Review: The Children and the Wolves by Adam Rapp
The Children and the Wolves by Adam Rapp I made it through about the first 30 pages of this book and set it down, packed it in my bag to return it to the library, and started a new book. But. I...
View ArticleReview: The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks
The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks The controversial winner of The Carnegie Medal in 2014 has arrived in the United States. It is the story of Linus, a teenager living on the streets who is kidnapped...
View ArticleReview: The League of Beastly Dreadfuls by Holly Grant
The League of Beastly Dreadfuls by Holly Grant Anastasia started her day by attending a funeral alongside her father, a funeral at the compost pile for her father’s dead venus flytrap. Other than that...
View ArticleReview: I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest
I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest Released May 26, 2015. This is the first YA novel by Priest, a well-known fantasy author for adults, and it’s a treat. May and Libby have been friends for years, the...
View ArticleAfter the Woods by Kim Savage
After the Woods by Kim Savage (InfoSoup) Julia can’t remember what happening in the woods except in brief flashbacks. She knows that she saved her best friend from an attacker and then was taken by...
View ArticleThe Leaving by Tara Altebrando
The Leaving by Tara Altebrando (InfoSoup) Six kindergarteners were taken and now eleven years later, five are returned. The six teens who had disappeared have no memories of their captivity or those...
View ArticleUseless Bay by M. J. Beaufrand
Useless Bay by M. J. Beaufrand (InfoSoup) When a boy goes missing on Whidbey Island, it’s expected that he’s hiding out at the Gray’s house. But Grant isn’t there. Pixie is one of the Gray...
View ArticleShow Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte (9781338255812) A deaf author writes the story of a deaf protagonist living on Martha’s Vineyard in the 19th century in a community with many deaf residents where...
View ArticleDaring Darleen, Queen of the Screen by Anne Nesbet
Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen by Anne Nesbet (9781536206197) Darleen has grown up in the movie industry, first appearing as a baby and now at age twelve as “Daring Darleen” in a series of silent...
View ArticleGrown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Grown cover image Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (9780062840356) This gripping novel for teens takes readers into a world of high-rolling musicians and the abuse and exploitation of Black girls....
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