As Brave As You

 

Title: As Brave As You

Author: Jason Reynolds

Publisher: Atheneum

 
ISBN: 9781481415903

 

Thoughts:  I loved how realistic this book was and that it didn't shy away from how messy family relationships can really be.

 

Rating: 4/5

Stacking the Shelves: 11/14-11/27

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No Matter the Price by Daniel Pare 

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Pawcasso by Remy Lai

Super Detectives! by Cale Atkinson

An Emotion of Great Delight

 

Title: An Emotion of Great Delight

Author: Tahereh Mafi

Publisher: HarperCollins

 
ISBN: 9780062972415

 

Thoughts:  Lots of good intentions behind this novel, but it was way too slice-of-life for my taste.

 

Rating: 3/5

Front Desk

 

Title: Front Desk

Author: Kelly Yang

Publisher: Arthur A. Levine

 
ISBN: 9781338157796

 

Thoughts:  Uplifting story for middle readers about pursuing your dreams and accepting others.

 

Rating: 4/5

Rock Paper Scissors

 

Title: Rock Paper Scissors

Author: Alice Feeney

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  Very solid modern gothic, but a tad slow at the beginning.

 

Rating: 4/5

Of Bark and Sap

 

Title: Of Bark and Sap

Author: Karim Friha

Publisher: Lion Forge

 
ISBN: 9781942367734

 

Thoughts:  Fast-paced and imaginative steampunk fantasy with great characters and plot.

 

Rating: 5/5

Small Volcanoes

 

Title: Small Volcanoes

Author: Sarah Kinney, Stefan Petrucha, & Stan Goldberg

Publisher: Papercutz

 
ISBN: 9781597073554

 

Thoughts:  Decent middle grade mystery, but the artwork was uneven and the characters looked too old.

 

Rating: 3/5

Long Road to the Circus

 

Title: Long Road to the Circus

Author: Betsy Bird

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

 
ISBN: 9780593303986

 

Thoughts:  Fun historical fiction for mg readers that actually is based in some facts.

 

Rating: 3/5

The Cricket in Times Square

 

Title: The Cricket in Times Square

Author: George Selden

Publisher: Listening Library

 
ISBN: 9780807204757

 

Thoughts:  A little dated, but still a cute story for younger readers.

 

Rating: 3/5

Stacking the Shelves: 10/31-11/13

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She Caused a Riot

Title: She Caused a Riot: 100 Unknown Women Who Built Cities, Sparked Revolutions, & Massively Crushed It

Author: Hannah Jewell

Publisher: Sourcebooks

 
ISBN: 9781492662921

 

Thoughts:  Snarky, irreverent look at 100 powerful women mostly forgotten by history.

 

Rating: 4/5

Return to the Altar

 Title: Return to the Altar

Author: Mathew C. John

Publisher: I.H.S.

 
ISBN: 9780984765683

 

Thoughts:  John makes some great observations in the book, but there is way too much opinion that could turn off a casual Catholic reader.

 

Rating: 2/5

The Mouth of the Mine

 

Title: The Mouth of the Mine

Author: Caleb Posten

Publisher: Black Rose

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  Good horror, but needed more explanation for the antagonist.

 

Rating: 3/5

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

 

Title: Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Author: Talia Hibbert

Publisher: HarperAudio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  Very fun rom-com, and it was very empowering to see a main character with a disability, but it was a little steamier than I expected.

 

Rating: 4/5

The Turnout

 

Title: The Turnout

Author: Megan Abbott

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sos

 
ISBN: 9780593084908

 

Thoughts:  This had such a strong psychological element to it that it could feel the dampness and rot that permeated from the starting catalyst and continued until the bitter end.

 

Rating: 3/5

Forbidden Kisses

 

Title: Forbidden Kisses

Author: Annie Rains

Publisher: Loveswept

 
ISBN: 9780399181122

 

Thoughts:  A cute, sweet romance, even if the "forbidden" part is a tad unnatural.

 

Rating: 3/5

Playing the Enemy

 

Title: Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation

Author: John Carlin

Publisher: Penguin

 
ISBN: 9780143115724

 

Thoughts:  A look at Mandela's political prowess leading up to a seminal rugby match.

 

Rating: 3/5

Born a Crime

 

Title: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Author: Trevor Noah

Publisher: Speigel & Grau

 
ISBN: 9780399588174

 

Thoughts:  Fast-paced, funny yet biting memoir with an unbelievable ending.

 

Rating: 4/5

The Personal Librarian

 

Title: The Personal Librarian

Author: Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray

Publisher: Penguin

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts:  Amazing how the stories of powerful men overshadow the stories of the women under them, and I am thankful for Benedict and Murray for bringing Belle's story to life.

 

Rating: 4/5

The Case of the Missing Adults

 

Title: Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys: The Case of the Missing Adults

Author: Scott Bryan Wilson & Bob Solanovicz

Publisher: Dynamite

 
ISBN: 9781524111786

 

Thoughts:  This is an incredibly fun graphic novel but feels like it is a parallel universe to cannon.

 

Rating: 4/5