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Student Review: "Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid," by Jeff Kinney
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid is a book in the series of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The only exception is that the main character of...
Mrs. Denney
Sep 29, 20191 min read


Review: "Renegades," by Marissa Meyer
I’ve been reading this book on and off for a while and finally finished today! This is a solid story from Marissa Meyer about a world...
Mrs. Denney
Sep 15, 20191 min read


Review: "Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood," by Liesl Shurtliff
Red is in a panic! Her magical grandmother has fallen ill and it's up to Red to search the woods to find the ingredients to a potion that...
Mrs. Denney
Sep 5, 20191 min read


Review: "Like Vanessa," by Tami Charles
Vanessa Martin is mesmerized watching Vanessa Williams win Miss America. She is the first black woman to win the pageant ever! Vanessa...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 25, 20191 min read


Review: "Better Nate Than Ever," by Tim Federle
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...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 21, 20191 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: "Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World," by Ashley Herring Blake
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...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 8, 20191 min read


Review: "Killer Instinct," by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Another serial killer on the loose and this time he or she is murdering people and doing almost perfect copycats of scenes left behind by...
Mrs. Denney
Jun 16, 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: "Moo," by Sharon Creech
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...
Mrs. Denney
May 14, 20191 min read


Review: "The Naturals," by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Cassie isn't like most kids. Her mother disappeared when Cassie was younger but the scene was a bloody mess and her mother was presumed...
Mrs. Denney
May 4, 20191 min read


Review: "Finding Gobi: The True Story of One Little Dog's Big Journey," by Dion Leonar
What a sweet story! Long-distance runner Dion Leonard was running a multi-day race in the Gobi Desert when a little dog came out of...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 30, 20191 min read


Review: "Ugly," by Robert Hoge
I listened to the audiobook of this with the author narrating, and it was so cool to hear him tell his own story. Robert Hoge was born...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 16, 20191 min read


Review: "The Flight of Swans," by Sarah McGuire
A nominee for the 2020 Intermediate Sequoyah Award, this book tells the tale of Princess Andaryn who, in the act of trying to save her...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 9, 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


Review: "After the Shot Drops," by Randy Ribay
Benedict "Bunny" Thompson has major hops. He's a star high school basketball player and is only a sophomore. Without telling his best...
Mrs. Denney
Mar 22, 20191 min read


Review: "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish," by Pablo Cartaya
Marcus Vega is the biggest kid in school. His height and quiet demeanor has given him the opportunity to earn some cash by protecting...
Mrs. Denney
Mar 19, 20191 min read
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