The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin Fourteen-year-old Lizzie is supposed to be on her way to America from England. It’s 1940, World War II is raging on. Her father died long ago, her mother went missing, her brother is off at school. Her nineteen-year-old brother, Jakob, hasn’t answered any of Lizzie’s letters. … More The Bletchley Riddle
I Know You’re Lying by Daphne Benedis-Brab Four students, Maddie, Jack, Nora and Henry are accused of stealing another student’s bag out of her locker. Now they are stuck in the office trying to figure out who actually stole it. Everyone seems to have a reason to not like Sasha, but do they hate enough … More I Know You’re Lying
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown My school read this as part of a ‘One Book One School’ program. The kids were super excited to get their hands on this one. I was a little surprised because we are a middle school. I would have thought some would see this as too young a book, … More The Wild Robot
The Golden Necklace by Mitali Perkins Sona, a 12-year-old Nepali girl, lives with her mother and brother. They are doing their best to earn enough money to survive. The mother picks tea leaves on a plantation run by a horrible man. This man doesn’t pay his workers enough, and he is cruel to his niece, … More The Golden Necklace
Biggest Fake in the Universe by Johan Rundberg I found this book at a librarian conference. I was interested in reading it not only because it looked like a funny middle-grade book (I am a middle school librarian) but also because it was a book in translation. I love finding books from other countries. It’s … More Biggest Fake in the Universe
The Graveyard Club by R. L. Stine A graphic novel by R.L. Stine! I read this online from Booktrovert. Check it out! A group of teens living in the town of Grave’s End. A city surrounded by cemeteries. I personally would not live there. There is not a lot for them to do, so they … More The Graveyard Club
All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Book #3 in the Naturals) Okay, I’m on the third book in this series. If you haven’t read the first two books, I would suggest skipping this review. In the first few pages, we are with Cassie at her Nonna’s house for the holidays. She is talking about the … More All In
Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Naturals Book #2) Follow-up book to The Naturals. Cassie, Dean, Michael, Lia, and Sloane are still at the house in training. There is a new serial killer on the loose, and they also have a new instructor. You’ll have to read the first book to understand why there … More Killer Instinct
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Seventeen-year-old Cassie is really amazing at reading people. She can observe you for mere seconds and know so much about you. It’s sort of amazing. One day, as she is working her waitressing job, a customer leaves a card asking her to contact them. “Them” being the FBI! What … More The Naturals
Don’t Want to Be Your Monster by Deke Moulton I wasn’t sure about this one because I was sure I was past my vampire era. I read a lot of vampire books around the time Twilight was popular. There were just so many out there! Adam and Victor are vampire children. From past novels, I … More Don’t Want to Be Your Monster
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