I joined a book club for February, March,and April, hosted by the Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, and this was the first book that we read. This book was absolutely amazing and has a great message. I also got to meet with the author on Zoom during the book club meeting, and I…
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Review of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl By Stacy McAnulty
Check out my review of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty I recommend this book for fifth, sixth, and seventh grade readers. I give it 5 out of 5 bookworms. Adults Only — If you are interested in supporting our blog and buying this book, please use our affiliate link here or by…
The Mysterious Benedict Society By: Trenton Lee Stewart
This is my mom’s favorite Young Adult series. When I was seven or eight my mom tried to get me to read this book. I started, but after a few pages I just stopped. I’m not really sure why. I decided to start reading it again, and I found out that this series is SO…
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy By Tui Sutherland
I got this book a long time ago, but I never read it. One of my friends read it last year and talked a lot about how it was so good, so I read it. My friend was right, it was really good. The Dragonet Prophecy is about the dragonets of destiny. The dragonets of destiny…
Magyk By: Angie Sage
Magyk By: Angie Sage I read this book with one of my classes. It was really good! I am currently on the last book in the series. Magyk is about a family called the Heaps. The are just a normal family who lives in The Ramblings, a tall building with lots of rooms with…
The Mighty Miss Malone By Christopher Paul Curtis
The Mighty Miss Malone By: Christopher Paul Curtis I enjoyed this book a lot when I was reading it. It was amazing. This book is historical fiction. I didn’t know very much about The Great Depression and know I know a lot more. The Mighty Miss Malone is about an African-American girl, Deza, living…
The Jumbies By Tracey Baptiste
The Jumbies By: Tracey Baptiste Tracey Baptiste was at the 2019 Truman State University Children’s Literature Festival. I got to meet her and she was SUPER nice. This book is about a girl named Corinne whose mom died a long time ago. One day Corinne went into the woods chasing an animal. Corinne can’t…
New Kid By Jerry Craft
New Kid By: Jerry Craft The author of New Kid, Jerry Craft, will be at the 2019 Truman State University Children’s Literature Festival. I can’t wait to go and see all the authors! This book is a graphic novel, so graphic novel lovers will probably like this book. New Kid is about a boy named…
The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller
The Science of Breakable Things By: Tae Keller Tae Keller will be at the 2019 Truman State University Children’s Literature Festival. I am so excited to talk to her and get my book signed. The Science of Breakable Things is about a girl named Natalie. Her mom has been acting weird lately and not coming…
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu By Wendy Wan-Long Shang
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang I LOVED this book. It was really good. Wendy Wan-Long Shang will be at the 2019 Truman State University Children’s Literature Festival. I am super excited! The Great Wall of Lucy Wu is about a Chinese-American girl named Lucy. She is going to have the…
The Reading Rockstar 