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Review: Finding Perfect (Swartz)
I will never joke about someone who is meticulous being OCD again. It isn't a joke. Being organized or clean or meticulous is not OCD. I loved this book, and I felt so bad for Molly, who slowly falls...
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New Release Spotlight: May 22, 2018
Last week, the students and teachers at my school got a free day off due to a planned power outage on the street in front of our school. It was like getting a snow day in May! Though this is not...
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Review: When My Heart Joins the Thousand (Steiger)
A weird and beautiful book about an autistic girl who falls for a disabled boy. It's slow-paced but worth it in the end.AUTHOR: A.J. Steiger SERIES: nonePUBLISHER: HarperTeenPUBLICATION DATE: February...
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New Release Spotlight: May 29, 2018
I guess the week of Memorial Day isn't a big one for new book releases! I've found a few this week, but not much really stands out except maybe the highly-anticipated release of Legendary, the sequel...
View ArticleNew Release Spotlight: June 5, 2018
Sometimes, there are just too many good books! This post is one day later than usual because I did not anticipate the huge number of new releases this week. What is it about the first week of June that...
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Review: Allegedly (Jackson)
This book is a must-read for anyone who loves suspense and potentially unreliable narrators. So many twists and turns, and that ending! Now, I want to read Jackson's latest book, Monday's Not Coming....
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New Release Spotlight: June 12, 2018
While many of you are already out of school, I still have THREE WEEKS left! June must be the longest month ever! I plan to return home to the USA this summer, with visits to Connecticut, Virginia,...
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Review: Sold (Patricia McCormick)
In 1983, when I was eight years old, my mom and I watched a scary movie on TV. For weeks afterward, I was convinced there was a shadowy man hiding under my bed with a sack, waiting for me to fall...
View ArticleNew Release Spotlight: June 19, 2018
Can you believe I am STILL in school? We still have 8 more school days to go! This is the latest I've ever been in school, and it feels weird. At least we don't start until the last week of August....
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New Release Spotlight: June 26, 2018
It's finally the last week of school here in Shanghai! The weather is hot and ridiculously-humid (like 95 degrees with 90% humidity, no joke). In one week, our sweet-but-naughty puppy goes to puppy...
View ArticleReview: Long Way Down (Reynolds)
I am a HUGE fan of Jason Reynolds, and this book is another home run. I'm sure by now, many of you have at least heard about this book, and lots of you have probably already read it. Earlier this year,...
View ArticleNew Release Spotlight--July 3, 2018
By the time this post goes live, I will be miles above the earth, probably catching up on my movie-watching! Yes, it's finally summer break, and we are headed to the USA for the next six weeks. We'll...
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Review: Underground Railroad (Whitehead)
This week, I am going to visit my sister in Farmington, Connecticut. Farmington was once known as the "Grand Central Station" of the Underground Railroad, and there are still three Underground Railroad...
View ArticleReview: Ghost Boys (Rhodes)
This is a must for all middle school libraries, but I wish the writing had been more powerful. Jerome just didn't seem very angry to me, and he really should have. Read full review...Read more »
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Review: The Prince and the Dressmaker (Wang)
Beautiful and sweet! I loved this modern fairy tale of Prince Sebastian and his talented dressmaker. AUTHOR: Jen WangSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: FirstSecondPUBLICATION DATE: February 13, 2018ISBN:...
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Review: The Lake Effect (McCahon)
When I was a kid, I sometimes watched The Cosby Show with my parents. While I thought it was funny, I remember also thinking that "funny" was all it was. There was no seriousness, no real conflict, no...
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Review: Bad Romance (Demetrios)
Years ago, I read a book called Go Ask Alice. You've probably already heard of (and maybe read) Go Ask Alice, which was originally published as an anonymous diary of an actual teen runaway and drug...
View ArticleNew Release Spotlight: July 10, 2018
We made it to the USA! I am currently in Connecticut, but we leave tomorrow morning for my hometown of Roanoke, Virginia! I can't wait to see my mom and some childhood friends. We also get to stay in...
View ArticleNew Release Spotlight--July 17, 2018
I have had a great visit this week in my hometown of Roanoke, Virginia. We stayed in our first-ever AirBNB, and I don't think I'll ever stay in a hotel again after experiencing an AirBNB. The most fun...
View ArticleReview: Spirit Hunters (Oh)
How many requests for "scary" books do middle school librarians get in one day? Sure, we have some really good ones--Coraline, The Graveyard Book, Doll Bones, Goosebumps--but do you ever have enough of...
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