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Student Review: "Concrete Kids," by Amyra Leon
This book was about a black girl and her trials in life. She explains how her life is which has its ups and downs like her birthday and...
Jennifer Denney
Dec 30, 20211 min read
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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
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Student Review: "Black Brother, Black Brother," by Jewell Parker Rhodes
This book was a book about a white and black brother. The black brother has the hardest time at school because he was black. Then, he...
Jennifer Denney
Dec 18, 20211 min read
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Student Review: "Fighting Words," by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
In my opinion Fighting Words is one of my favorite books I have ever read. It is about a story of two sisters that have a mom that went...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read
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Student Review: "Efren Divided," by Ernesto Cisneros
Efren lives in the U.S close to the border of Mexico. Efren's parents are here illegally from Mexico. When Ama (Efren's mom) gets...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read
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Student Review: "The Mystwick School of Musicraft," by Jessica Khoury
Amelia Jones's mom was an maestro and graduated from the Mystwick school of Musicraft. Since her mother died leaving Amelia with just her...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read
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Student Review: "Fighting Words," by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Della and her older sister, Suki,'s mom goes insane and blows up a hotel room so they go to live with Clifton, one of their moms former...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read
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Review: "The Best at It," by Maulik Pancholy
Seventh-grader Rahul Kapoor has a great friendship with Chelsea and an extreme talent for math, but he wants more than anything to be the...
Jennifer Denney
Sep 12, 20211 min read
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Review: "Linked," by Gordon Korman
When a giant swastika is painted in their quiet Colorado middle school, there are no immediate suspects. In fact, the administration is...
Jennifer Denney
Aug 14, 20211 min read
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Review: "Taking Up Space," by Alyson Gerber
Sarah is a star basketball player in 7th grade and when puberty hits, her body is doing some growing and new things that make playing...
Jennifer Denney
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Review: "Efren Divided," by Ernesto Cisneros
Seventh grader Efren Nava's world is turned upside down when his undocumented mother is taken by ICE and deported to Mexico. Now Efren...
Jennifer Denney
Jun 29, 20211 min read
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Review: "Restart," by Gordon Korman
Big time bully falls off his roof and gets a concussion, which makes him have amnesia! He basically gets to restart his life and this...
Jennifer Denney
Jun 4, 20211 min read
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Review: "When You Know What I Know," by Sonja K. Solter
Written in verse, this very quick read leads off with the important stuff - something inappropriate happened to Tori with her uncle in...
Jennifer Denney
May 29, 20211 min read
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Review: "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl," by Stacy McAnulty
When Lucy was only 8 years old, she was struck by lightning. The surprising side effect is that now she's a math savant -- a genius! She...
Jennifer Denney
May 29, 20211 min read
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Review: "Game Changer," by Neal Shusterman
One hit on the football field causes Ash's life to change. After that one hit, Ash notices that there are blue stop signs instead of red...
Jennifer Denney
Apr 26, 20211 min read
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Review: "The Skin I'm In," by Sharon Flake
Maleeka isn't comfortable in her own skin. She's got a very dark complexion and is bullied because of it. She also hangs out with girls...
Jennifer Denney
Apr 13, 20211 min read
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Student Review: "Anne of Green Gables," by L.M. Montgomery
Anne Shirley's parents died when she was young, and has never had a real home with the two families that took her in before she had to go...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 17, 20211 min read
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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
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Review: "Black Brother, Black Brother," by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Donte and his older brother Trey have just moved to a new small town and are attending a prestigious private school, but Donte doesn't...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 17, 20211 min read
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Student Review: "Lions of Little Rock," by Kristin Levine
This book is about this quiet girl who made a friend with a colored girl. This book was set in 1958 in Little Rock Arkansas and were...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 17, 20211 min read
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