Miss Quinces

Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo Graphic Novel Sue wants to spend the summer reading and spending time with her friends at summer camp. Instead, she is heading to Honduras to visit family.  She is already annoyed with the lack of phones, cable, and internet when her mom tells her she will be having her quinceañera … More Miss Quinces

Holly Horror

Holly Horror by Michelle Jabes Corpora Evie has just moved with her mom and little brother to an old family-owned home that has sat vacant for years after the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl. Back in 1981, a girl named Holly Hobbie disappeared from her room and was never seen again. Evie assumed this was … More Holly Horror

Away

Away by Megan E. Freeman Last year, I read a book called Alone. It was a verse book about a girl who ends up being left behind after her entire town is evacuated. I would recommend that book to kids who were fans of books like Hatchet. But the one thing that drove me nuts … More Away

I. R. L.

I. R. L. by Jenny Goebel The synopsis of this book had me grabbing this book at the school book fair. Remember Scholastic book fairs? They aren’t fun to run but I do love buying books from them.  Lucy and her family have moved to a rural part of Alaska. In this town, they have … More I. R. L.

Slugfest

Slugfest by Gordon Korman Yash is a fantastic athlete. He is so good that he plays on the high school JV team even though he is only in 8th grade! That is impressive! The problem is that to do this, his school had him skipping his P.E. class to head over to the high school.  … More Slugfest