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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: "Orange for the Sunsets," by Tina Athaide
This book is about 12 year old Indian Asha and her best African friend, Yesofu. When the president of their country decides that all...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 17, 20211 min read


Student Review: "A Good Kind of Trouble," by Lisa Moore Ramee
Shayla is in seventh grade and has two best friends who call themselves the United Nations, because of their different ethnic...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 17, 20211 min read


Review: "This Book is Anti-Racist," by Tiffany Jewell
Interested in social activism but not sure how to get started? Pick up this book! Tiffany Jewell not only lays out historically...
Jennifer Denney
Jul 19, 20201 min read


Review: "A Good Kind of Trouble," by Lisa Moore Ramee
Shayla is starting 7th grade with her two best friends by her side. They call themselves the United Nations because Shayla is Black,...
Jennifer Denney
Jul 19, 20201 min read


Review: "Parachutes," by Kelly Yang
When wealthy Asian parents send their kids to America to attend high schools and drop them off to live with host families or on their...
Jennifer Denney
Jul 5, 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: "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: "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 Only Road," by Alexandra Diaz
Living in Guatemala is all Jaime knows, but when his cousin Miguel is murdered by the local gang, Jaime doesn't have a choice but to...
Mrs. Denney
Aug 5, 20181 min read


Student Review: "Tasting the Sky," by Ibtisam Barakat
Tasting the sky is a memoir by Ibtisam Barakat. She starts the book by introducing the Middle East Conflict. She was only three years old...
Mrs. Denney
Feb 28, 20171 min read
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