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Why Snow Casts Such a Spell

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 4:41pm
By Eowyn Ivey
Maggie O’Farrell’s “Where Snow Angels Go” and Susan Taghdis’s “The Snowman and the Sun”: Two stories of loss and renewal.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Hang It, Install It, Perform It — and Yes, Wear Your Art on Your Sleeve

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 4:41pm
By Javaka Steptoe
A picture book and two middle grade books introduce young people to art mediums and their messages.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Portraits of Three Artists as Young Children

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 4:26pm
By Sergio Ruzzier
“A Boy Named Isamu,” “Roots and Wings” and “Before I Grew Up” evoke the childhoods of Isamu Noguchi, Shahzia Sikander and Giuliano Cucco.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Ostriches Don’t Actually Bury Their Heads in the Sand

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 3:43pm
By Elisabeth Egan
Betsy Bird’s “Long Road to the Circus” blends history and zoology into a lively story for young readers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Charming, Poignant Middle-Grade Memoir of Soviet Russia

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 3:41pm
By Vera Brosgol
In “The Genius Under the Table,” the artist and writer Eugene Yelchin recalls his boyhood in 1970s Leningrad.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


3 Middle Grade Novels Explore the Bond Between Horse and Human

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 3:02pm
By Sarah Maslin Nir
New works of fiction by R.J. Palacio, Sharon M. Draper and J. Anderson Coats
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Behold, King Tut, in All His Majesty and Mystery

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 2:48pm
By Joshua Hammer
“The Curse of the Mummy” and “King Tutankhamun Tells All!” reintroduce the boy pharaoh to young readers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Alan Cumming Talks About ‘Baggage’

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 2:29pm
The actor and author discusses his new memoir, and Allen C. Guelzo talks about “Robert E. Lee: A Life.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


Sonic Sensations: Picture Books About Nina Simone and Jimi Hendrix

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 1:04pm
By Daphne A. Brooks
“Nina,” by Traci N. Todd, and “Song for Jimi,” by Charles R. Smith Jr., spotlight Black musicians who broke sound and color barriers.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


A Different Kind of California Dreaming

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 11:49am
By Jennifer L. Holm
In Gayle Forman’s “Frankie & Bug,” a bittersweet coming-of-age novel, late-1980s Venice Beach is a living, breathing character.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews


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