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Book Review: The Davenports by Krystal Marquis
Publisher’s description The Davenports delivers a totally escapist, swoon-worthy romance while offering a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked.“A fresh, utterly...
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Book Review: Play the Game by Charlene Allen
Publisher’s description From debut author Charlene Allen comes a captivating YA contemporary mystery and coming-of-age story, celebrating the power of friendship, first love, and exploring the...
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Book Review: Man o’ War by Cory McCarthy
When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s...
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Book Review: Remind Me to Hate You Later by Lizzy Mason
Publisher’s description A story about the pressures of social media, the lengths influencers will go to for fame, and the grief of losing a loved one to suicide, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Graphic novels, a sentient house, a holiday-themed love...
Here’s another round of quick reviews of recently released books. It’s I Love to Read Month and post-it note reviews would be a great way to allow students, staff, and librarians to show off their...
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Book Review: When Sea Becomes Sky by Gillian McDunn
Publisher’s description In this heartfelt summer story, acclaimed author Gillian McDunn paints a stunning portrait of the bond of siblings and the love we’ll always carry with us. Bex and Davey’s...
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Book Review: Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Publisher’s description What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own recipe in this unforgettable story that’s a little sweet, a little sour, and...
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Book Review: Always the Almost by Edward Underhill
Publisher’s description A trans pianist makes a New Year’s resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win back his ex, but a new boy complicates things in Edward Underhill’s heartfelt...
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Book Review: She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
Publisher’s description This house eats and is eaten . . . “A riveting debut from a remarkable new voice! Trang Thanh Tran weaves an impressive gothic mystery in which Jade’s father is determined to...
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Book Review: For Lamb by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Publisher’s description An interracial friendship between two teenaged girls goes tragically wrong in this powerful historical novel set in the Jim Crow South. For Lamb follows a family striving to...
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Book Review: The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent by Ann Jacobus
Publisher’s description Eighteen-year-old Del is in a healthier place than she was a year and a half ago: She’s sober, getting treatment for her depression and anxiety, and volunteering at a...
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Book Review: Different for Boys by Patrick Ness with illustrations by Tea Bendix
Publisher’s description Friendship, masculinity, sex—Anthony Stevenson has a lot of questions. Is it different for boys who like boys? A poignant and frank story filled with meta-humor by renowned...
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Book Review: Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave with...
Publisher’s description There are more secrets in the ocean than in the sky… Ten-year-old Julia loves the mysteries of the ocean and marine biology, just like her scientist mother. Her family is...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Wish granters, brotherly mischief, a high-stakes...
Here’s another round of quick reviews of recently released books. Post-it note reviews are a great way to allow students, staff, and librarians to show off their recommended reads! All descriptions...
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Travel, Growth, and Growing Up: Ally and Amanda talk about Dan Santat’s A...
Amanda: I read Dan Santat’s A First Time For Everything, a graphic memoir about Santat traveling Europe with a school group, the other day while my own kid, who’s sixteen, was off traveling New...
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Book Review: Where to Start: A Survival Guide to Anxiety, Depression, and...
Publisher’s description A comforting and useful resource for anyone who’s struggling emotionally and looking for help―from the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit that addresses the needs of...
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Book Review: Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Publisher’s description NSK Neustadt Laureate and New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith delivers a thrilling cross-genre follow-up to the acclaimed Hearts Unbroken. Deftly leading...
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Book Review: Throwback by Maurene Goo
Publisher’s description A Gen Z Korean American girl gets stuck in the ’90s with her teenaged mother in this fresh, funny adventure full of heart, humor, and time-crossed romance. Perfect for fans of...
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Book Review: We the Future by Cliff Lewis
Publisher’s description I’m from the future. We need you. Ever since he learned about climate change, twelve-year-old Jonah has dreaded a weather-beaten future where not even his asthma medication can...
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Post-It Reviews: A pandemic mystery, a speculative memoir, an anthology about...
Quick reviews of 11 new and forthcoming books! Post-It Note Reviews are a great way to allow students, staff, and librarians to show off their recommended reads! All descriptions are from the...
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