The Area 51 Files by Julie Buxbaum I started this book the day before a day off from school, so I admit I was already thinking about my day off. I also glimpsed someone’s review that said it was PG-15. What? 15? Sky had been living with her grandmother, but when her grandmother had to … More The Area 51 Files
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas Graphic Novel I started this one without reading anything about it. Bree and her father have just moved to Florida. She is excited to join a math club but finds out that the class is full, and she has to take Swim 101 instead. Bree can’t swim. Lucky for her, … More Swim Team
I Know Your Secret by Daphne Benedis-Grab Four seventh graders receive an email threatening to expose their secrets. These four; Owen, Gemma, Ally, and Todd have nothing in common with each other, but they need to work together to do as the email asks. This is very similar to I Know You’re Lying by the … More I Know Your Secret
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
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