Middle Grade Monday: Alex Wise vs the End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker

e-Audio, 11:09:23Narrated by: Torian BrackettRelease Date: September 26, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: September 6-11, 2023Stand-alone (?)Source: PRH AppTW: Violence, FightingFor Readers Interested In: Folklore, LGBTQ+, Fighting, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Fantasy, MG      Welcome to the summer of the apocalypse. One 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries…

What Happened on Hicks Road by Hannah Jayne

e-Audio, 07:49:43Narrated by: Renée ChamblissRelease Date: August 29, 2023Published by: Tantor Media, Inc.Read from: September 3-6, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Gaslighting, Murder, Lying, Car Accident For Readers Interested In: Romance, Thriller, Mystery, YA        Sadie Oliver is loving her new life in California. For the first time, she has friends and a normal teenage life…

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

e-Audio, 09:16:06Narrated by: Diana BusteloRelease Date: September 5, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: September 1-5, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio AppTW: Child/Teacher Relationship, Death, Murder, Suicide, Drugs, Cheating For Readers Interested In: Historical Movies, Clue, Romance, Mysteries/Thrillers, Locked Room Mysteries      Seven friends throw a 1920s-themed party, where it’s all pretend–until one of them is murdered. One…

Sign of the Slayer by Sharina Harris

e-ARC, 464 pagesRelease Date: August 29, 2023Published by: Entangled TeenRead from: August 15-September 4, 2023Series (Forthcoming info  on it is unknown)Source: Edelweiss (I received an early copy of this book from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Death, Gore, Self Harm, Blood, Death of a parent, Child Abuse, GriefFor Readers Interested In:…

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