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Wolf Hollow Copy

Posted on: May 13, 2020 at 9:48 am, in

by Lauren Wolk   Annabelle lives a steady life with her parents, grandparents, two younger brothers plus aunt in a small Pennsylvania farming town. The arrival of the new girl Betty shakes things up and not in a good way. Annabelle quickly learns the new girl is a relentless bully who threatens not only Annabelle […]

After The Shot Drops

Posted on: October 9, 2018 at 7:18 pm, in

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 […]

They Both Die at the End

Posted on: June 17, 2018 at 4:13 pm, in

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera       It is not too far into the future and the government’s new department, Death-Cast, knows when everyone will die. You don’t know exactly when or how, but when your phone rings and it’s Death-Cast calling, you know you have only got your end day to […]

Genuine Fraud

Posted on: June 7, 2018 at 4:22 pm, in

Genuine Fraud by e. Lockhart is a psychological thriller following the life of Jule, a self-proclaimed vigilante super hero on the run from unlawful incarceration. The reader first encounters Jule in a five star hotel where she is being tracked down by the police. From here, the story works its way backwards through a crazy […]

Rebound

Posted on: May 17, 2018 at 3:01 pm, in

ReboundBy Kwame Alexander It’s 1988, and 12-year-old Charlie Bell is going through some hard times.  His father has passed away, and he doesn’t know how to deal with it.  Neither does his mother.  When Charlie gets caught stealing, his mother reaches the end of her rope and sends Charlie to his grandparents’ house in Washington […]

Poison Is Not Polite

Posted on: May 17, 2018 at 2:46 pm, in

Poison Is Not PoliteBy Robin Stevens It’s 1935 and 14-year-old Daisy Wells has returned from boarding school to her British country estate for the holidays.  This year, her best friend, Hazel Wong, has accompanied her. Although Hazel is from Hong Kong, she attends school in Britain.  Because it’s 1935, she is one of very few […]

The Goldfish Boy

Posted on: May 6, 2018 at 2:38 pm, in

the goldfish boy        The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson Matthew Corbin is 12 years old and lives in a quiet cul-de-sac with his parents. Matthew has stopped going to school because he suffers from severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). He continually cleans his room and washes his hands so much that the skin is raw. Matthew […]

Tell Me Three things

Posted on: May 6, 2018 at 2:07 pm, in

    Tell Me Three Things by Julie Bauxbaum        Just as 16 year old Jessie begins to feel like her life is returning to normal after her mom’s death, her father announces he has remarried and sweeps her off to California to live with his new wife!      Jessie’s new school is a prestigious […]

Wolfie & Fly

Posted on: April 30, 2018 at 4:38 pm, in

Wolfie & FlyBy Cary FaganIllustrations by Zoe Si Renata Wolfman (a.k.a. Wolfie) is a loner.  She has her own ideas about how things should be done and friends just get in the way. One day she finds a giant refrigerator box just lying around.  She decides to build a submarine.  After adding a porthole, a […]

Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package

Posted on: April 30, 2018 at 2:53 pm, in

Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected PackageBy Kate DiCamilloIllustrated by Chris Van Dusen “Eugenia Lincoln was a practical person, a sensible person.  She did not have time for poetry, geegaws, whoop-de-whoops, or frivolity.” (p. 1) When an unexpected package arrives, Eugenia’s world gets a little off-kilter.  Her sister, Baby, is thrilled.  Even the neighbours, Frank, Mrs. […]