When the Crickets Stopped Singing by author Marilyn Cram Donahue is a beautifully written novel full of imagery and parallels that really bring the story to life. It's a novel about a nation on t…
"All of us carry monster marks, Sophie. It's just that some of us carry them on the outside." A Monster Like Me is a compelling novel from Wendy S. Swore. Elementary school age Sophie worries she…
Laurie Halse Anderson's third account of her rape and recovery is her most raw and brutal yet. Speak was the fictionalized story; Speak the Graphic Novel was the same story told in…
Although there is a ton of action in this book, it's the personal interactions of the characters that fill these pages. Following the lives of two different men from two very different worl…
The story begins the summer before the main character, Rooney's, senior year of high school. She should be enjoying her last little bit of life before becoming an adult and beginning college, unfortun…
This is book seven of the series and every book has been fun, but this one really steps up the energy and humor. The character development and personal interaction of the characters is brilliant…
President of Poplar Lane is fun foray into the world of politics, but the politics are more cut-throat than everyday politics you see on the news because these politics are nestled in a surroundi…
What do you get when you throw a major life change at two twelve-year-old girls who couldn’t possibly be more different? A light-hearted and poignant called To Night Owl from Dogfish.
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Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face and the Pizza of Peril tells of a fanciful caper involving kids, badgers, and a ninja librarian. The book has a lively and unusual cast of characters and is stuffed wit…
When I read the first few chapters of The Bridge Home, my first inclination was to get out the box of Kleenex as I was going to be crying my way through a sad book. And I wasn’t wrong…but w…
Talk of the Town by Lisa Wingate begins slow and sleepy just like the town in which the story is set. Then somewhere along the way the quirky town and its people begin to take on new import…
Bunnicula has been loved for years and is one of those true gems of a book that both teachers and students can agree is great. This humorous take on a classic horror legend is infused with all th…
