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Book Review: Tonight We Rule the World by Zack Smedley
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Book Review: Violets Are Blue by Barbara Dee
Publisher’s description From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a moving and relatable middle grade novel about secrets, family, and the power of...
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Book Review: The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu
Publisher’s description From the acclaimed author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl comes a wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Flying pigs, witches, chronic illness, money...
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Book Review: A Man Called Horse: John Horse and the Black Seminole...
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Book Review: The Golden Hour by Niki Smith
Publisher’s description From the author of The Deep & Dark Blue comes a tender graphic novel, perfect for our time, that gently explores themes of self-discovery, friendship, healing from tragedy,...
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Book Review: Stuntboy, in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Raúl...
Publisher’s description From Newbery Medal honoree and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a hilarious, hopeful, and action-packed middle grade novel about the greatest young...
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Book Review: Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini
Publisher’s description Fans of Monday’s Not Coming and Girl in Pieces will love this award-winning novel about a girl on the verge of losing herself and her unlikely journey to recovery after she is...
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Book Review: Living with Viola by Rosena Fung
Publisher’s description Heartbreakingly honest and quietly funny, this #ownvoices graphic novel from a debut creator is a refreshingly real exploration of mental health, cultural differences, and the...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Gary Paulsen’s memoir, Huda F Are You?, Other Boys, and...
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Book Review: Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh
Publisher’s description For fans of Inside Out and Back Again and Amina’s Voice, We Need Diverse Books cofounder Ellen Oh creates a breathtaking story of family, hope, and survival, inspired by her...
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Book Review: Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom by Sangu Mandanna
Publisher’s description For fans of the Aru Shah and Serpent’s Secret series, this action-packed fantasy-adventure sees a girl’s drawings of Indian mythology spring to vivid life—including the evil...
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Book Review: Fools In Love: Fresh Twists on Romantic Tales edited by Ashley...
Publisher’s description Join fifteen bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming authors as they reimagine some of the most popular tropes in the romance genre. Fake relationships. Enemies to...
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Book Review: My Ex-Imaginary Friend by Jimmy Matejek-Morris
Publisher’s description Eleven-year-old Jack thought he had outgrown his imaginary friend, George—until his dad also disappears from his life. His mom’s bipolar disorder isn’t being properly treated,...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Disability essays, a middle grade about opioid...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Quick reviews of new MG and YA books
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Book Review: Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes
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Book Review: Game On: 15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between...
Publisher’s description A charming and inclusive YA anthology all about games—from athletic sports to board games to virtual reality—from editor Laura Silverman and an all-star cast of contributors....
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Post-It Note Reviews: A brave little garlic, graphic novel biographies,...
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Book Review: The Supervillain’s Guide to Being a Fat Kid by Matt Wallace
Publisher’s description Matt Wallace, author of Bump, presents a personal, humorous, and body-positive middle grade standalone about a fat kid who wants to stop his bullies . . . and enlists the help...
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