(2) 4-6 Londoner Lexie and her cousin Eleni have always been inseparable--until sneaky new-girl Anastasia sets her sights on Eleni and the sudden loss of their grandmother corners Lexie into telling a lie that divides her close-knit Greek Cypriot family. Told in Lexie's bouncy, naive first-person voice and peppered with her doodles and notebook pages, the story explores the vulnerability that comes with experiences of envy, loss, and guilt.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2019

(2) 4-6 Adopted Cambodian-British fifth grader Dara is gobsmacked when she isn't given the lead in the school musical. Dara's realization that acting involves putting oneself in another's shoes helps her become a better actor, friend, and sister. With themes of transracial adoption, racism, identity, friendship, and sibling rivalry, there's a lot going on, but Shevah's novel raises interesting questions without attempting to neatly answer them all.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2016

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Helen Crawford-White. Though she barely remembers him, eleven-year-old Amber Miyamoto (half-Italian, half-Japanese) misses her dad, who abandoned the family when she was six. With a mix of humor and heartache, Amber's lively narrative in this British import describes her attempts--one successful and one less so--to make up for his absence. Amusing doodles decorate the pages of the art-loving middle schooler's story.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander