The Ramblings of a Jedi Librarian
Ramblings on Libraries and Books
The Sinisters and their friends are off to their next stop, Stein Manor! This time they decide to use pseudonyms and vow to not trust the adult in charge and instead try to get close to Essa, the teen helping run the camp. Essa makes Mr. Frank out to be secretive and mysterious, which reinforces… Continue reading Menacing Manor Kiersten White
Selah is a middle school girl who's just a bit different than her friends and classmates. To get through the day she has rules to act normal. But when she becomes too overstimulated one day and lashes out at a classmate physically, the once accepting private school she goes to becomes concerned she is no… Continue reading Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt
*I received this as an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review Will McKeachie has just been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease and subsequently benched from playing for the school soccer team. As if the first wasn't bad enough. Eager not to let his new diagnosis define him and get back out on the… Continue reading Will on the Inside by Andrew Eliopulos
Kabir Khan's mother was falsely imprisoned for theft causing him to be born in prison with her. The two live in deplorable conditions with several other women. Unable to afford a lawyer, they've languished there for nine years. When the new Warden deems him too old to continue staying, he is released and ends up… Continue reading Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman
Claire is an excellent gymnast. One of the best at her gym. But Claire can't read. She tries, but the words dance on the page flipping forward and twisting backwards. In the fifth grade, she struggles not just with reading but with writing too, and it's starting to get more and more difficult for Claire… Continue reading Flipping Forwards, Twisting Backwards by Alma Fullerton
The Sinister-Winterbottoms are off to Camp Creek to chase after Quincy and Edgaren't. But once there, they notice something a bit off about everything. First, there's all the tie dye. It's everywhere. And then there's how everyone seems to act the same. When Alexander goes for his first tie dye session and immediately starts acting… Continue reading Camp Creepy by Kiersten White
Lily's mom has just given birth to her new younger sibling, so she's going to stay with her grandmother for the night. When her grandmother forgets to grab her favorite stuffed animal Lily decides to sneak out of the house and go home to get it. But she finds her house occupied by nefarious beings… Continue reading Lily and the Night Creatures by Nick Lake and illustrated by Emily Gravett
After a tragedy where members of their coven were slaughtered, Emsy's parents have suddenly uprooted her from her California home and moved her back to their hometown. Emsy wants nothing to do with the family's coven of witches, and has never trained to use her fire elemental powers. But once she's among her fellow witches,… Continue reading Coven by Jennifer Dugan and illustrated by Kit Seaton
*I received this as an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review Lola Barnes is popular. Or at least she was before an epic incident involving one of the boys at her prep school landed her in trouble and got her sent to France for a semester. Now she's back, and ready to… Continue reading Lola at Last by J.C. Peterson
Jess and her best friend Olivia have been playing D&D for years. Olivia is the Dungeon Master and Jess is the player. But when they get to the start of eighth grade, the outgoing Olivia wants to expand their group by starting a club to get more players. Jess just wants to keep it the… Continue reading Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag and Xanthe Bouma
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