The Secrets Below by Camilla Sten and Viveca Sten Another book in translation! This one is also from Sweden. I received this book as an e-galley from Amazon Publishing. The story takes place in the Stockholm archipelago. If you are like me and didn’t know what an archipelago was, it’s a group of islands. I … More The Secrets Below
Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story by Shirley Horn Thank you, Second Story press, for the egalley Shirley is only five years old when she is taken from her family to live at a residential school. This school is called an Indian Residential School. It was a Canadian school where kids were sent to be … More Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story
Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow Simon moves to the middle of nowhere. Like, there is nothing for about a thirty-mile radius around the town of Grin and Bear It. This is because radio telescopes are used to detect faint radio signals from space. If you live here, you cannot use anything that will … More Simon Sort of Says
The Wild Robot Protects by Peter Brown The third in the Wild Robot series! I love Roz! As soon as this book starts, the island animals learn that a poison tide is headed toward the island. Soon enough, the tide comes in, and it messes up their balanced ecosystem. All the animals are moving inland, … More The Wild Robot Protects
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous I have had this book in my library for years. I kept it because I didn’t want to be the type of librarian who banned or hid books from students. I noticed that it hasn’t been checked out in years, and no one is even asking about it. I have … More Go Ask Alice
So People Know It’s Me by Francesca Maria Benvenuto I grabbed this book for a lot of reasons. It’s a book in translation (originally in Italian), and I like books in translation. I feel like I am expanding my worldview a little more by reading them. It’s about a 15-year-old boy in a juvenile detention … More So People Know It’s Me
The Thing I’m Most Afraid Of by Kristin Levine It’s 1993, and Becca is heading off to Austria to spend the summer with her dad (and also his new girlfriend, Katarina, her son, Felix, and Sara, the nanny). Becca isn’t loving this, but there is a lot that Becca doesn’t love. In fact, she has … More The Thing I’m Most Afraid Of
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden Thank you, Netgalley, for letting me read this book in exchange for a review. I love to read. I mean, why would I have a book review blog if I didn’t? But I have recently been seeing a lot of videos on social media of people complaining about certain genres … More Dear Debbie
It Lurks in the Night by Sarah Dass Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC! This book takes place in the Caribbean! I love reading about places I’ve never been! Maya is about to graduate high school, and she is excited about a camping trip she is taking with her three best friends: Pearl, Erica, and … More It Lurks in the Night
The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown Second book in The Wild Robot series! My school read the first books as a ‘One Book, One, School’ program and students were quick to come to the library for the next installment. So of course, I had to read it as well! Roz is on a farm! … More The Wild Robot Escapes
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