Book Reviews
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The First Rule of Climate Club by Carrie Firestone
Mary Kate Murphy is excited about her school’s new climate class, where she will join eight other students and focus on scientific solutions to climate change. But the new school year brings lots of other challenges for Mary Kate:… Continue reading
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Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
Ivy Aberdeen’s small Georgia town is shaken when a tornado destroys her and many other families’ homes. Ivy feels her family is drifting away from her as they temporarily settle themselves in a hotel; she just seems to get in… Continue reading
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The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
After a series of disasters leaves the once-beautiful town of Stone-in-the-Glen in disgrace, its inhabitants turn on one another. The only loyalty they have left is to the Mayor, a dazzling dragon-slayer (or so he says) who promises to restore… Continue reading
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Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Melly Goodwin didn’t expect to like the drums when her best friend, Olivia, made her join the school band. But surprisingly, introverted Melly fell in love with the powerful, rhythmic sounds that she can make when she’s behind a… Continue reading
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Sisters of the Lost Marsh by Lucy Strange
The six Fernsby sisters spend their days working on their father’s farm, with their father’s obsession with the Curse of the Six Daughters controlling their lives–especially that the eldest, Grace, who is to be married off by next spring. But… Continue reading
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Go With the Flow by Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams
I read this book quite a while ago, but I felt like reviewing a very feminist book right now, especially one that deals with women’s health and the injustices that follow. But besides that, this is one of my favorite… Continue reading
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A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
Nina is a Lipan girl growing up above her dad’s bookstore in Texas. She’s fascinated by the stories about the Joined Era, a time when humans and animal spirits lived together on earth. When Nina’s great-great-grandmother died, she left… Continue reading
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The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf
Suraya is delighted when her dead grandmother’s pelesit becomes her first friend. Pink, as she names the ghost, is equally content with Suraya, who is the first person he has ever cared for. For many years, Suraya and Pink… Continue reading
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New From Here by Kelly Yang
I just finished reading Front Desk author Kelly Yang’s newest book, New From Here. It was amazing, even better than I expected! This book deals with many serious topics, such as Asian hate, moving overseas, and surviving the COVID-19 pandemic;… Continue reading
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The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu
Marya Lupu has lived all of her life in the shadow of her brother, Luka, who everyone says is destined to become a sorcerer, one of the magical elite who protect Illyria from the evil Dread. In Illyria, girls… Continue reading
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