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illus. by Violet Tobacco (Apr. 7, $18.99, ISBN 979-8-7656-6351- 6). Joey opens up to her family at Shabbat dinner about how she has always felt di erent from other boys and knows she’s a girl. Ages 5–8. e Power of Her Paintbrush: e Story of eresa Bernstein by Janice Hechter (Mar. 3, $19.99, ISBN 979-8-7656-4327-3) shines a light on this Jewish American ne artist. Ages 5–9. Rules for Liars by Debra Gar nkle and April Patten (Feb. 3, $18.99, ISBN 979-8-7656-3979-5). Two girls struggling with grief, guilt, and identity nd unexpected friendship in each other. Ages 8–13. Lerner/Millbrook Béisbol Begins: How Nemesio Guilló Brought Baseball to Cuba by Ramon Olivera (Mar. 3, $20.99, ISBN 979-8-7656- 4934-3). In 1858, when 11-year-old Guilló traveled from his home in Havana to attend school in Alabama, he didn’t know he was going to fall in love with a new sport—baseball—and intro- duce it to his friends back home. Ages 6–10. e Ocean’s Heart: e Tiny Creatures Essential to Life by Jilanne Ho mann, illus. by Khoa Le (Mar. 3, $19.99, ISBN 979- 8-7656-4346-4), examines the undersea lives of zooplankton, minuscule animals that race to the ocean’s surface to feed on plants. Ages 6–10. Lerner/Zest e Real Rosalind: e Truth About Rosalind Franklin’s DNA Discovery and How It Was Erased by Debbie Loren Dunn and Janet Fox (Apr. 7, $19.99 paper, ISBN 979-8-7656-2770-9), relates the story of British scientist Franklin, whose discoveries in the eld of DNA changed science as we know it, only to have the credit stolen by her male colleagues. Ages 11 and up. Levine Querido If I Lived in the Sky by Abigail Rajunov (June 2, $19.99, ISBN 978-1-64614-632-1) is an original folktale about a forest creature that longs to be a bird, but cannot y. Ages 4–8. e Not So Quiet Life of Marcel Marceau by Jenn Bailey and Sherry Bushue, illus. by Pamela Zagarenski (Apr. 7, $19.99, ISBN 978-1-64614-660-4), tells the story of Marceau’s early life as a sensitive Jewish boy enduring Nazi persecution and how he became a famous mime. Ages 4–8. Rainbow Cookies by Lesléa Newman, illus. by Z.B. Asterplume (May 5, $19.99, ISBN 978-1-64614-631-4). A girl rallies her friends and family to show the power of love and acceptance when the Pride-inspired rainbow cookies sold at Ms. Madeleine’s bakery spark backlash in the neighborhood. Ages 4–8. Stolen Colors: A Story About Body Safety and Consent by Khushboo Patel, illus. by Tara Anand (Mar. 3, $19.99, ISBN 978- 1-64614-630-7). A girl who loves painting has her life and pas- sion for art turned upside-down when her art teacher crosses a line. Ages 4–8.
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