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Queer Middle Grade: The Best Liars in Riverview and Different Kinds of Fruit [Summer Reading Recap]

6 November 2022 / review / 2 Comments
Queer Middle Grade: The Best Liars in Riverview and Different Kinds of Fruit [Summer Reading Recap]

The Best Liars in Riverviewby Lin ThomsponSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: 10 Mar./15 Sept.Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette)Length: 327 pages Genre: ContemporaryTarget Age: Middle grade (suitable for 9+)Rep: Questioning/nonbinary protagonist, Black gay supporting character Different Kinds of Fruitby Kyle LukoffSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Apr 2022Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers […]

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Whispering Pines by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartowski [MG Review]

9 September 2022 / review / 6 Comments
Whispering Pines by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartowski [MG Review]

Whispering Pinesby Heidi Lang and Kati BartowskiSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Sept. 2020Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (S&S)Length: 320 pages Series: Whispering Pines #1Genre: Paranormal horrorTarget Age: +8 Summary 💬 Rae’s father vanished without a trace—and Rae knows what happened to him. But no one believes her […]

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Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realm by Angela Ahn [MG Review]

2 September 2022 / review / 4 Comments
Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realm by Angela Ahn [MG Review]

Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realmby Angela AhnSource: ebook/NetgalleyPublished: 30 Aug. 2022Publisher: Tundra (PRH)Length: 320 pages Genre: Contemporary speculativeTarget Age: +8Rep: Biracial protagonist (Korean-Irish Canadian) Summary 💬 Stephen loves pirates. What he doesn’t love is his name: Stephen Oh-O’Driscoll. He believes when his […]

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How Does Seasonal Fears Follow Up to Middlegame? [Review]

27 April 2022 / review / 2 Comments
How Does Seasonal Fears Follow Up to Middlegame? [Review]

Seasonal Fearsby Seanan McGuireSource: ARC/NetGalleyPublished: 10 May 2022Publisher: Tordotcom (Macmillan)Length: 496 pages Series: Alchemical JourneysGenre: Speculative fictionTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +16) Summary 💬 Melanie has a destiny, though it isn’t the one everyone assumes it to be. She’s delicate; she’s fragile; she’s […]

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The Undercover Book List by Colleen Nelson [MG Review]

31 January 2022 / review / 7 Comments
The Undercover Book List by Colleen Nelson [MG Review]

The Undercover Book List by Colleen Nelson Source: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Oct. 2021Publisher: Pajama PressLength: 258 pages Genre: Contemporary fictionTarget Age: +8 Summary 💬 He’s known as the class troublemaker. She’s known as the bookworm. But when every note they send is anonymous, identity is suddenly […]

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