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Seven Percent of Ro Devereux by Ellen O’Clover

Seven Percent of Ro Devereux by Ellen O’Clover. HarperTeen, 2023. 9780063255036 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format:   Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction/ Romance What did you like about the book?  Ro Devereux has spent the … Continue reading

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A Thousand Heartbeats by Kierra Cass

A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass. HarperTeen, 2022. 9780062665782 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Romance What did you like about the book?  Star-crossed lovers (“from ancient grudge break to new mutiny”) … Continue reading

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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

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A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar

A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar. Harper Teen, 2022. 9780062916327  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery/Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Four teen girls, (Josefa, thief; Violet, … Continue reading

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The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho

The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho. HarperTeen, 2022. 9780063059344 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? May is just trying to get … Continue reading

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Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken by Nita Tyndall

Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken by Nita Tyndall.  HarperTeen, 2022. 9780063087446  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Berlin. 1938. Charlie (Charlotte) is just … Continue reading

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Cake Eater by Allyson Dahlin

Cake Eater by Allyson Dahlin. HarperTeen, 2022. 9780063096776 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Science fiction/dystopian What did you like about the book? An entertaining riff on the story of Marie Antoinette, set … Continue reading

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A Disaster in Three Acts by Kelsey Rodkey

A Disaster in Three Acts by Kelsey Rodkey. HarperTeen, 2022. 9780062994493 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic fiction/romance What did you like about the book? Saine Sinclair needs to complete a documentary … Continue reading

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Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney. HarperTeen, 2022. 9780063024847 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What I liked about it: “You are more than what your body … Continue reading

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My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows. HarperTeen, 2022. 9780062930071 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book?  Why stick to the … Continue reading

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