The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy and The Last Cuentista [MG Reviews]

21 December 2022 / brief reviews / 9 Comments
The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy and The Last Cuentista [MG Reviews]

These two middle grade speculative fiction titles had me thinking “Did I read the same book as everyone else??” Read on for some grumbly reviews. Click through the additional reviews for more positive takes! The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu Source: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Oct. 2021Publisher: Walden Pond PressLength: 423 pages Genre: FantasyTarget Age: +9 The Last Cuentistaby Donna Barbara HigueraSource: ebook/libraryPublished: Oct. 2021Publisher: Levine QueridoLength: 320 pages Genre: ScifiTarget Age: +9 Did you read any books this year […]

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Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction [Bookshelf Tour 5/5]

11 December 2022 / thoughts / 9 Comments
Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction [Bookshelf Tour 5/5]

It took almost a year instead of the planned eight weeks, but here is the final post in my Bookshelf Tour! There’s no preamble required for these final three shelves. Favourite Middle Grade More Middle Grade This shelf includes favourites from way back when I was a wee kiddo (I spy some key Scholastic Book Fair purchases, like Wish Upon a Unicorn), classic titles (hello Charlotte’s Web), books still on […]

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November 2022 Month In Review

1 December 2022 / month in review / 5 Comments
November 2022 Month In Review

Hmmm, November is finished already. It’s the final month of the year. How did that happen?! Cybils reading has been keeping me busy. That’s all I have to say. Books Finished Books Reviewed Posts Written Shared on Twitter On My Radar in December 6 Dec – Release date of Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk by Buddy Levy (historical nonfiction) (this is like […]

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10 Books New to My TBR [Nonfiction November]

29 November 2022 / events / 6 Comments
10 Books New to My TBR [Nonfiction November]

It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! Hosted by Jaymi @ The OC Book Girl. Introduction Not much to say on this one! The description above covers it. Thanks to all the hosts, participants, and readers of Nonfiction November for making this a fun month of […]

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Raybearer and Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko [YA Review]

26 November 2022 / review / 9 Comments
Raybearer and Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko [YA Review]

Raybearer / Redemptorby Jordan IfuekoSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Aug 2020/Aug 2021Publisher: Amulet Books (ABRAMS)Length: 368/325 pages Series: Raybearer duologyGenre: FantasyTarget Age: +13Representation: Black protagonist, Black asexual supporting character, additional queer and POC supporting characters (author is Nigerian American) Summary 💬 Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global […]

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