(4) K-3 Archaeologists, mechanics, gamers, and more: girls can be "anything in the world!" declares Brazilian author/illustrator Ferrari in this earnest ode to girl power. While the translated text describing each occupation (and later, each character attribute) is unremarkable, the inclusive illustrations--which show a young business owner in a headscarf, a wheelchair-using musician, and a diverse cast of other girls--make the feminist message even more powerful.

Reviewer: Erica Wetter

(1) K-3 In this playful wordless book, spacesuit-clad students arrive on the moon for a field trip. One child hangs back, finds a hidden spot to draw...and falls asleep. Stranded but self-possessed, the student soon has company: one-eyed moon creatures with whom the child shares some crayons. This sly but easy-to-follow linear narrative is told through a well-paced mix of panels and full- and double-page illustrations, with highly effective pops of color.

Reviewer: Patrick Gall | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019

(3) 4-6 In Jakarta, Indonesia, Nia's food-vendor widower father is mired in poverty and alcoholism while the young teenager cares for her little brother. When Nia survives a minibus accident, superstitious locals believe that she has miraculous powers, which aspiring-writer Nia uses to raise money for her schooling. Readers will cheer Nia's real powers--her storytelling talent and her resiliency--in this vividly set story. Glos.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(1) 1-3 Translated by Julia Marshall. Illustrated by Eva Eriksson. Dani (My Happy Life and sequels) and her grandma plan for Dani to travel by train to visit her friend Ella. Disaster strikes when nobody meets Dani at journey's end. With gentle humor and strains of resilience and kindness, both writer and illustrator treat Dani with total respect throughout her distress. Adults are realistically flawed, and things don't necessarily work out, but all characters are portrayed with compassion and understanding.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2019

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Amy June Bates. Newman tells the story ("based on two true stories") of nine-year-old Jewish immigrant Gittel's voyage to Ellis Island; details in the Old World–style illustrations, along with the appended author's note, place her home as Eastern Europe around the turn of the twentieth century. When her mother doesn't pass a health inspection, Gittel must make the journey alone. Accessible text, warm-toned art, and lavish page decorations enhance the tale of courage and kindness. Websites. Bib., glos.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Striking portraits of boys, ages four to nineteen, are paired with brief quotes from the subjects; the whole provides insight into the variety of ways (western) boys see and express themselves. Lack of information (beyond the quotes) about the individuals is disappointing, but the book's value comes from the expansive definition of boyhood.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) YA Pham, founder/CEO of women-centered online platform Mogul, dishes on her success in this pep-talky self-help book for teens. The workbook-like volume includes lists, activities, and writing prompts. Pham's tone is chatty and infectiously positive as chapters ranging from fashion to finance to failure mix personal anecdote, practical business skills, inspiration, and feminism. "Mogul mentor" inserts offer additional advice. Young women will learn to set their sights high.

Reviewer: Erica Wetter

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Elise R. Peterson. An omniscient narrator describes the routine of an eleven-year-old African American boy whose father is in jail and who is tasked with minding his baby brother when their mother goes out at night. Some readers will expect more of a plot; most will find the picture book funny, heartbreaking, and unlike anything they've read before. The art, featuring photos and other collage elements, is equally special.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Lee Gatlin. In this third adventure (following Knock About with the Fitzgerald-Trouts), the five self-reliant, adults-free children are back living in their small green car and facing some interpersonal challenges. The overarching question--can they maintain their family solidarity and still develop as individuals?--never weighs down a rollicking, vertiginous plot. A new illustrator provides a fresh take on the spirited Fitzgerald-Trouts and their inviting tropical-island home.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2019

(2) 4-6 Twelve-year-old Ali joins her brother on her father's Survivor Guy reality show in the Great Dismal Swamp and is disappointed to learn the show relies on stunt doubles and deceptive camera angles. When Ali, five-year-old medic's-daughter Isabel, and intern Adam are left behind during a wildfire evacuation, Ali puts her real survival skills to work. The action sequences fit smoothly with the scenes of emotional growth, and the resolution is satisfying.