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  • 5 stars out of 5

Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai

Twelve year-old Mai is not looking forward to summer vacation. Why? Her parents are forcing her to spend it accompanying her grandmother, Ba, to Vietnam, to visit family Mai has...

  • 4 stars out of 5

Between Us and the Moon by Rebecca Maizel

“You watch the world. I’m not sure you even live in it.” Fifteen-year-old Sarah’s boyfriend has just dumped her with these words, and she’s determined to prove him wrong.

Posted by on April 23, 2018

  • 4 stars out of 5

Pax by Sara Pennypacker

Pax, a pet fox, has been inseparable from his boy, Peter, ever since he found him at only a few weeks old. When Peter’s father enlists in the war and...

  • 4 stars out of 5

Flame in the Mist by Reneé Ahdieh

The prose is elegant and descriptive, and it's apparent much research was put into life in feudal Japan. If you're in the market for historical fiction in a nontraditional setting...

Posted by on March 14, 2018

  • 3 stars out of 5

York: The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby

New York has always been a city shrouded in mystery but there is no mystery greater than the York Cipher, a puzzle consisting of a series of clues left by...

Posted by on March 8, 2018

  • 2 stars out of 5

Insurgent by Robert Schwentke

The “simulations” that were so important to the first movie retain their relevance here, offering opportunities for approximately three additional and extra-trippy action scenes.  If action is what you want,...

Posted by on March 2, 2018

  • 5 stars out of 5

Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand

Finley’s parents are on the edge of a divorce and she is sent to live with grandparents she has never met. When the woods behind her grandparent’s house resemble her...

Posted by on February 23, 2018

  • 3 stars out of 5

A Dog in the Cave: The Wolves Who Made Us Human by Kay Frydenborg

It has long been known that an uncommonly special bond exists between humans and dogs. A Dog in the Cave makes the argument that the two species are not only...

Posted by on February 7, 2018

  • 4 stars out of 5

One Trick Pony by Nathan Hale

It’s Earth, and it’s the future: aliens are hunting humans to harvest electricity, and destroying civilization in the process. At the accidental center of the conflict is Strata, a girl...

  • 3 stars out of 5

Better Than Perfect by Melissa Kantor

Juliet’s life is wonderful.  She’s got the family, the grades, and the boyfriend, and they’re all perfect.  That is, until her dad moves out and her mom overdoses on her...

Posted by on January 11, 2018

  • 5 stars out of 5

The Haters by Jesse Andrews

Readers will find much to laugh at from beginning to end.

Posted by on December 21, 2017

  • 5 stars out of 5

Tumble & Blue by Cassie Beasley

A family curse, some attempted heroism, and a mythical golden alligator named Munch: How will Blue Montgomery and Tumble Wilson survive summer vacation?

Posted by on November 24, 2017

  • 4 stars out of 5

Fat Vampire by Adam Rex

Doug – uncool, unattractive, and often unpleasant – is a refreshing change from all the “sexy” vampires that have lately saturated the paranormal genre.

Posted by on November 17, 2017

  • 4 stars out of 5

Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios

Grace’s home life is far from perfect. With a controlling step-father and a mom with undiagnosed OCD, Grace has a lot to overcome. Enter Gavin: dreamy, a musician, and a...

Posted by on October 20, 2017

  • 4 stars out of 5

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Anderson writes about Melinda’s experiences with authenticity and sincerity, creating a well-developed protagonist who is awkward, brooding, sarcastic – and damaged – and with whom readers will sympathize.

Posted by on October 5, 2017

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