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Menacing Manor by Kiersten White

Menacing Manor (The Sinister Summer series) by Kiersten White by Delacorte Press, 2023. 9780593570012  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Mystery/Adventure What did you like about the book? Theo, Alexander, and Will … Continue reading

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Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick

Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023.  9781665902373  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Stevie has … Continue reading

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Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us by Berna Anat

Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us by Berna Anat. Quill Tree Books, 2023. 9780063067370 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? Anat … Continue reading

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Lia Park and the Heavenly Heirlooms by Jenna Yoon

Lia Park and the Heavenly Heirlooms by Jenna Yoon. Aladdin, 2023. 9781534487963 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: ARC (Publication date 5/30/2023) Genre:  Fantasy/Adventure What did you like about the book? Lia Park is … Continue reading

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Clarice Bean, Scram! by Lauren Child

Clarice Bean, Scram! by Lauren Child. Candlewick Press, 2023. 9781536231120 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? It’s summer, and an oppressive heat wave … Continue reading

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10 Things I Love About School by Samantha Sweeney, illustrated by John Joseph

10 Things I Love About School by Samantha Sweeney, illustrated by John Joseph. Tiger Tales, 2023. 9781680102932  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? Filled … Continue reading

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Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno

Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno. Delacorte Press, 2023. 9780593433287 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery What did you like about the book? Having gotten into a prestigious private school in Massachusetts … Continue reading

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Cranky Chicken: Crankosaurus by Katherine Battersby

Cranky Chicken: Crankosaurus by Katherine Battersby. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2023. 9781665914550 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? Five chapters starring Cranky Chicken … Continue reading

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Every Day by David Levithan, illustrated by Dion Mbd

Every Day by David Levithan,  illustrated by Dion Mbd. RH Graphic, 2023. 9780593428986 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre: Speculative fiction, romance What did you like about the book?  Dion … Continue reading

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Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli. Balzer + Bray, 2023. 9780063045873 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  Imogen takes her allyship seriously, attending Pride … Continue reading

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