CREEK CRITIQUES

Thirteen-year-old Nicky has been passed from foster home to foster home since her dad’s been in prison and her grandma passed away. She...

Black teenager Toya Williams has an encounter with Jesus and she tells him that more than anything, she wishes she was a white girl. She...

Vanessa Martin is mesmerized watching Vanessa Williams win Miss America. She is the first black woman to win the pageant ever! Vanessa...

I listened to this audiobook narrated by the author on my drive from Galveston to OKC today. It’s a fun story about a thirteen-year-old...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

When Reena and her family pick up from the busy city and move to a quiet area in Maine, they are definitely fish out of water! Reena and...

Marcus Vega is the biggest kid in school. His height and quiet demeanor has given him the opportunity to earn some cash by protecting...

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...

After several of my friends said this was the best book they'd ever read, I put myself on the wait list for it at the public library....

When Jeremy is nine, he begins a period in his life of selective mutism. He hasn't spoken a word in ten years. When Coach Johnson is...

I checked this audiobook out for my 10-year-old and I to listen to in the car. She had recently read Saving Zasha and really enjoyed that...

Tess and her family live on a tiny island in Maine and Tess loves to catch lobster with her fisherman father. Her mom is the town's only...

Thirteen-year-old Bonnie is very protective of her 6-year-old brother, Matt. His dad is long gone, and their mother works hard to keep...

Beautiful China rabbit Edward Tulane is loved. His girl, Abilene, takes tremendous care of him. She is sure to dress him every day, sit...

Would you face your darkness in order to receive a miracle? The pilgrims who make their way to Bicho Raro do just such a thing. Their...

The Boy in the Black Suit is about a boy named Matt who lost his mother. She died of breast cancer. Since his father can't handle the...

Gracie is known for being the sunshine in everyone's lives. She's 100% nice. For someone about to turn 14, that's quite a feat to pull...