(2) YA A mysterious glow-in-the-dark painting links modern-day teen Julie to Lydia and her sisters, in 1917–18, as they work at a factory that produces luminous watch faces, unaware that the paint they use causes radiation poisoning. This parallel narrative gives Julie's conventional YA romance story an infusion of originality. The historical background (expanded in an author's note) is intriguing, embracing chemistry, medicine, and labor and women's histories.

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

(3) PS Illustrated by Jo de Ruiter. A determined dump truck–driving duck is joined by other construction ducks to create a beautiful park in this lively rhyming story. Even when Dump Truck Duck is seemingly thwarted by his broken-down truck, he still manages to get the job done. Illustrations filled with happy worker ducks moving textured dirt in colorful construction vehicles should appeal to digger fans.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear