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Tag: Secrets

September 15, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Psst–Wanna Hear a Secret? Keeping Things Private in My Life in the Fish Tank, a guest post by Barbara Dee

Barbara Dee's recent middle grade titles all have one thing in common: secrecy.

June 4, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos

A desperate search for the truth leaves 16-year-old Ruby Chernyavsky with more questions than answers as she untangles years of family lore and begins to understand that stories have more than one side.

February 26, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

This smart and engrossing read full of twists and turns tackles prejudice, privilege, lies, and hatred in a world where everyone seems like a potential spy, liar, or double agent.

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Book Review: Four-Letter Word by Christa Desir

May 10, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Eight friends. One game. A dozen regrets. And a night that will ruin them all, in this high stakes gripping story of manipulation and innocence lost, from the author of Bleed Like Me. Chloe Sanders is ready for a change. She’s tired of watching her best friend Eve turn away from her for the […]

Book Review: The Authentics by Abdi Nazemian

August 1, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description The Authentics is a fresh, funny, and insightful novel about culture, love, and family—the kind we are born into and the ones we create. Daria Esfandyar is Iranian-American and proud of her heritage, unlike some of the “Nose Jobs” in the clique led by her former best friend, Heidi Javadi. Daria and her friends […]

Book Review: Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

March 16, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description From critically acclaimed author Alice Oseman comes a smartly crafted contemporary YA novel, perfect for readers who love Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl. This is an utterly captivating and authentic new teen novel from the author of Solitaire, which VOYA said “could put her among the great young adult fiction authors.” Frances Janvier spends most […]

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Book Review: The You I’ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins

January 24, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews, which originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of School Library Journal.   Hop on over to the […]

Book Review: Liars and Losers Like Us by Ami Allen-Vath

March 15, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Keep calm and make it to prom night—without a legit panic attack. For seventeen-year-old Bree Hughes, it’s easier said than done when gossip, grief, and the opportunity to fail at love are practically high-fiving her in the hallways of Belmont High. When Bree’s crush, Sean Mills, gives her his phone number, she can’t […]

Book Review: Finding Paris by Joy Preble

May 12, 2015 by Amanda MacGregor

Finding Paris by Joy Preble Spoiler-free part of the review: Sisters Paris and Leo (Leonora) always look out for one another. Throughout their mother’s many boyfriends and their many moves, they’ve found comfort in sticking together. Paris has recently graduated from Las Vegas High. Leo is focused on her future, busy studying for the SATs […]

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