Hi all,
We hope folks are holding up as best possible.
On behalf of Lee & Low and our creators, we'd love for AALBC to consider reviewing our 2023 titles:
PICTURE BOOK
BREAKING TO THE BEAT by Linda J. Acevedo & illustrated by Frank Morrison
Hardcover 9781643796390
On-sale May 30, 2023
A boogie-down picture book about a shy boy named Manolo who overcomes his fears and insecurities to become part of a new innovative dance style called breaking.
Digital Review Copy available on Edelweiss
FRESH JUICE & JUGO FRESCO written and illustrated by Robert Liu-Trujillo
English Hardcover 9781643791135
Spanish Paperback 9781643796697
On-sale July 25, 2023
What makes a great juice that keeps everyone healthy? Art and his dad discover it takes carrots ... collards ... cayenne ... and community!
Qué contiene un jugo quemantiene a todos saludables? ¡Art y su papa descubren que necesitan zanahorias... col berza... chile de árbol... y una comunidad!
English Digital Review Copy available on Edelweiss
Spanish Digital Review Copy available on Edelweiss
MIDDLE GRADE
SPECULATION by Nisi Shawl
Hardcover 9781620149591
On-sale February 14, 2023
A wonderful middle-grade fantasy debut about Black families, family history, family curses ... and a really marvelous pair of spectacles.
Digital Review Copy available on Edelweiss
THE LONGEST NIGHT IN EGYPT by David Anthony Durham
Hardcover 9781643796093
On-sale September 26, 2023
The Shadow Prince saga continues as Ash and his heroic friends rush to save Ra from the belly of Apep and bring light back to an Egypt that has been plunged into darkness.
Digital Review Copy available on Edelweiss
MONTGOMERY & THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN KEY by Tracy Occomy Crowder
Hardcover 9781643795171
On-sale October 10, 2023
It's 2008, and ten-year-old Montgomery "Monty" Carver is out to find the origin of a golden key found in his South Side Chicago community—which may or may not host the next Olympic games, or supply the next President of the United States, or...have a potential ghost hanging around.
Digital Review Copy available on Edelweiss
Browse our 2023 catalog to see everything that's new from Lee & Low.
Take care,
Jenny
Jenny Choy (she/her)
Marketing Director
LEE & LOW BOOKS, INC.
95 Madison Avenue, Suite 1205 New York, NY 10016
jchoy@leeandlow.com
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