In this Issue

Table of Contents

The Big Picture

Baba Yaga’s Assistant by Marika McCoola (review)

April Spisak
pp. 73-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0728
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New Books for Children and Young People

Like It Never Happened by Emily Adrian (review)

Amy Atkinson
p. 74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0715
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Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M. T Anderson (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 75
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0732
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State of Grace by Hilary Badger (review)

Karen Coats
pp. 75-76
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0748
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Granddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box by Michael S. Bandy, and: Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 76
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0780
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I’m Trying to Love Spiders by Bethany Barton (review)

Jeannette Hulick
pp. 76-77
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0796
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Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 77
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0709
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Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans by Don Brown (review)

Elizabeth Bush
pp. 77-78
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0725
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How Lunchbox Jones Saved Me From Robots, Traitors, and Missy the Cruel by Jennifer Brown (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 78
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0742
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The Saga of Gudrid the Far-Traveler by Nancy Marie Brown (review)

April Spisak
pp. 78-79
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0758
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Where Did My Clothes Come From? by Chris Butterworth (review)

Hope Morrison
p. 79
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0774
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Ollie’s Class Trip: A Yes-and-No Book by Stephanie Calmenson (review)

Hope Morrison
pp. 79-80
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0790
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Steve, Raised by Wolves by Jared Chapman (review)

Hope Morrison
p. 80
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0805
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Powerless by Tera Lynn Childs (review)

April Spisak
p. 80
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0719
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Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 81
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0736
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The Dreaded Ogress of the Tundra by Neil Christopher (review)

April Spisak
p. 81
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0752
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On the Shoulder of a Giant by Neil Christopher (review)

April Spisak
p. 82
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0768
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Vanished by E. E. Cooper (review)

Amy Atkinson
p. 82
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0784
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Vivian Apple Needs a Miracle by Katie Coyle (review)

Deborah Stevenson
p. 83
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0799
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The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt (review)

Hope Morrison
p. 83
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0712
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The Curious Tale of the In-Between by Lauren DeStefano (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 84
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0729
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You and Me and Him by Kris Dinnison (review)

Amy Atkinson
pp. 84-85
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0745
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Mr. Postmouse’s Rounds by Marianne Dubuc (review)

Jeannette Hulick
p. 85
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0761
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Court of Fives by Kate Elliott (review)

April Spisak
pp. 85-86
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0777
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Bright Lights, Dark Nights by Stephen Emond (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 86
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0793
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The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
pp. 86-87
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0808
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Raising Rufus by David Fulk (review)

Hope Morrison
p. 87
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0722
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The Trouble in Me by Jack Gantos (review)

Deborah Stevenson
pp. 87-88
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0739
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Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 88
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0755
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George by Alex Gino (review)

Deborah Stevenson
pp. 88-89
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0771
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Flying Cars: The True Story by Andrew Glass (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 89
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0787
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How the Sun Got to Coco’s House by Bob Graham (review)

Deborah Stevenson
p. 89
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0802
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Little Bird’s Bad Word by Jacob Grant (review)

Hope Morrison
p. 90
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0716
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Adrift by Paul Griffin (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 90
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0733
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The Golden Specific by S. E. Grove (review)

April Spisak
pp. 90-91
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0749
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Ends of the Earth by Bruce Hale (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 91
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0765
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Dory and the Real True Friend by Abby Hanlon (review)

Jeannette Hulick
pp. 91-92
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0781
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Bernice Gets Carried Away by Hannah E. Harrison (review)

Jeannette Hulick
p. 92
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0797
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Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm (review)

Deborah Stevenson
pp. 92-93
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0710
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Courage & Defiance: Stories of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War II Denmark by Deborah Hopkinson (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 93
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0726
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13 Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt (review)

April Spisak
pp. 93-94
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0743
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How to Swallow a Pig by Steve Jenkins (review)

Deborah Stevenson
p. 94
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0759
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I Will Chomp You! by Jory John (review)

Jeannette Hulick
pp. 94-95
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0775
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Alphabet School by Stephen T. Johnson (review)

Deborah Stevenson
p. 95
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0791
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I Crawl Through It by A. S. King (review)

Deborah Stevenson
pp. 95-96
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0806
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The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg (review)

Deborah Stevenson
p. 96
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0720
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It’s Tough to Lose Your Balloon by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (review)

Hope Morrison
p. 96
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0737
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Boy, Were We Wrong about the Weather! by Kathleen V. Kudlinski (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 97
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0753
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Nooks & Crannies by Jessica Lawson (review)

Amy Atkinson
p. 97
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0769
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This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee (review)

Karen Coats
p. 98
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0785
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Randoms by David Liss (review)

April Spisak
p. 98
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0800
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After the Red Rain by Barry Lyga (review)

April Spisak
p. 99
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0713
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I Will Never Get a Star on Mrs. Benson’s Blackboard by Jennifer K. Mann (review)

Hope Morrison
pp. 99-100
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0730
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The Watchmen of Port Fayt by Conrad Mason (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 100
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0746
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Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu (review)

Deborah Stevenson
pp. 100-101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0762
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School for Sidekicks by Kelly McCullough (review)

April Spisak
p. 101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0794
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Firefly Hollow by Alison McGhee (review)

Jeannette Hulick
pp. 101-102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0809
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The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0723
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A Guide to Sisters by Paula Metcalf (review)

Jeannette Hulick
pp. 102-103
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0740
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The Trouble with Ants by Claudia Mills (review)

Deborah Stevenson
p. 103
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0756
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Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo and Flo! by Laurel Molk (review)

Jeannette Hulick
pp. 103-104
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0772
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Whippoorwill by Joseph Monninger (review)

Deborah Stevenson
p. 104
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0788
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Juba! by Walter Dean Myers (review)

Elizabeth Bush
pp. 104-105
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0803
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Dark Shimmer by Donna Jo Napoli (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 105
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0717
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The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (review)

Karen Coats
pp. 105-106
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0734
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Friends for Life by Andrew Norriss (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 106
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0750
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Louise Trapeze Is Totally 100% Fearless by Micol Ostow (review)

Jeannette Hulick
pp. 106-107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0766
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Pretending to Be Erica by Michelle Painchaud (review)

Deborah Stevenson
p. 107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0782
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Damage Done by Amanda Panitch (review)

Elizabeth Bush
pp. 107-108
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0798
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Finding Someplace by Denise Lewis Patrick (review)

Amy Atkinson
p. 108
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0711
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Dead upon a Time by Elizabeth Paulson (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
pp. 108-109
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0727
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Wait by Antoinette Portis (review)

Hope Morrison
p. 109
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0744
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Hot Pink: The Life & Fashions of Elsa Schiaparelli by Susan Goldman Rubin (review)

Elizabeth Bush
pp. 109-110
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0760
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Where’s Walrus? And Penguin? by Stephen Savage (review)

Deborah Stevenson
p. 110
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0776
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The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz (review)

Elizabeth Bush
pp. 110-111
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0792
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Con Academy by Joe Schreiber (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 111
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0807
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The Long Dog by Eric Seltzer (review)

Deborah Stevenson
p. 111
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0721
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Edgewater by Courtney Sheinmel (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 112
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0738
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The Truth about My Success by Dyan Sheldon (review)

Amy Atkinson
pp. 112-113
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0754
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Thirteen Chairs by Dave Shelton (review)

April Spisak
p. 113
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0770
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As Black as Ebony by Salla Simukka (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 113
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0786
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The Creeping by Alexandra Sirowy (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 114
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0801
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Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 114
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0714
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March Grand Prix: The Fast and the Furriest by Kean Soo (review)

April Spisak
p. 115
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0731
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The Dogs by Allan Stratton (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 115
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0747
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My Pet Human by Yasmine Surovec (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 116
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0763
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The Sky Is Falling! by Mark Teague (review)

Amy Atkinson
p. 116
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0779
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Get Out of My Bath! by Britta Teckentrup (review)

Hope Morrison
pp. 116-117
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0795
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Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas (review)

April Spisak
p. 117
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0810
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Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead by Duncan Tonatiuh (review)

Deborah Stevenson
pp. 117-118
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0724
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Charlie and the Grandmothers by Katy Towell (review)

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 118
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0741
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Trouble Is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly (review)

Amy Atkinson
pp. 118-119
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0757
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Slasher Girls & Monster Boys ed. by April Genevieve Tucholke (review)

April Spisak
p. 119
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0773
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Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano (review)

April Spisak
p. 119
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0789
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Mister Max: The Book of Kings by Cynthia Voigt (review)

Elizabeth Bush
p. 120
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0804
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Bleeding Earth by Kaitlin Ward (review)

April Spisak
p. 120
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0718
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Survival Strategies of the Almost Brave by Jen White (review)

Hope Morrison
p. 121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0735
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Professional Connections

Professional Connections: Resources for Teachers and Librarians

Kate Quealy-Gainer
p. 122
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0767
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Subject and Use Index

Subject and Use Index

pp. 123-125
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2015.0783
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