Frances Bloom (Frances Bloom, #1)
By Katrina Nannestad Illustrated by Marina Zlatanova Reviewed by Helen Gearing Katrina Nannestad, best known for her much-awarded WWII middle-grade novels, returns to junior fiction in her latest work, Frances Bloom. With comical black-and white illustrations by Marina Zlatanova, who won a 2020
We Could Be Something
By Will Kostakis Reviewed by Alison McCaffrey Every so often a book lights up with extra heart and soul from the author. Usually they’re debuts, but in Will Kostakis’ eighth book his light shines bright. Winner of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards’

