Book Review
Crying Laughing by Lance Rubin
Publishing date: November 19, 2019
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5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If we couldn't get more of Denton Little, at least we have Winnie Friedman. Cleverly written story about comedy without being forced and corny -- quite an achievement. Makes me want to start an improv club for my students!
Even though I know a bat mitzvah is for girls and a bar mitzvah is for boys, and the reader is…
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Book Review
The Twilight Man
a graphic novel by Koren Shadmi
Publish date: 08 Oct 2019
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I don't care whether you're a fan of "The Twilight Zone" or not. This graphic novel biography about Rod Serling is excellent. It's strength is that it showed the evolution of the man and his storytelling. The drawings were clear and not confusing while maintaining drama and emotion. It was a quick read for 169 pages. And the ending…
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Book Review
The Liars of Mariposa Island
by Jennifer Mathieu
Publication Date 17 Sep 2019
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I have to be honest; I forgot what the title of this book was while I was reading it. Now that I see it has the word "Liars" in it, the book makes more sense. It's about liars. I like the book a 1/2 star better than I did before remembering the title.
The story is about a dysfunctional family fooling itself…
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The Stone Rainbow
by Liane Shaw
Pub Date: 17 Sep 2019
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My first note to myself early in the book was, "As a straight person, I've been curious about this. Maybe I'll find out," in reaction to Jack wondering how to find out if someone he might be interested in is gay or not. It ends up that I don't explicitly "find out," due mainly to the fact that there's nothing to "find out."…
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Hope Is Our Only Wing
by Rutendo Tavengerwei
Pub Date: 10 Sep 2019
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Note: Let your readers know that there is a glossary at the back of the book. Because I read this as a digital galley, I didn't find the glossary until after I finished reading, and it would have been helpful to have been aware of it earlier.
I agree with prior reviews that this is a middle…
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I started a book club at my house a couple of weeks ago. The Nocturnals by Tracey Hecht has become an amazing tool for the kids participating.
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Pub Date: 02 Apr 2019
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Mera: Tidebreaker is an origin story of Mera and Aquaman. It says so on the back cover. Otherwise, I never would have known these characters already existed. I'm not a comic book hero follower, so this was a total introduction to these characters for me.
As a graphic novel, it fell a little flat. As others have opined, the romance developed too quickly in story form; although, I could see the foreshadowing of Mera being…
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Book review: All Our Broken Pieces by L. D. Crichton
Publishing date: May 7, 2019
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I didn't think I'd enjoy a sappy love story, but that's OK, because this wasn't sappy. I really liked these believable characters. Kyler was very romantic, and Lennon made for a very good example of how to understand OCD in others.
The OCD portion of the story was handled very well, both normalizing and explaining how it's not normal, or rather…
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Book Review: The Similars by Rebecca Hanover
Publishing date: January 1, 2019
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I'm going to start at the end... there's a sequel in waiting. That gives you an idea about the ending: it's a cliffhanger. Unfortunately, I'll never find out how it all ends; I won't be purchasing the sequel for my high school library. I'm not sure how much my students recognize cliched writing, but since it interfered with my enjoyment of the book, I'm…
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XL by Scott Brown
Pub Date: 26 Mar 2019
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I love Scott Brown's writing style: interesting vocabulary, descriptive metaphors, a glimmer of breaking the fourth wall, and a bit of dry, subtle humor. It works. If you don't like being given one of the funniest lines of a movie during a trailer, don't read the next part of this sentence since I'm going to ruin a chuckle for you: car mitzvah, when you turn 16…
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Book Review: What We Buried by Kate A. Boorman
To be published February 26, 2019
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Riveting. RIVETING!
From the double-meaning title to the adept use of flashbacks entwined with the glimpses of memory, What We Buried by Kate A. Boorman epitomizes a psychological thriller. I'm so glad I read this and cannot wait to get this book for my high school library.
I read this in one sitting, from 9am to 2pm on a Sunday, and it was time well…
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Book review: Roam by C. H. Armstrong
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Book Review:
Any Second by Kevin Emerson
Pub. date: November 20, 2018
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5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review!
I cannot wait to get this book for my high school's library!
My students are taught to be an upstander instead of a bystander. In Any Second, Maya did this... and beyond. Kevin Emerson wrote a story that is both unique and scarily possible, which is what makes it such a compelling read.
Emerson did a great job with the pace of the…
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Book Review
Body Swap by Sylvia McNicoll
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Publication date: 09 Oct 2018
I think that Sylvia McNicoll and Dundurn are selling themselves short: This is not just a YA Middle School novel. While it's appropriate for middle schoolers (i.e., no cursing), I'm sure it would be appealing to high schoolers and adults, too. It reminded…
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Things I'd Rather Do Than Die
by Christine Hurley Deriso
Pub Date: 18 Sep 2018
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I recently reviewed Christine Hurley Deriso's All the Wrong Chords, which I loved. I really wanted to like Things I'd Rather Do Than Die as much, but alas, I give it 4 instead of 5 ⭐. I also read Deriso's Acknowledgment section of this novel, and I'm glad she took the advice of her editor; having the main…
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Book Review: Moonrise by Sarah Crossan
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publish date: May 8, 2018
Sarah Crossan brought me into a world I don't think I'll ever encounter in my own life, but she brought me into it nonetheless. Great job helping me to be a part of someone else's life, especially when I'd have no understanding otherwise.
What it is like having your older brother on death row, having a…
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What You Left Me
by Bridget Morrissey
publication date June 5, 2018
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Magical realism. As a result of a drunk driving accident during their high…
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