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Wildoak by C. C. Harrington
Wildoak by C. C. Harrington, drawings by Diana Sudyka. Scholastic Press, 2022. 9781338803860 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Maggie is so afflicted by … Continue reading
How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow
How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow. Harper Teen, 2022. 9780063078727 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction/ Romance What did you like about the book? The story begins as … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Young Adult, Jake Maia Arlow, LGBTQIA+, Love, Realistic fiction, Romance
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Big Tree by Brian Selznick
Big Tree by Brian Selznick, Scholastic Press, 2023. 9781338180633 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: ARC (publication date 4/4/23) Genre: This defies genre; it is realistic fiction, science and nature, and an adventure story … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Picture Book, *Starred Review, Author, Balance of nature, Brian Selznick, Nature, Realistic fiction, Trees
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The Art of Insanity by Christine Webb
The Art of Insanity by Christine Webb. Peachtree Teen, 2022. 9781682634578 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Natalie is having such a … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, *Young Adult, Bipolar Disorder, Christine Webb, Realistic fiction
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Ode to a Nobody by Caroline Brooks DuBois
Ode to a Nobody by Caroline Brooks DuBois. Holiday House, 2022. 9780823451562 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Novel-in-verse Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Quinn, 13, feels inferior … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Young Adult, Caroline Brooks DuBois, Novel-in-verse, Poetry, Realistic fiction, Tornados
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What’s Coming to Me by Francesca Padilla
What’s Coming to Me by Francesca Padilla. Soho Press, 2022. 9781641293365 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book? Dominican American Min (Minerva) lives … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Young Adult, Francesca Padilla, Mystery, Realistic fiction, Thriller
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Friends Like These by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Friends Like These by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez. Delacorte Press, 2022. 9780593309681 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Realistic Fiction What did you like about the book? Jake and Jess are a couple, … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, *Young Adult, Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, Mystery, Realistic fiction, Thriller
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The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim
The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim. Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 2023. 9781665901109 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback Genre: Romance What did you like about the book? Zahra Kahn is a … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, Humor, Immigrants, Priyanka Taslim, Realistic fiction, Romance
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Sugaring Off by Gillian French
Sugaring Off by Gillian French. Algonquin, 2022. 9781643752709 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: ARC (11/22 publication date) Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? This book is a mix of gritty, … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, *Starred Review, *Young Adult, Abandonment, Domestic Violence, Drugs, Gillian French, Maple syrup, Realistic fiction
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Show Us Who You Are by Ellie McNicoll
Show Us Who You Are by Ellie McNicoll. Crown Books for Young Readers, c2021, 2022. 9780593562994 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Science fiction, adventure, realistic fiction What did you like about … Continue reading
Posted in *Book Review, Autism, Ellie McNicoll, Middle grade novel, Realistic fiction, Science Fiction
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