I picked up The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin because it was on my son’s summer reading list and I’m always game for a goo...

Skellig by David Almond My mom read this book because it was recommended in an author's newsletter. The book won a Printz Award from YAL...

  I did it! I finished the series before we go see the movie (later today... probably just in time to catch it in the theaters honestly. I...

Well, it took me several tries over several years to read the first book , but I finished the second in about two days! I think part of it w...

I first tried to read The Wild Robot years ago, not long after it came out, because I was working in the public library with children and t...

A bookseller recommended the Case Closed series by Lauren Magaziner when I mentioned loving both mysteries and middle grade/young adult boo...

Well, That Was Awkward by Rachel Vail I remember reading the Friendship Ring when I was in middle school and LOVED it. I had the tiny book v...

Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Ally hates reading because the letters seem to move around, making it impossible to focus. But she love...

September 29th is Historical Mystery Day!  Launched in 2021 by author Sara Rosett , this day celebrates a blend of history and detective wor...

 Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan My kid read this as a classroom read in 4th grade and said I would like it too.  And I d...

  As I mentioned in my last post, I've been on a huge mystery kick lately. After reading a couple YA mysteries and mystery series, I fou...

Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom by Louis Sachar (2020). This book came out right as the pandemic hit the US, so the title alone mad...

The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane by Kate O'Shaughnessy Maybelle Lane uses a tape recorder as a journal. She records quiet sounds that ...

Thanks to @kidlitexchange, @simonandschuster and @barbaradeebooks for a review copy of My Life in the Fish Tank - out now! Barbara Dee is ki...

Stealing Mt Rushmore by Daphne Kalmar is out now! Thanks to @kidlitexchange, @ daphnekalmar, and #feiwelandfriends for the ARC. Nell's d...

BenBee and the Teacher Griefer by K.A. Holt is out TODAY! Thanks to @kidlitexchange, @chroniclekidsbooks, and @kari_anne_holt for an ARC of ...

Thanks to @kidlitexchange, @littlebrownyr, and @dustibowling for an ARC of The Canyon’s Edge (by Dusti Bowling), which is out TODAY - you ha...

Reeni's Turn by Carol Coven Grannick Thanks to @kidlitexchange and Fitzroy Books for sharing an ARC of this title! The book releases on ...

Thanks to KidLitExchange, Rebecca Stead, Random House Kids, and Wendy Lamb Books for providing a copy of this book to review. All opinions a...

How to Be a Girl in the World by Caela Carter publishes August 11, 2020  from Harper Collins Childrens Books. Thanks to @kidlitexchange, @ca...