It seems like politics and government are something that kids and teens are thinking about and involved in more and more these days. While that can be a positive thing, it also comes with drawbacks an…
I began Last Meeting of the Gorilla Club thinking it would be a book similar to many others; light read, little substance. Boy, was I wrong. Sara Nickerson focuses on many social issues faci…
It took a little bit for me to get into The Rift, but once I did, I couldn't stop reading! It reminded me a bit of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, as both this book and that seri…
This story is a comical read on a serious roller coaster. It's a shout out to big sisters, working through crazy grief, living through a terminal illness, all the family members left behind when…
Wedgie & Gizmo is a story of good and evil! Loyalty and cunning! Dog and hamster! This tale is full of fun, laughs, and zaniness that is sure to delight young readers. The story is told throu…
Tarzan of the Apes is one of the most well-known classic adventure stories. The novel set the groundwork for an entire series of wildly successful sequels and a franchise of blockbuster movies. T…
This book is for the brave of heart because this is no Nancy Drew mystery. It may make the reader think twice about wandering around the house in the dark or maybe even want to sleep with a nigh…
There are some books I would never pick up if it weren't for review purposes, and Frankly in Love is one of them. I had heard of this book and seen it all over Goodreads, but for some reason…
Although this book is being touted as "feminist" and "timely" (and don't get me wrong, it is!), I am so used to reading YA books that have a strong female protagonist that I thought nothing of the fac…
We Speak in Storms by Natalie Lund was an interesting past/present novel that combined the lives of three characters - Brenna, Callie, and Joshua - with an event that happened 50 years earlier.
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Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers by Celia Perez is as much a novel about finding sisterhood and friendship as it is about social activism and justice. As four strangers come toge…
The circus seems magical and mysterious to many and author Lisa Fiedler gives us something of a behind the scenes tour in We Walked the Sky. The story flips back and forth between two teenag…
