an adventure.
Bruce Handy’s “Wild Things” takes us on a revelatory romp through books meant for childhood, but which often reveal even more about growing up.
In “Galaxy Love,” as in Stern’s earlier books, an appetite for the world and its riches is his driving force.
The Ramones-loving, guitar-playing heroine of “The First Rule of Punk” is up against school dress codes, mean girls and a disapproving Mexican mother.
Rachel Pearson’s med-school memoir describes her experiences trying to help the uninsured poor.
When a hedge fund titan moves to the Berkshires in Jonathan Dee’s new novel, life for the residents begins to change.
What goes into a finished piece of writing? Many things we writers cannot see.
In Victoria Jamieson’s brilliant new graphic novel, “All’s Faire in Middle School,” the rules of school are even more complex than the rules of swordplay.
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: the voice of John le Carré.
Readers respond to “Chief Engineer,” parenting and more.
These authors and illustrators use a light touch to depict all kinds of children and families living, working and playing in peace and harmony.
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