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Cindy M
An accountant and CPA by profession, I found myself a book reviewer for Squeaky Clean Reads by happenstance. When the opportunity came to transform that website into Compass Book Ratings, I was excited to seize it and meld my business background with my love of books. As the mother of three teenage sons, I have read a large number of children and young adult books and I believe that there is great value in a content review service. As much as we would love to read everything our children read, there just isn’t enough time. I also appreciate being able to select books for myself that are really worth my precious and limited reading time. I believe there is a book out there for everyone–they just have to find it!
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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

Emily is back and she does not disappoint! In this second installment, Emily is back with Wendell, but there are several new characters to keep things fresh. All in all this is just an enchanting read…
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The Eyes and the Impossible

The winner of the 2024 Newbery Award, The Eyes and the Impossible with capture the reader within the first few pages. This can't be helped because the protagonist, Johannes, is so confident and so su…
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Nettle and Bone

Having recently discover T. Kingsfisher, I was interested to see if my first two reading experiences were outliers. After reading the award-winning fantasy novel Nettle and Bone, my conclusion is thi…
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A Sorceress Comes to Call

So, a meandering path led me to the discovery of this author. It started with needing to use an audible credit and stumbling upon A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher. T. Kingfisher i…
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Woe: A Housecat’s Story of Despair

Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair is the collection in a single book of Lucy Knisley's comics about her beloved family cat, Linney. In the advance reading copy, the drawing styles randomly vary from …
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Adventures of Mary Jane

Adventures of Mary Jane is really fan fiction created for a minor character from Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The author gives Mary Jane her own back story against the drop of the expa…
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The Wonderful Wishes of B

The Wonderful Wishes of B was truly a delight to read. Of course, it had me at the introduction of the cats--each named after a planet. However, the heart of the story really is the protagonist, Beatr…
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Elite Eight! Currated Audiobook Recommendations for the Family Road Trip Summer 2024

Back by popular demand, our top recommendations for family listening on this summer's road trip with a little of something for everyone--as usual! This year we were able to come up with eight titles w…
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Beastly Beauty

Beastly Beauty is a reimagined take on the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. This retelling manages to be both a twist and traditional at the same time with some modern themes inspired by old-fashioned …
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Song of the Six Realms

Continuing the hot trend of Asian-inspired fantasy, New York Times bestselling author Judy Lim gives us Song of the Six Realms. The fantasy structure was fairly complex, and in spite of the reference…
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The Night War

The Night War follows 12-year-old Miri, a Jewish girl whose family fled Germany to France, but instead of finding refuge there, they have found prejudice and the Nazi's have followed to occupy France.…
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The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1)

This series was first published over a decade ago, has been a New York Times Bestseller, and has had incredible staying power in popularity among young readers. Years ago, I had a nephew who adored t…
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