Review by Micah Killjoy
Oh, to be a thirteen-year-old saving my brother from child traffickers on a foggy San Francisco day in 1849. Thanks to the novel Gold Rush Girl, I got to imagine living just such a life. … More Gold Rush Girl by Avi
Review by Shalon Sims
Bloom, the first book in Kenneth Oppel’s new Overthrow series, is a breakneck thriller and a real page-turner set on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada. … More Bloom by Kenneth Oppel
Review by Ciara Javier
After losing his best friend Eddie in an accident, Tristan Strong is sent to his grandparents’ home in Alabama to heal from the loss. But on his first night there, Tristan encounters a sticky doll who attempts to steal Eddie’s journal, which contains folklores from both their grandmothers, and is Tristan’s last remaining connection to Eddie. … More Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
Review by Micah Killjoy
What would it be like to be eight-years-old during a massive societal upheaval? In Da Chen’s memoir for young readers, Girl Under a Red Moon, he tells the story of when China’s Cultural Revolution came to his home village, changing the lives of his family in surprising and horrifying ways. … More Girl Under a Red Moon by Da Chen
Review by Hira Peracha
Everyone lies. Or so it seems. Zoe’s biological father, whom she has never met, is in prison for the murder of a university peer and no one will tell Zoe the truth about what happened. … More From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Review by Sasa Popovich
With the shifting landscape of modern hockey, exactly what space do women occupy in the sport, and what does this mean for young girls just starting out? … More The Ice Chips and the Invisible Puck by Roy MacGregor and Kerry MacGregor, Illus. by Kim Smith
Review by Elina Taillon
Clementine Morcerous is many things: a young gardener, a user of magic…and an heiress in a long line of Dark Lords. But when her father is cursed to be whittled away by a witch who covets the title, Clementine finds herself assuming responsibility sooner than expected. … More The Dark Lord Clementine by Sarah Jean Horwitz
Review by Shalon Sims
XR935 is a twelve-year-old robot with feelings, parents, and a job installing solar panels. Although each day is pretty much the same as the next, there’s one part of life that doesn’t fit so neatly into XR’s robot brain: the ruins of humanity. … More The Last Human by Lee Bacon
Review by Juhyun Tony Bae
Middle school is tough. I mean, sure, the school part sucks—the teachers and homework—but you can kinda control your grades by working hard. The real challenge is the other kids. … More Just Jaime by Terri Libenson
Review by Jennifer Irvine
Agatha Caroline Morton, “a tall-for-12-year-old girl,” is so shy that every time she has to talk in public, she begins to stutter and almost faints. … More Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, Book 1: The Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn
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