The Road to After by Rebekah Lowell Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Book in verse I know by now that these books are always going to be emotional. This book starts with her grandparents showing up at her house with police to help them escape their home. Lacey, her little sister, and her … More The Road to After
Ghost Book by Remy Lai Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Fun graphic novel. This is also a Caudill nominee. Caudill is an Illinois book award that is voted on by kids and only kids. I like to read these each year to be ready to book talk to my students at the start … More Ghost Book
Stay Dead by April Henry Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Action from the start! Milan is getting kicked out of her third boarding school. She is waiting to be picked up by her mother in their private plane. Milan’s mother is a senator. She became a senator after her husband, Milan’s father, was … More Stay Dead
A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups A novel in verse. Will was called fat in 4th grade. That moment has stayed with him for years. He is now in middle school (I think 7th grade), and he is still dealing with that one moment. He spends most … More A Work in Progress
Weird Kid by Greg Van Eekhout Four out of Five Magical Coffee Cups This one had me at the dedication “To all the weird kids. Stay weird.” I was a weird kid, I feel like I am still weird. Jake is ‘fell to Earth in a flaming blob of space goo, sprouting feathers in class … More Weird Kid
The Girl in the Lake by India Hill Brown Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Celeste is spending two weeks at her grandparents lake house. This should be a fun trip but Celeste knows this is a way to get her into the lake to swim. Celeste has also recently failed her swim test. … More The Girl in the Lake
And then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps Five out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Oh my goodness! The emotions with this one! Another book written in verse. Books written in verse have fewer words on the page but so much more emotion! Joe lives with his mom and grandmum. Every once in a while, his mom … More And Then, Boom!
Mascot by Charles Waters and Tracie Sorell Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Book in verse. Six different points of view. All in the same English class. They are given the assignment to debate the school mascot. The mascot in question is a native american, they are the Braves. Each student has their own … More Mascot
It Happened To Anna by Tehlor Kay Mejia Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups Sadie has had a ghost that has followed her around as long as she can remember. The ghost had always been a little possessive of her, but Sadie didn’t think anything bad would happen. She decides to make a friend, … More It Happened To Anna
Girl Forgotten by April Henry Three out of Five Magical Coffee Cups A Thriller! I was excited to jump into this one! Piper Gray has just started a new school and is exploring her new town. As she wanders the local cemetery, she comes across the grave of a seventeen-year-old girl named Layla Trello. Piper … More Girl Forgotten
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