Rebel in the Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander

Rebel in the Library of Ever. Zeno Alexander, Author. (The Library of Ever Book 2) April 28, 2020. Macmillan. 224 … More

My Best Books for Youth in 2019

I am a Books for Youth reviewer for Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association, and I have the … More

The End of the World as I Know It by Matthew Landis

Gr. 5-8 It’s been nearly a year since Derrick “Dee” Waters lost his mom, a Major in the Air Force … More

The Class by Frances O’Roark Dowell

Gr. 4-8 ***Starred Review*** Beloved Mrs. Herrera’s sixth-grade class at Milton Falls Middle School is a lively one of 20 … More

Emperor of the Universe (Book One) by David Lubar

Emperor of the Universe. (Book One of a Trilogy) David Lubar, Author.July 2, 2019 Macmillan Starscape Tor/Forge. 368 pages. $13.99 … More

My Best Books for Youth in 2018

I am a Books for Youth reviewer for Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association, and I have the … More

The Year I Didn’t Eat by Samuel Pollen

****Starred Review*** Gr. 6-9 For 14-year-old bird enthusiast Max Howarth, life is a challenge not only because he has family … More

Special Forces Book One: Unconventional Warfare by Chris Lynch

Gr. 7-9 Danny Manion is a fighter. Whether he’s beating up his brothers or challenging the system, Danny is always … More

It Wasn’t Me by Dana Alison Levy

Gr. 5-8 Having to go to school over break stinks, but circumstantial evidence surrounding vandalism brings six unhappy seventh-graders together … More

Grenade by Alan Gratz

***Starred Review*** Gr. 4-7 Okinawa native Hideki is 13 when American forces storm his Pacific island during WWII, and he … More