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 by Abby Johnson SLJ November 2020 For binge-watching students, these novels serve up related content - and a break from screens. Upside Down Magic, Disney+, TV-PG, Streaming now. Based on Sarah Mlynowski's middle grade book series, this movie, set in the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, puts a funny spin on magic school. Thirteen-year-old protagonist Nory and other students who have "upside-down magic" and don't conform are relegated to classes in the basement.   READ-ALIKES Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes Grades 3-6 When 10-year-old Maddy visits her grandmother in the Louisiana bayou, she discovers that she has family magic deep inside her that could help to protect her beloved bayou from disaster. The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris Grades 3-5 Although the magicians in this series deal in stage magic rather than witchcraft, this fun adventure tale brings together a group of oddball kids to catch a town criminal. Readers who love the camaraderie of the u

  This year there is no shortage of exquisitely written books vying for the Printz award.  These  five books have brought joy, clarity, and will just "blow your mind"!         by Christina Vortia  SLJ October 2020 The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta     This novel in verse is the 2020 Stonewall Award winner, so it's not a leap that it's a strong Printz contender now that it's being published in the U.S.  With stunning prose, Atta tackles the intersections of sexuality, gender identity, race, homophobia, internalized racism, and colorism with bravery, ferocity, and love. Michael is a biracial Brit of jamaican and Greek descent growing up with a single mom. He learns at the age of six that wanting a Barbie doll doesn't fit within a so-called norm. This realization sets Michael on the path of unraveling other expectations and stitching together an authentic, experience in the drag ballroom scene.  Beautiful, tinely, and necessary, this book is a top candidate for the

  Here they are! Enjoy~ Wayward Son (Simon Snow, #2)  by Rainbow Rowell. Wednesday Books/ Macmillan. 9781250146076. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after... So why can’t Simon  Snow get off the couch? What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light...That’s how Simon, Penny, and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. Pumpkinheads  by Rainbow Rowell. Illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks. First Second/ Macmillan. 9781626721623. Josiah and Deja have been working the Succotash Hut together for the past three years and this is their last night working together before they go off to college. Deja is on a mission to help Josiah talk to his dream girl and eat snacks along the way. This dreamy graphic novel tells the cute story of these two teens’ last night at the pumpki