Pawcasso

 

Title: Pawcasso

Author: Remy Lai

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co

 
ISBN: 9781250774484

 

Thoughts:  A very multi-layered graphic novel that works on many levels for the whole family.

 

Rating: 5/5

The Paper Palace

 

Title: The Paper Palace

Author: Miranda Cowley Heller

Publisher: Penguin

 
ISBN: 9780593412503

 

Thoughts:  Some parts gripped me - particularly Part 2 - but most I could take or leave.

 

Rating: 3/5

We Are Not Like Them

 

Title: We Are Not Like Them

Author: Christine Pride & Jo Piazza

Publisher: Atria

 
ISBN: 9781982181031

 

Thoughts: This stunning novels shows all of the shades of grey in a tragic moment of systemic racism.

 

Rating: 5/5

Stacking the Shelves: 12/5-12/25

 

Won:

 

Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi

 

Got in an Owl Post Grab Bag:

Supernova by Kass Morgan

 

Crown of Thunder by Tochi Onyebuchi

The Fortress

 

Title: The Fortress

Author: S. A. Jones

Publisher: Erewhon

 
ISBN: 9781654660026

 

Thoughts: Some of the plot points are not the easiest to read, but this story feels like the male version of The Handmaid's Tale.

 

Rating: 3/5

Vicarious Vacations

 

Title: Vicarious Vacations

Author: Michael Wojciechowski

Publisher: self

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Fast-paced and engaging tale of addiction...to social media.

 

Rating: 5/5

The Used-to-Be Best Friend

 

Title: The Used-t0-Be Best Friend

Author: Dan Quigley

Publisher: Heartdrum

 
ISBN: 9780063015371

 

Thoughts: Cute chapter book with a fun protagonist whom many kids will love getting to know and learning some of her Ojibwe language.

 

Rating: 3/5