CREEK CRITIQUES

Teens have it rough. Emotions and hormones are out of whack. Coping skills are sometimes non-existent. But for Anna, her threat of...

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...

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...

Patina can run and run very well. Even though she's new to the track team, she runs faster than the other girls. But her home life isn't...

Castle Crenshaw AKA Ghost, knows he can run. When his daddy fired a gun at his mom and him when he was younger, Ghost found out just how...

When Tessa's father dies, she has to leave the life she's led in Florida for the past ten years with her grandmother and travel back to...

Red is the local wish tree that has been around for 216 "rings." Red has seen it all. Local tradition holds that people from all around...

If I Were You is about two girls named Katie and Melody. Each girl thinks each others life is perfect. So when Katie makes a wish in a...

I loved this quick read! It's a great summer pick when you're tired of real-life drama (Trump, anyone?) and need to get your mind off of...

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...

What can you do when your family has fallen on hard times and is forced to live in your minivan? If you're six or seven, you might...

While this book does throw in some stereotypical middle grade problems - first crush, best friends who grow estranged, sibling rivalry-...