When The Sky Fell on Splendor by Eily Henry Publication Date: March 12, 2019 Summary from GoodReads: Almost everyone in the small town of Splendor, Ohio, was affected when the local steel mill exploded. If you weren’t a casualty of the accident yourself, chances are a loved one was. That’s the case for seventeen-year-old Franny, … Continue reading Strange Happenings in a Small Town
I picked up a copy of How to Hang a Witch last year through the SYNC free audiobook program, but I didn't get around to listening to it until this past summer. The author actually narrates the first book, which is always fun. The second book, Haunting the Deep, I also listened too, although we … Continue reading Series Review – How to Hang a Witch
Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee Publication Date: October 1, 2019 Summary from NetGalley: Barbara Dee explores the subject of #MeToo for the middle grade audience in this heart-wrenching—and ultimately uplifting—novel about experiencing harassment and unwanted attention from classmates. For seventh-grader Mila, it starts with some boys giving her an unwanted hug on … Continue reading Empowering Girls
The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson. Publication Date: May 17, 2016 Summary from Goodreads: Trixie Watson has two very important goals for senior year: to finally save enough to buy the set of Doctor Who figurines at the local comic books store, and to place third in her class and … Continue reading Idle Nerds=Supervillains
The Friendship Lie by Rebecca Donnelly Publication Date: August 1, 2019 Summary from NetGalley: Cora Davis's life is garbage. Literally. Her professor parents study what happens to trash after it gets thrown away, and Cora knows exactly how it feels--to be thrown away. Between her mom and dad separating and a fallout with her best … Continue reading Middle-Grade Friendships
