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Student Review: "Dragon Hoops," by Gene Luan Yang
This book is about a teacher named Gene who hates basketball and grows to love it. At first, he needed a comic book idea and he saw is...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 28, 20221 min read


Review: "Monday's Not Coming," by Tiffany D. Jackson
Heartwrenching tale of a middle school girl whose best friend suddenly disappears and she can't get help finding her. No one else seems...
Jennifer Denney
Dec 22, 20211 min read


Review: "Harbor Me," by Jacqueline Woodson
Six kids from diverse backgrounds are chosen to go once a week to a room to just talk to each other, no adult present. This audiobook has...
Jennifer Denney
Dec 21, 20211 min read


Student Review: "Golden Arm," by Carl Deuker
Golden Arm is an amazing story about a boy who loves baseball. Laz and his brother Antonio are from a small trailer park in Jet city. One...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Student Review: "Golden Arm," by Carl Deuker
Laz Weathers is really good at pitching for his North Central High School baseball team. When his baseball team is shutdown, Mr. Thurman...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Student Review: "Efren Divided," by Ernesto Cisneros
Efren lives in the U.S close to the border of Mexico. Efren's parents are here illegally from Mexico. When Ama (Efren's mom) gets...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Student Review: "The Blackbird Girls," by Anne Blankman
Oksana and Valentina's fathers both work at the nuclear power station when one of the reactors collapses and sets the building on fire,...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20212 min read


Review: "The Best at It," by Maulik Pancholy
Seventh-grader Rahul Kapoor has a great friendship with Chelsea and an extreme talent for math, but he wants more than anything to be the...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Review: "Dear Justyce," by Nic Stone
In this sequel to Dear Martin, we follow Quan right after he is arrested for the shooting death of an officer. Through a series of...
Jennifer Denney
Jul 30, 20211 min read


Review: "Dear Martin," by Nic Stone
When Justyce is sent to spend the night in jail after doing nothing wrong (only because he was a black kid helping a drunk white girl),...
Jennifer Denney
Jul 24, 20211 min read


Review: "The Blackbird Girls," by Anne Blankman
Fifth graders Valentina, a Jew, and Oksana, her bully, are living nearby when the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant happens...
Jennifer Denney
Jul 23, 20211 min read


Review: "Refugee," by Alan Gratz
In typical Gratz fashion, he has taken an important topic and made it relatable for kids. It is a difficult book to follow with three...
Jennifer Denney
Jul 20, 20211 min read


Review: "Efren Divided," by Ernesto Cisneros
Seventh grader Efren Nava's world is turned upside down when his undocumented mother is taken by ICE and deported to Mexico. Now Efren...
Jennifer Denney
Jun 29, 20211 min read


Review: "Ground Zero," by Alan Gratz
It's September 11, 2001. Nine-year-old Brandon has gotten into trouble at school and has to go to work with his dad at the Twin Towers...
Jennifer Denney
Jun 13, 20211 min read


Review: "Golden Arm," by Carl Deuker
Laz Weathers is a pitcher with a golden arm. He’s got some hard knocks though, including the fact that his high school won’t have a...
Jennifer Denney
Jun 12, 20211 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: "Inkling," by Kenneth Oppel
This audiobook was fantastic! There were parts that I was laughing out loud and parts where I couldn't wait to hear what happened next!...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 22, 20201 min read


Review: "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus," by Dusti Bowling
Aven Green is a rock star soccer player, has the wit of a much older person, writes a fun blog, and is mostly fearless. Did I mention she...
Jennifer Denney
Dec 28, 20191 min read


Review: "Hello, Universe," by Erin Entrada Kelly
Virgil is the quietest 11-year-old around. Not to be confused with being dumb, he just chooses not to speak up. He's beyond shy, so...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 7, 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
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