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Review: "Tunnel of Bones," by Victoria Schwab
Cassidy Blake is not too thrilled to be heading to Paris to film her parents' supernatural show. They're going into the catacombs under...
Jennifer Denney
Nov 10, 20201 min read


Review: "The City of Ghosts," by Victoria Schwab
Since Cassidy almost drowned, she's been able to see spirits. She's in the land of the living but can visit the land of the dead. In...
Jennifer Denney
Nov 1, 20201 min read


Review: "The Collector," by KR Alexander
When sixth grader Josie is forced to move to her grandma's house in the countryside, she realizes that her grandmother has started to...
Jennifer Denney
Nov 1, 20201 min read


Review: "Pet," by Akwaeke Emezi
In a not-so-distant future, all of society's monsters have been eradicated. There is peace in the land and Jam is content with their...
Jennifer Denney
Oct 14, 20201 min read


Review: "A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity," by Nicole Valentine
What would you do if you found out the women in your family could time travel? Faced with the tragedies of his younger sister drowning...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 11, 20201 min read


Review: "Stepsister," by Jennifer Donnelly
I listened to this audiobook and it is lengthy. I might have done better reading this one instead. The premise is gruesome - Ella's ugly...
Jennifer Denney
Apr 30, 20201 min read


Review: "Pay Attention, Carter Jones," by Gary Schmidt
Main storyline- Four stars... But all the cricket game playing and terminology was too much for this girl. I admit I had to gloss over a...
Jennifer Denney
Apr 26, 20201 min read


Review: "Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio," by Peg Kehret
I’ve always been a fan of Peg Kehret’s action packed kids’ books. In fact, Deadly Stranger was my favorite in elementary school! It was a...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 26, 20201 min read


Review: "Genesis Begins Again," by Alicia D. Williams
Genesis is used to moving around. She knows her dad struggles - with keeping a job, with alcoholism, with kindness. Her mom works hard...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 16, 20201 min read


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


Review: "New Kid," by Jerry Craft
This award-winning graphic novel deserves all its accolades. Not only are the illustrations incredible, but the story is spot on. Jordan...
Jennifer Denney
Feb 21, 20201 min read


Review: "Guest," by Mary Downing Hahn
Molly Cloverall is so jealous of her beautiful baby brother that she steals a protective necklace from him and says a compliment about...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 29, 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: "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: "Booked," by Kwame Alexander
I really loved The Crossover by Kwame Alexander that I read years ago. I finally picked this up today and was surprised it wasn’t a...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 12, 20201 min read


Review: "The Nest," by Kenneth Oppel
This one was very bizarre! Wasps visit a boy nightly while he dreams. They promise to help his family by creating a new, healthy baby to...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 8, 20201 min read


Review: "Hey, Kiddo," by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
This book is an artist’s memoir. The author details his very rough and unconventional childhood in graphic novel form. His mother was a...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 8, 20201 min read


Review: "Up for Air," by Laurie Morrison
It’s the summer before 8th grade and Annabelle is not doing great. She’s really struggling to keep up at the private school she attends,...
Jennifer Denney
Dec 28, 20191 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: "Look Both Ways," by Jason Reynolds
Take a walk with ten different tales of kids leaving school and walking home. You'll meet a cross-section of kids - some going through...
Jennifer Denney
Dec 6, 20191 min read
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