ARC, 336 pages Release Date: September 18, 2018 Published by: Rick Riordan Presents Read from: September 8-12 ,2018 The Storm Runner, #1 Source: TxLA TW: Animal Death… Kinda For fans of: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Mythology (Mayan), Action, Adventure, Diversity (Physical), Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters Zane has always enjoyed exploring the dormant volcano near his home…
Paperback, 336 pages Release Date: September 4, 2018 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: September 5-6 ,2018 Stand-alone Source: Publisher (This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: N/A For fans of: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Paranormal, Graphic Novels A middle schooler comes head-to-head with his vampire slayer crush in this laugh-out-loud funny…
ARC, 310 pages Release Date: September 4, 2018 Published by: Scholastic Read from: September 2- ,2018 Cassidy Blake, #1 Source: TxLA TW: N/A For fans of: Paranormal, Middle Grade, Cassidy Blake’s parents are The Inspectres, a (somewhat inept) ghost-hunting team. But Cass herself can REALLY see ghosts. In fact, her best friend, Jacob, just happens to be…
e-Audio, 2 hours & 53 minutes Release Date: April 17, 2018 Published by: Little Brown Books for Young Readers / Blackstone Publishing Read from: June 23-29, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Police Brutality & Death of a Child For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Grief, Cultural Fiction, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Tear Jerkers Twelve-year-old Jerome is…
ARC, 338 pages Release Date: February 27, 2018 Published by: Scholastic Read from: February 28-March 3, 2018 Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, #1 Source: Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) For fans of: Fantasy, Folklore, Middle Grade, Sparkly Covers,…
Hardcover, 279 pages Release Date: September 26, 2017 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: December 13-16, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Bought/ Suggested for Purchase by my Library System! For fans of: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Holidaze, LOL, Elves, Magic, MG The elves can’t be kept on shelves in this hilarious middle-grade debut about what happens when Santa opens a…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! MEET KIRANMALA: INTERDIMENSIONAL DEMONSLAYER (But she doesn’t know it yet.) On the morning of her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala is just a regular sixth grader living…
This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine! From debut author Amy Wilson comes a story brimming with heart about a normal girl who discovers that she is really Jack Frost’s daughter—with winter powers of her…
e-ARC, 298 pages Release Date: March 28, 2017 Published by: Salaam Reads Read from: March 18-28 , 2017 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) For fans of: Marginalized Voices, Fantasy, MG, Steampunk A trio of friends from…
ARC, 227 pages Release Date: July 12, 2016 Published by: Little, Brown BYFR Read from: July 18-21, 2016 Stand-alone Source: TLA 2016 For fans of: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Children’s, Diverse Reads, #OwnVoices, Contemporary, DEAR, From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes, a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks. When her fifth-grade teacher hints…
