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(Jan.) Review by Staff The Forever Tree, Crown Books for Young Readers, Tereasa Surratt, Donna Lukas, 17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-553-52392-8 Inspired by a real tree at a Wisconsin summer camp, ad execs turned picture book authors Surratt and Lukas share a story of a tree beloved by animals and people, w...

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Published in:The Publishers weekly 2017, Vol.264 (46)
Format: Review
Language:English
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Summary:(Jan.) Review by Staff The Forever Tree, Crown Books for Young Readers, Tereasa Surratt, Donna Lukas, 17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-553-52392-8 Inspired by a real tree at a Wisconsin summer camp, ad execs turned picture book authors Surratt and Lukas share a story of a tree beloved by animals and people, who come together to save it from being cut down. (Jan.) Review by Staff A Conspiracy of Stars, Katherine Tegen Books, Olivia a Cole, 17.99 (432p) ISBN 978-0-06-264421-3 Cole's slow-burning adventure, first in a planned duology, is set in a distant future in which mankind has evacuated Earth (aka the Origin Planet) and established the colony of N'Terra on the planet Faloiv after a temporary pit stop became permanent. Beals's rage at the injustice permeating her daily life-and what she perceived as black adults' passive compliance-led her to ask, "Why not fight back?" Chilling examples of violence underscore the traumatizing environment: at age five, Beals witnessed Klansmen hang a man from church rafters during a prayer meeting, and as a teen she barely escaped rape after being unwittingly brought to a KKK gathering. (Jan.) Review by Staff Princess Truly in My Magical, Sparkling Curls, Orchard Books, Kelly Greenawalt, Amariah Rauscher, 16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-338-16719-1 In this follow-up to 2017's Princess Truly in I Am Truly, the effervescent African-American heroine takes her self-esteem to new levels: "I love my fluffy, puffy curls./ I'm so happy they are mine./ When I believe in myself,/ They shimmer and they shine."
ISSN:0000-0019
2150-4008