We had such fun hosting middle grade author, Jessica Townsend, at BookBar. Review by: Widget, BookWorm, age 9 Morrigan Crow is going to die. She will, as every cursed child does, leave this world. But Morrigan doesn’t think that she’ll …
Month: October 2017
Scary Stories for the Spooky Season
This time of year always revives the same old questions: When’s it gonna snow? What are you gonna be for Halloween? Will anyone remember to vote when presidential candidates aren’t on the ballot? Will Halloween finally fall on Friday the 13th …
Vivian- The Princess Imposter
Title: The Princess Imposter Author: Vivian Vande Velde Publisher: Scholastic Press Release Date: October 10th, 2017 This is a book about a fairy named Phleg who switched places with Princess Gabriella while Gabriella was sleeping. Phleg had so many brothers …
Ava-Click’d
Title: Click’d Author: Tamara Ireland Stone Publisher: Disney Hyperion Release Date: September 5 Click’ed is a realistic fiction story about a girl named Allie. Allie is a coder and she created an app called click’ed. Her app helps people find …
Stalking Jack the Ripper and Hunting Prince Dracula – Emma
Title: Stalking Jack the Ripper Author: Kerri Maniscalco Publisher: JIMMY Patterson Books Release Date: September 2016 A serial killer who rips prostitutes to shreds in London’s Whitechapel neighborhood. A highborn Victorian young lady secretly apprenticing in the science of forensics. …
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The Reader’s Guide to America’s Gun Debate
To call this subject a “sensitive” one might be appropriate, if a little lackluster. Calling it a “goddamn minefield” might be a little more honest. Nevertheless, it rises up again and again, in think pieces, blogs, non-sequitur tweets, and worst …
Noelle- Snow & Rose
Title:Snow & Rose Author: Emily Winfield Martin Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Release Date: October, 2017 I loved this book!!! I thought that it was like I had to read the next chapter to find out the next sentence. …
Griffin Reviews ‘Wishtree’ by Katherine Applegate
Our own Bookworm Griffin wrote his review for Wishtree below, but for the more visual types, he was kind enough to do a video review as well! Spoiler alert. You shouldn’t read this book unless you’re prepared to cry a little. Even …
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