Grieshaber
- Nov 19, 2017
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
This instant YA classic was on my TBR long before its release date of February 2017. Since my book club wasn’t scheduled to read it...
Grieshaber
- Nov 19, 2017
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
I appreciate the boldness of an author who will straight up tell the reader what to expect from his book right on the cover - They Both...
O'Daniels
- Nov 13, 2017
Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
* update* Far From the Tree just won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Congratulations, Robin Benway! I can’t...
O'Daniels
- Nov 13, 2017
Amy Chelsea Stacie Dee by Mary G. Thompson
I love saying to students, “You’ll love this book! It’s about this girl who gets kidnapped.” And, then we both look at each other,...
Grieshaber
- Nov 13, 2017
Renegades by Marissa Meyer
Although this book is perfectly appropriate for middle-grade readers, no matter your age, if you love superhero stories, you are going to...
Grieshaber
- Nov 12, 2017
Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr
A quick story of two very different sisters who live in a run-down Seattle apartment with their late-night working, sometimes drug-using...
Grieshaber
- Nov 9, 2017
In a Perfect World by Trish Doller
When her mother’s dream of opening an eye clinic for the underprivileged in Cairo, Egypt, comes true, Caroline is forced to give up her...
Grieshaber
- Nov 9, 2017
Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson
I was drawn to this book by the gorgeous cover (I love that shade of green) and eye-catching font announcing the intriguing title. When I...
O'Daniels
- Nov 8, 2017
Great Falls by Steve Watkins
In the year 2017, we will have been engaged in a war that has lasted almost sixteen years. That’s almost half of my adult life....
O'Daniels
- Nov 8, 2017
One Dark Throne (Book #2) by Kendare Blake
Originally intended as a duology, the success of Three Dark Crowns has prompted Kendare Blake to write two more books in this series, but...
O'Daniels
- Nov 8, 2017
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
4.5 I’ll be honest with you; I can’t identify that one thing that made me love this book, especially since it was a mere 210 pages long...
Grieshaber
- Nov 7, 2017
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds is at his most powerful in Long Way Down. In sparse, potent verse, Reynolds tells the story of Will and his plan to get...
Grieshaber
- Nov 6, 2017
Spinning by Tillie Walden
I have definitely decided that my favorite way to read a memoir is in graphic novel format. Tillie Walden’s memoir is about her...
Grieshaber
- Nov 6, 2017
Stone Mirrors: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis by Jeannine Atkins
When writing reviews, I frequently mention how much I learn from reading fiction. In the case of Stone Mirrors: the Sculpture and...
Grieshaber
- Nov 3, 2017
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
“Thou hast made me known to friends whom I knew not. Thou hast given me seats in homes not my own. Thou hast brought the distant near and...
