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What KElly Loves:

Novels in Verse
David Elliott's thought-provoking
novels-in-verse,
including VOICES:
THE FINAL HOURS OF JOAN OF ARC; and BULL, a retelling of the Theseus and Minotaur myth. BULL, which one reviewer said, "does for Greek mythology what Lin Manuel-Miranda's Hamilton did for U.S. history."
Houghton Mifflin/HMH
2017 and 2019
BULL
by David Elliott

MG Graphic Novel
with a Dash of Magic
James Burks' Bird &
Squirrel series,
starting with ON THE RUN and followed by ON ICE; ON FIRE; ON THE EDGE; ALL TANGLED UP; and ALL OR NOTHING. These graphic novels tell the adventures of two unlikely friends: a carefree (and reckless) bird and a pragmatic (and neurotic) squirrel.
Scholastic
2012 - ongoing
Bird &
squirrel
by james burks

Atmospheric YA Fantasy
Christine Lynn
Herman’s THE DEVOURING GRAY and sequel, THE DECK OF OMENS, about a group of four teens with the power to protect their town from a monster, if their families’ dark secrets don’t devour them first.
Disney*Hyperion
2019 and 2020
The Devouring gray
by christine herman

Hilarious Commercial
Picture Book
Jessika von
Innerebner’s Kevin the Unicorn series, starting with IT’S NOT ALL RAINBOWS, about Kevin the Unicorn who discovers that life isn’t always perfect – and that’s okay.
Dial/PRH
2019 and 2020
kevin the unicorn
by jessika von innerebner

Lighthearted Juvenile
Graphic Novel
James Burks' Bird &
Squirrel series,
starting with ON THE RUN and followed by ON ICE; ON FIRE; ON THE EDGE; ALL TANGLED UP; and ALL OR NOTHING. These graphic novels tell the adventures of two unlikely friends: a carefree (and reckless) bird and a pragmatic (and neurotic) squirrel.
Scholastic
2012 - ongoing
Bird &
squirrel
by james burks

Poetic, Moving
Picture Book
Ilima Loomis’s ‘OHANA MEANS FAMILY, in which preparations for a family lū’au are a celebration of Hawaii and its culture. Illustrated by Kenard Pak.
Holiday House
2020
'Ohana MEans family
by ilima loomis
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