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The Adventures of Sparrowboy

The Adventures of Sparrowboy

by Brian Pinkney
Illustrated by Brian Pinkney

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1997
Pages: 40
ISBN: 0689810717

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-9

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Pinkney

The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man

The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man

by Michael Chabon
Illustrated by Jake Parker

Publishers: Balzer + Bray, HarperCollins, 2011
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780061914621

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Chabon

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

by Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by K. G. Campbell

Publisher: Candlewick, 2013
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9780763660406

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 8-10

CCBC Location: Fiction, DiCamillo

How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying)

How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying)

by Cristina Fernandez

Publishers: HarperCollins, Katherine Tegen Books, 2022
Pages: 403
ISBN: 9780063114302

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 12 and older

CCBC Location: Fiction, Fernandez

Ikenga

Ikenga

by Nnedi Okorafor

Publishers: Penguin Random House, Viking, 2020
Pages: 227
ISBN: 9780593113523

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 8-11

CCBC Location: Fiction, Okorafor

Katie the Catsitter

Katie the Catsitter

by Colleen AF Venable
Illustrated by Stephanie Yue

Publisher: Random House, 2021
Pages: 205
ISBN: 9780593306321

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 741.5 Venable

Lucía the Luchadora

Lucía the Luchadora

by Cynthia Leonor Garza
Illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez

Publisher: POW!, 2017
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781576878279

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Garza

Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta

Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Publishers: Knopf, Random House, 2009
Pages: 96
ISBN: 9780375860942

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 741.5 Krosoczka

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Publishers: Knopf, Random House, 2009
Pages: 96
ISBN: 9780375846830

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 741.5 Krosoczka

Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians

Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Publishers: Knopf, Random House, 2009
Pages: 96
ISBN: 9780375846847

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 7-10

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 741.5 Krosoczka