Category Archives: *Book Review

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

Posted in *Book Review, Adventure, Author, Kiersten White, Mystery, Series | Tagged | Leave a comment

Back to the Bright Before by Katherin Nolte

Back to the Bright Before by Katherin Nolte. Random House, 2023. 9780593565100  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Mystery/Adventure. What did you like about the book? Perpetua’s once sunny world is now … Continue reading

Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery | Tagged | Leave a comment

Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Toes & Good Night, Sleep Tight by Sophie Aggett

Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Toes by Sophie Aggett. Tiger Tales, 2023. 9781664350601 Good Night, Sleep Tight by Sophie Aggett. Tiger Tales, 2023. 9781664350618 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Board book What did you … Continue reading

Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Board book, Human Body, Interactive | Tagged | Leave a comment

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

Posted in *Book Review, *Young Adult, Alyson Derrick, Amnesia, LGBTQIA+ | Tagged | Leave a comment

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

Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, *Young Adult, Berna Anat, Money | Leave a comment

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

Posted in *Book Review, Graphic novel, Katherine Battersby | Tagged | Leave a comment

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

Posted in *Book Review, Author, David Levithan, Dion Mbd, Graphic novel, Romance, Speculative fiction | Tagged | Leave a comment

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

Posted in *Book Review, *Young Adult, Author, Becky Albertalli, College, LGBTQIA+, Realistic fiction, Romance | Tagged | Leave a comment

I Remember by Maidah Ahmad, illustrated by Kristina Swarner

I Remember…: A Recognition of Muslim Loyalty and Sacrifice in WWI by Maidah Ahmad, illustrated by Kristina Swarner. The Islamic Foundation, 2022. 9780860378976  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover What did you like … Continue reading

Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, Illustrator, Islam, Kristina Swarner, Maidah Ahmad, Veterans | Tagged | Leave a comment