Halfway Dead by Terry Maggert
admin Reviewed by Lisa Marie Zapata The inventive Halfway Dead by Terry Maggert follows a lively white witch, Carlie, protector of the town of Halfway in the Adirondack mountainside. The tale…
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The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition by Reyna Grande
The Distance Between Us is an autobiography about Reyna Grande’s life as a refugee from Mexico. Her story starts with her life in Mexico. She is only four when her…
The Only Road by Alexandra Diaz
The Only Road is an adventure story inspired by remarkably true events. Everyone in Jamie’s small town in Guatemala knows about the Alphas, a powerful gang that is violent and…
I am not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez
Reviewed by Andrea Bledsoe King Julia (pronounced HOO(lee)a not JEWELah) has always lived in her older sister’s, Olga, shadow. At fifteen years old, Julia knows she has bigger dreams than…
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Reviewed by Andrea Bledsoe King It’s Senior year. But all is not yearbooks and prom dates. Gabi’s got way too much going on to worry about those. Her best friend’s…
Charlie Hernandez & The League of Shadows by Ryan Calejo
In the book Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows, a boy named Charlie Hernández suddenly finds that his parents have gone missing, and the next day, he finds horns…
Appetite for Detention by Sloane Tanen
Reviewed by Andrea Bledsoe King This is a most accurate book about the trials and tribulations of high school: popularity contests, awkwardness, cliques, and just trying to fit in while…
Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm
Reviewed by Andrea Bledsoe King This is a tale of middle school mishaps and adventures focusing on Ginny Davis, a seventh grader who tries so hard. She is almost trying…
#31DaysOfBooks 2018: Paulette Harper
Paulette Recommends: The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman Although this book is for married couples, I believe any single person who’s desiring to…
#31DaysOfBooks 2018: Charley Williams
Charley Recommends: The Buffalo Soldier by Chris Bohjalian The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama