How would you like to grow up in a family where your mother is perfect, your grandfather can move mountains, and your two brothers can control the weather and create electricity? Mibs Beaumont in Savvy by Ingrid Law is doing just that. Each family member possesses a “savvy” – a special power that erupts when [...]
When I first read the synopsis of Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman, I remember asking myself, “What?! Can this really be done?” You see, Skeleton Creek is different. It’s not just a book. It’s what I would call an experience. Officially, I guess they call it “cross platform storytelling.” Skeleton Creek is perfect for those [...]
When I started reading reviews about The Underneath by Kathi Appelt and the amazing Newbery buzz that it was getting, I had to read it. And let’s face it. The Underneath has Newbery potential written all over it. I would be shocked if it doesn’t receive one. It’s one of those rare books that comes [...]
I read Wake by Lisa McMann in one sitting, it’s unlike anything I’ve read before. And it’s another paranormal romance, a genre that I still can’t quite believe I’ve read so much of this year, once I realized exactly what a paranormal romance was. Life, for seventeen-year-old Janie is one where she must never let [...]
If there is one thing that I have learned from The Raucous Royals, Test Your Royal Wits: Crack Codes, Solve Mysteries and Deduce Which Royal Rumors Are True by Carlyn Beccia it is this: I’ll never remember the full title and I can not spell raucous. I have to look it up every time. But [...]
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