(2) K-3 Illustrated by Bob Kolar. In this playful and illuminating volume, poems almost as varied as the creatures themselves introduce such species as the great white shark, wobbegong, goblin shark, and frilled shark. A double-page spread for each species gives the subjects plenty of room. Kolar's dynamic digital illustrations in blues, greens, and browns immerse readers in the underwater habitat. An accessible and engaging appreciation of these fascinating animals.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2016

(1) YA In this compelling verse novel, Brown imagines the Donner Party's harrowing survival tale as experienced by nineteen-year-old Mary Ann Graves, a real-life member of the expedition. Effectively varying meter, rhythm, and form, the poems offer a vivid and gritty portrait of life on the trail, and, for Mary Ann, a liberating sense of possibility. A nuanced and haunting portrayal of the indomitable human spirit.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2016

(1) YA Exquisitely crafted poems make up this verse novel set in 1981, during the Guatemalan Civil War. Wracked with survivor's guilt after his village is massacred, Carlos begins to walk--caminar--to his grandmother's village to warn of attack. The poems, all written from Carlos's point of view and all accessible to readers, are emotional, visceral, and lyrical. Glos.

Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2014