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I have always enjoyed reading children's literature and was excited to dive in deeper this semester. Here is the list of books (and...

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 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 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 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 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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