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Book Reviews

June 29, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: The Name She Gave Me by Betty Culley

This compassionate and quiet story is a beautiful and poignant look at family, belonging, and self-discovery.

June 27, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: The Loophole by Naz Kutub

Part travel adventure, part magical mystery, and part personal quest for identity and direction, this was a joy to read.

June 24, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Post-It Note Reviews: Graphic novels, picture books, and more!

Lots of quick reviews of new and forthcoming books. Also pictures of dachshunds!

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Book Review: Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

June 23, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

This is the best book about a trans six-winged Seraph bioweapon surviving an apocalyptic hellscape that you'll read this summer!

Take 5: Recent graphic novels reviews

May 24, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

I continue to mostly just want to read graphic novels. That works out well, because so do so many of the kids at school. So here are a few quick post-it note reviews of books I read this past week (and one book a student read).

Post-It Note Reviews: Gothic tropes, post-apocalyptic friendship, small town Minnesota, and more!

May 19, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Quick reviews of new and forthcoming books.

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Book Review: Let the Monster Out by Chad Lucas

May 18, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

It might be the "creepy" factor that will interest kids in picking up this book, but it's the layers to the story and the complicated, authentic characters that will keep kids reading.

Book Review: The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby

May 17, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

I can't think of any book that really captures what it's like to deal with that anger inside of you and the fallout from it like this one does.

Book Review: Dead Flip by Sara Farizan

May 16, 2022 by Riley Jensen

Teen reviewer Riley Jensen reviews the upcoming Dead Flip by Sara Farizan. Bonus point: It involves a supernatural pinball machine!

Book Review: A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan

May 9, 2022 by Riley Jensen

YA reader Riley Jensen shares her thoughts on the upcoming romantic comedy A SHOW FOR TWO by Tashie Bhuiyan

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