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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


Student Review: "Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid," by Jeff Kinney
Rowley Jefferson a kid who writes in a diary inspired by his close friend Greg Heffley. Where Rowley explains the wacky things him and...
Jennifer Denney
Mar 24, 20211 min read


Review: "MindWar," by Andrew Klavan
Rick Dial was in a terrible accident that cost him his ability to walk without crutches. He'd been the star quarterback for his high...
Jennifer Denney
Nov 16, 20201 min read


Review: "Tunnel of Bones," by Victoria Schwab
Cassidy Blake is not too thrilled to be heading to Paris to film her parents' supernatural show. They're going into the catacombs under...
Jennifer Denney
Nov 10, 20201 min read


Student Review: "The Toll," by Neal Shusterman
This book is the third in a series about a futuristic world where death is distributed by scythes. After Endura sinks, there is scandal...
Jennifer Denney
Feb 27, 20201 min read


Student Review: "Wrecking Ball," by Jeff Kinney
The book Diary of a Wimpy Kid Wrecking Ball is a hilarious book that you won't be able to put down. This is the latest book from Jeff...
Jennifer Denney
Feb 5, 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: "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


Student Review: "Pegasus: The End of Olympus," by Kate O'Hearn
Pegasus: The End of Olympus is the absolute best book I have ever read. The conclusion to the Pegasus series is full of action,...
Mrs. Denney
Sep 11, 20181 min read


Review: "Patina," by Jason Reynolds
Patina can run and run very well. Even though she's new to the track team, she runs faster than the other girls. But her home life isn't...
Mrs. Denney
Aug 12, 20181 min read


Review: "Ghost," by Jason Reynolds
Castle Crenshaw AKA Ghost, knows he can run. When his daddy fired a gun at his mom and him when he was younger, Ghost found out just how...
Mrs. Denney
Aug 5, 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: "Thunderhead," by Neal Shusterman
Book 2 in the series begins one year after Scythe ends. Rowan is now known as Scythe Lucifer and he's made it his mission to permanently...
Mrs. Denney
Apr 18, 20181 min read


Student Review: "Wings of Fire: The Dark Secret," by Tui Sutherland
In this adventure, we are told the story in the perspective of Starflight, the night wing dragonet. He was captured and sent to the...
Mrs. Denney
Feb 23, 20181 min read


Student Review: "The Hunger Games," by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel set in the time of the future. A country, Panem, is separated into twelve different districts. ...
Mrs. Denney
Feb 10, 20181 min read


Review: "Swarm," by Scott Westerfeld
In this sequel to Zeroes, the story continues with the Zeroes trying to focus their powers for good. They have even opened an underground...
Mrs. Denney
Feb 3, 20181 min read


Student Review: "Escaping Peril," by Tui Sutherland
I found the eighth installment of the Wings of Fire series to be quite riveting. It tells the story from Peril's, a dragon with an...
Mrs. Denney
Oct 28, 20171 min read


Student Review: "Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race," by Chris Grabenstein
The third book in the Lemoncello series is a page turner with plenty of action and surprises. Like the other books, it revolves around...
Mrs. Denney
Oct 28, 20171 min read


Review: "This Book is Not Good for You," by Pseudonymous Bosch
I picked out this book to listen to in the car with my 9-year-old, not realizing it's actually book 3 in a series, and the book still...
Mrs. Denney
Oct 5, 20171 min read
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