by Ellie Irving Matilda is a budding scientist who finds out her grandma was once a famous scientist herself until she suddenly left her job. After finding the reason was because of a new planet her grandmother had discovered only to be stolen by her boss, Matilda convinces her grandmother they must stop him from […]
The Sun is also a Starcovers one pivotal day in the lives of two American teenagers. Natasha, an illegal Jamaican immigrant has 12 hours before her and her family are deported. The thing is, this whole deportation thing is not Natasha’s fault! She’s lived in New York longer than she has lived in Jamaica – […]
The Poet X By Elizabeth Acevedo This book is the debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo. If you’ve ever been to a poetry slam, you’ll find yourself reading this book in the slam method, slamming your hands down in punctuation, sharing the feelings. I listened to the audio book which is read by […]
by Randy Ribay After the Shot Drops is a powerful novel about friendship, basketball, and one teen’s mission to create a better life for his family. This is an amazing story that is told in alternating chapters in the voices of Bunny and Nasir, who have been best friends forever, but are at odds with […]
Yours Truly By Heather Vogel Frederick Truly Lovejoy is a typical 13-year-old girl – except for the fact that she’s 6 feet tall. She lives with her 4 siblings and her parents in her grandparents’ house in Pumpkin Falls, a place that takes maple syrup very seriously. It’s spring, and Maple Madness is upon them. […]
Scar Island By Dan Gemeinhart Jonathan Grisby is just a boy, but already he has committed a crime that has sent him to Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys. Slabhenge is no ordinary place. Located on a remote, rocky island, Slabhenge can only be reached by boat and keeps its young residents isolated from […]
The Alcatraz EscapeBy Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Join Emily, James and friends on another adventure. This time, Garrison Griswold plans to challenge his many fans with Unlock the Rock, a game that takes place entirely in Alcatraz prison. Participants must solve a puzzle to even qualify for the game. Once they are on Alcatraz Island, they […]
Wildwood Wildwood, by Colin Meloy Prue McKeel is a 12 year old girl from, Portland, a small town across the ravine from Wildwood, known to her townspeople as the Impassable Wilderness, due to its inhabitability, dangerous creatures and overall wildness. One Saturday morning Prue is playing with her baby brother, Mac, at the playground, when he […]
The Wild Robot EscapesBy Peter Brown Our beloved robot, Roz, returns in Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot Escapes. This time, Roz finds herself at Hilltop Farm where her job is to manage the animals, grow the crops, fix the farm machines and make sure everything runs smoothly. The farm is owned by Mr. Shareef. He […]
Hello, UniverseBy Erin Entrada Kelly Virgil Salinas is a shy boy who finds himself the target of bullying by Chet “the Bull” Bullens. Virgil desperately wants to stand up for himself, but he just doesn’t have the confidence to do it. Even his parents call him “Turtle” because he is so quiet. The nickname makes […]