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
You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron Charity has a summer job that not only would I never do, but I would also never visit. She works at Camp Mirror Lake. It is a full-contact terror game, sort of like a haunted house, where Charity and others recreate scenes from slasher films. People … More You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight
Bye Forever, I Guess by Jodi Meadows Ingrid is in 8th grade. Her parents died and she lives with her grandmother. She has a best friend of sorts, Rachel. Rachel is always trying to get Ingrid to be more outgoing. Ingrid has other interests, she loves playing an online game, she loves reading her favorite … More Bye Forever, I Guess
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 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
The 31st Trick-or-Treater by Ben Farthing This was an interesting book by Ben Farthing, the author of “I Found Puppets Living in My Apartment Walls” and “I Found a Circus Tent in the Woods Behind My House”. He writes some interesting books to say the least. I found this book on TikTok from the author … More The 31st Trick-Or-Treater
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.
Dead Girl’s Diary by K. R. Alexander I have read a lot of K.R. Alexander books. I think one of my posts was a collection of Alexander books. They are quick reads and just spooky enough to keep you reading. My students are also big fans, and these books fly off the shelves! Kara has … More Dead Girl’s Diary
Medusa: The Myth of Monsters #1 by Katherine Marsh Action right away with this one. Ava has just started 7th grade. While in the library, Owen, a classmate she does not like, angers her to the point where she can’t keep calm. She has many things she usually does to keep her anger in check; … More Medusa: The Myth of Monsters
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
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