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
Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab Publication Date: September 3, 2019 Summary from Goodreads: Trouble is haunting Cassidy Blake . . . even more than usual. She (plus her ghost best friend, Jacob, of course) are in Paris, where Cass's parents are filming their TV show about the world's most haunted cities. Sure, it's fun … Continue reading Cassidy Blake #2
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
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden Read by Rene Dorian Publication Date: September 2018 Summary from Goodreads: After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie who only finds solace in books discovers a chilling ghost story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man"--a sinister … Continue reading Beware the Scarecrows
A Darkness of Dragons by S.A. Patrick Publication date: September 2018 Summary from Goodreads: After playing a forbidden spell-song to save a village from rats, 12-year-old piper Patch Brightwater is thrown in jail. But there he meets Wren – a noble girl under a rat-shaped curse – and together they befriend Barver, a fearsome dracogriff, … Continue reading Songs of Magic #1
