Summary: Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams is a romance following Annie Walker and her goal to become better at romance and relationships. After a failed date, her friend sets her up with a romance tutor, Will Griffin. Will is the Executive Protection Agent (bodyguard) to Amelia, Annie’s best friend and famous musician. In the […]
Read More Practice Makes PerfectPublisher: HMH Books for Young Readers “We are not free. But we are not alone.” ― Traci Chee, We Are Not Free We are Not Free by Traci Chee is a book told in glimpses. It is the short interconnected stories of fourteen Japanese American teenagers experiencing World War II and the Japanese internment camps […]
Read More We Are Not FreeAuthor: Harry Woodgate Summary: Grandad’s Camper is about a young girl who goes to visit her Grandad. While visiting her Grandad he tells her stories of his late husband, her Gramps, and all their adventures in the camper over the years. Together they decide to fix up the camper and go on some adventures of […]
Read More Grandad’s CamperAuthor: Angeline Boulley “We love imperfect people. We can love them and not condone their actions and beliefs.” ― Angeline Boulley, Firekeeper’s Daughter Firekeeper’s Daughter explores the deep expanse of grief and the complexity of love in all its forms. When tragedy strikes Daunis and the rest of the Ojibwe tribe, Daunis is pulled into […]
Read More Firekeeper’s DaughterAuthor: Xelena Gonzalez Illustrator: Adriana Garcia Where Wonder Groes is about a young girl learning about the cultural significance of different natural elements in her Grandmother’s Garden. While exploring the garden they learn more about the rocks and crystals important to their community and what they represent. The illustrations in this book were full of […]
Read More Where Wonder GrowsAuthor: Hope Larson Summary: Salt Magic follows a young girl, Vonceil, on a farm in Oklahoma. When her older brother arrives home from war and marries a girl, Vonceil feels like she’s losing her best friends and gets jealous. Suddenly a mysterious woman shows up and blames Vonceil’s older brother for leaving her during the […]
Read More Salt MagicAuthor: Doug Salati Summary: Summer in New York City is just a little too hot for this adorable dachshund. While walking through the hot streets he collapses on the street and refuses to move so his owner takes him to the beach for a breath of fresh air. The illustrations in this book were gorgeous […]
Read More Hot DogAuthor: Tracy Wolff Publisher: Entangled Teen “There’s not much to be afraid of when you’ve already lost everything that matters.” ― Tracy Wolff, Crave Crave by Tracy Wolff is a Young Adult novel following Grace in her senior year at Katmere Academy. Arriving in the middle of Alaska for school after her parents died, Grace […]
Read More CraveAuthor: Rachel Poliquin Summary: The Strangest Thing in the Sea is about the various creatures that live in the ocean. Many of the creatures shown in the book live in the deepest parts of the ocean and have special adaptations to help them survive making them seem a little “strange” to an outsider. This is […]
Read More The Strangest Thing in the SeaAuthor: Julie Abe “To show that I deserved this. That I’d fought for this with my blood, sweat, and tears, through the most frightening of storms and against even the most skeptical of mayors or meddlers. To show that someone like me could make her own dreams come true.” ― Julie Abe, Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical […]
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