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Review: "Brave New Girl," by Rachel Vincent
I liked this dystopian mystery. Dahlia 16 works with the plants in her district. There are 5000 girls her age who are exact copies of...
Mrs. Denney
Nov 20, 20181 min read


Review: "The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips," by Michael Morpugo
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...
Mrs. Denney
Nov 14, 20181 min read


Review: "Shadowshaper," by Daniel Jose Older
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...
Mrs. Denney
Oct 22, 20181 min read


Review: "Puddin'," by Julie Murphy
I did enjoy this companion novel to Dumplin', but for some reason, it didn't resonate with me as much as Dumplin' did. This one...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 27, 20181 min read


Review: "Dumplin'," by Julie Murphy
This book is so good. I loved the main character, Willowdean AKA "Will" AKA "Dumplin'." She is a self-proclaimed fat girl growing up in...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 24, 20181 min read


Review: "Moxie," by Jennifer Mathieu
"Moxie girls fight back!" High school isn't great for Viv in her east Texas town. The girls at her school are constantly belittled and...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 22, 20181 min read


Review: "Arise," by Tara Hudson
This sequel takes Amelia and Joshua to the depths of New Orleans and voodoo magic. Amelia is given a message from the demons that they...
Mrs. Denney
Jun 26, 20181 min read


Review: "Hereafter," by Tara Hudson
This romantic ghost story was great - and it has Oklahoma connections. Eighteen-year-old Amelia has been dead for a while. Her spirit has...
Mrs. Denney
Jun 16, 20181 min read


Review: "Her Every Fear," by Peter Swanson
I'm rating this as "it was ok" because I don't really know how I feel about it. I was really into it for the first 100 pages. Then it...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 30, 20181 min read


Review: "Midnight at the Electric," by Jodi Lynn Anderson
I'm not sure how to adequately summarize this book. I read it because it has been chosen for the 2018-2019 Intermediate Sequoyah...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 25, 20182 min read


Review: "Saints and Misfits," by S.K. Ali
How do you reconcile your Muslim culture with also being a typical teenage girl growing up in America? Janna does a pretty great job...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 23, 20181 min read


Student Review: "Firefight," by K. Wild
Freedom Smith is a gypsy boy with the Hercules gene, which gives him supernatural strength. Usually gypsy boys do not work with the...
Mrs. Denney
Mar 29, 20181 min read


Student Review: "The Boy in the Black Suit," by Jason Reynolds
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...
Mrs. Denney
Nov 1, 20171 min read


Review: "All the Bright Places," by Jennifer Niven
Loved it. Teens Violet and Finch meet on strange terms - atop the school's bell tower contemplating suicide. Finch talks Violet down, but...
Mrs. Denney
Oct 12, 20171 min read


Student Review: "Paper Towns," by John Green
This book is about a boy named Quentin and he falls in love with a girl named Margo. One night Margo sneaks in to Quentin's room. She...
Mrs. Denney
Oct 5, 20171 min read


Review: "Well, That Was Awkward," by Rachel Vail
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...
Mrs. Denney
Jun 4, 20171 min read


Review: "The Raven King," by Maggie Stiefvater
In this thrilling conclusion to the Raven Cycle, the readers will discover Blue's true love, the one she will kill with a kiss. They...
Mrs. Denney
Jan 3, 20171 min read


Review: "Second Star," by Alyssa Sheinmel
It was a slow day in the library and I was able to read this book from start to finish! It's a pretty intriguing plot line, loosely based...
Mrs. Denney
Sep 29, 20161 min read


Review: "The Last Star," by Rick Yancey
I started listening to this book months ago, but only made it about 75 pages in. I picked it back up (in print form) today while I was...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 16, 20161 min read


Review: "Love and Other Foreign Words," by Erin McCahan
Centering around fifteen-year-old genius Josie and her quest to define and understand love, the book is fairly predictable. Josie is a...
Mrs. Denney
Jul 13, 20161 min read
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