The Sassy #2: The Birthday Storm
With the exciting drama of being holed up during a hurricane, this second title in the lively series about Sassy, nine, follows her African American family as they fly from Ohio to Florida to celebrate her beloved Grammy’s birthday. Suspense builds as a huge storm gets close, but just as powerful is Sassy’s discovery of a sea turtle’s nest, which she moves with the help of a biologist. Told in Sassy’s first-person, present-tense voice, the mix of family love and friction and the elemental nature facts will grab even newcomers to the series. Grades 2-4. --Hazel Rochman