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Review: "The Elite," by Kiera Cass
It’s got the in-fighting of The Bachelor mixed with royalty, served up with a delightful main character and a love triangle that may cost...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 29, 20221 min read


Review: "The Selection," by Kiera Cass
Thirty-five girls are chosen to compete in the Selection - a competition designed to find the next princess of Illea who will marry...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 18, 20221 min read


Review: "Instructions for Dancing," by Nicola Yoon
This was a great audio book and a fun departure from the end of the world books I've been reading. Yvette has given up on love after...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 30, 20221 min read


Student Review: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen
The Bennet family invites Mr. Bingley over for dinner and hits it off with the oldest Bennet daughter named Jane. Mr. Bingley has a...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 21, 20211 min read


Review: "The Secret Language of Sisters," by Luanne Rice
Roo and Tilly are best friends and sisters. Roo is the older, wiser, responsible sister while Tilly is often more impulsive and...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 5, 20211 min read


Review: "The Poet X," by Elizabeth Acevedo
High school student Xiomara Baptista has always secretly enjoyed writing. She has so many journals to pour her feelings into, but she...
Jennifer Denney
Apr 25, 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: "What We Saw," by Aaron Hartzler
She's lucky, though. Her childhood friend, Ben, drives her home before she passes out at the party. She doesn't remember much from that...
Jennifer Denney
Aug 1, 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


Student Review: "Great Expectations," by Charles Dickens
Pip is a young orphaned boy from 19th century Kent. He meets a convict and a young girl who will change the course of his life forever....
Jennifer Denney
Feb 24, 20201 min read


Review: "The Toll," by Neal Shusterman
In this final book of the trilogy, Rowan and Citra are still out to stop the evil scythes from bringing terror to the masses. Scythe...
Jennifer Denney
Jan 8, 20201 min read


Review: "Rebel," by Marie Lu
I was not expecting this story. It takes place ten years after the Legend series ended, and it had been so long since I read that trilogy...
Jennifer Denney
Dec 29, 20191 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: "Call Down the Hawk," by Maggie Stiefvater
What a joy to revisit the Lynch brothers from The Raven Cycle! This story centers around a group hunting all dreamers, Ronan included,...
Jennifer Denney
Nov 15, 20191 min read


Review: "Following," by Jeffry W. Johnston
Alden follow people. He doesn't mean to be creepy, but he wants to be an investigator when he gets older, so he's honing his skills....
Jennifer Denney
Oct 7, 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: "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: "The Silver Eyes," by Scott Cawthon
This was a long story to listen to, but we finished! As a person who knows very little about Five Nights at Freddy's, I really enjoyed...
Mrs. Denney
Dec 28, 20181 min read


Review: "Get Well Soon," by Julie Halpern
Teens have it rough. Emotions and hormones are out of whack. Coping skills are sometimes non-existent. But for Anna, her threat of...
Mrs. Denney
Dec 18, 20181 min read


Review: "The Silence of Murder," by Dandi Daley Mackall
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...
Mrs. Denney
Nov 23, 20181 min read
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