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Review: "Coraline," by Neil Gaiman
Coraline Jones is lonely in her new apartment. Things aren't quite what they seem. Coraline sets out to explore and uncovers a secret...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 10, 20201 min read


Student Review: "Amal Unbound," by Aisha Saeed
This book is about a 12-year-old girl named Amal who lives in rural Pakistan with her family. She has many dreams and goals she wishes to...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 23, 20201 min read


Review: "Like Vanessa," by Tami Charles
Vanessa Martin is mesmerized watching Vanessa Williams win Miss America. She is the first black woman to win the pageant ever! Vanessa...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 25, 20191 min read


Review: "Nowhere Boy," by Katherine Marsh
American Max and his family have moved to Brussels, Belgium for a year. Max is not happy that not only will he be repeating sixth grade,...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 17, 20191 min read


Review: "Front Desk," by Kelly Yang
I listened to this audiobook on my drive from OKC to Galveston and it kept me interested the entire time. Ten-year-old Mia and her...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 16, 20191 min read


Review: "Amal Unbound," by Aisha Saeed
Amal wants to be a teacher, but being a girl in small-town Pakistan, she is not expected to have an education. Instead, when her mother...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 13, 20191 min read


Review: "Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World," by Ashley Herring Blake
Ivy Aberdeen has a lot going on. Her mother seems to have disappeared from Ivy’s life after she gave birth to twin boys. Her older...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 8, 20191 min read


Review: "The War Outside," by Monica Hesse
Nominated for the 2020 Intermediate Sequoyah book award in Oklahoma, this novel follows the stories of two young women who are forced to...
Mrs. Denney
Jun 2, 20191 min read


Review: "The Flight of Swans," by Sarah McGuire
A nominee for the 2020 Intermediate Sequoyah Award, this book tells the tale of Princess Andaryn who, in the act of trying to save her...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 9, 20191 min read


Review: "The Benefits of Being an Octopus," by Ann Braden
Seventh-grader Zoey is in charge of her two younger siblings while her mom works at the local pizza shop. Her mom's boyfriend, Lenny,...
Mrs. Denney
Mar 23, 20191 min read


Review: "After the Shot Drops," by Randy Ribay
Benedict "Bunny" Thompson has major hops. He's a star high school basketball player and is only a sophomore. Without telling his best...
Mrs. Denney
Mar 22, 20191 min read


Review: "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish," by Pablo Cartaya
Marcus Vega is the biggest kid in school. His height and quiet demeanor has given him the opportunity to earn some cash by protecting...
Mrs. Denney
Mar 19, 20191 min read


Review: "See You in the Cosmos," by Jack Cheng
Eleven-year-old Alex Petroski is obsessed with space. He's even copying the golden record that was sent into space in the 1970s by using...
Mrs. Denney
Mar 8, 20191 min read


Review: "Goodbye Days: A Novel," by Jeff Zentner
When Carver Briggs sends a text to his friends asking where they are, he doesn't know that by reading that text, his friends will be...
Mrs. Denney
Jan 20, 20191 min read


Student Review: "Between Two Skies," by Joanne O'Sullivan
Between Two Skies was a book that opened my eyes to Katrina's damage. It got kind of slow about halfway through, but I loved the ending....
Mrs. Denney
Nov 28, 20181 min read


Review: "Shadowshaper," by Daniel Jose Older
This was an excellent audio book narrated by Anika Noni Rose. I listened to it in its entirety on my road trip from OKC to Galveston. The...
Mrs. Denney
Oct 22, 20181 min read


Review: "The Seventh Most Important Thing," by Shelley Pearsall
When Arthur sees the neighborhood junk man walking down the street in his dead father's hat, he snaps. He throws a brick at the man and...
Mrs. Denney
May 30, 20181 min read


Review: "Dreamland Burning," by Jennifer Latham
This novel alternates between present-day and 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma. In present-day, teenage Rowan is living with her black mother and...
Mrs. Denney
May 14, 20181 min read


Review: "Midnight at the Electric," by Jodi Lynn Anderson
I'm not sure how to adequately summarize this book. I read it because it has been chosen for the 2018-2019 Intermediate Sequoyah...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 25, 20182 min read


Review: "Piecing Me Together," by Renee Watson
Jade is one of very few African American students at her private school. She attends on scholarship and doesn't have any close friends at...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 24, 20181 min read
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