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

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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