Books Reviewed
I have always enjoyed reading children's literature and was excited to dive in deeper this semester. Here is the list of books (and...
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Review of Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
Priyanka Das is an Indian-American teenager living in Los Angeles. She dreams of her mother’s homeland and has so many questions about...
Review of Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
It is 1930, and Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their ranch in Aguascalientes, Mexico after her father dies. The two flee to...
Review of Scythe by Neal Shusterman
In the futuristic world of Scythe, disease, war, pain, and even death have been conquered. People can live forever, but to sustain the...
Review of Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Young Julián lives with his abuela and is entranced by mermaids. One day, after swim class, Julian and his grandmother are riding the el...
Review of Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Morrigan Crow is a cursed child. Born on Eventide, the unluckiest day of the year, Morrigan is blamed for everything that goes wrong in...
Review of Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
In the 2019 Caldecott Award-winning Hello Lighthouse, Sophie Blackall tells a story that explores the history of lighthouses and the...
Review of Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Go to School by Julie Falatko
Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Go to School by Julie Falatko is a 2019-2020 Bluebonnet nominee. This funny new book is told from the point of...
Review of The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Winner of the 2013 Newbery Award, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate is a touching story of two unlikely friends: a gorilla...
Review of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat is the story of an imaginary friend who can’t find his person. This 2015...
Review of Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Drama by Raina Telgemeier is a graphic novel that perfectly captures the drama of middle school. Callie is a seventh grader who loves the...
Review of The Boo-Boos That Changed the World by Barry Wittenstein
The Boo-Boos That Changed the World, a 2019-2020 Bluebonnet nominee, is a nonfiction picture storybook about the invention of the...
Review of The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
It is 1947 and India, finally free after nearly two centuries of British rule, is being divided into two separate countries, India and...
Review of The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Winner of the 2019 Pura Belpré Award, The Poet X is an incredible novel about a Xiomara, a teenaged slam poet who writes to try to make...
Review of Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Chaya Lindner is a Jewish girl who joins the Resistance in Poland during World War II. Because of her more “Aryan” features, she can...
Review of Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a creepy, horror novel for middle-grade students. Young Coraline has just moved into a new apartment, and her...
Review of Girl, Stolen by April Henry
Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Wilder is the victim of a carjacking-turned-kidnapping. Not only is Cheyenne ill with pneumonia, but she is...
Review of Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty is the story of shy little Rosie Revere who dreams of being a great engineer. She scavenges the...
Review of Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire by John August
As a newcomer to the small town of Pine Mountain, Colorado, Arlo Finch joins the Rangers (a scouting group) to fit in and make friends....
Review of The Marrow Thieves by Claire Dimaline
In Claire Dimaline’s The Marrow Thieves, the world as we know is has been devastated by global warming, pollution, and the disappearance...
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