Tag: Coming of age

Book Review: Different Seasons by Stephen King
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Book Review: Different Seasons by Stephen King

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Title: Different Seasons Author: Stephen King Publisher: Scribner Hardcover: 608 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository A “hypnotic” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of four novellas–including the inspirations behind the films Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption–from Stephen King, bound together by the changing… Continue reading Book Review: Different Seasons by Stephen King

Book Review: The Resolutions by Mia Garcia
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Book Review: The Resolutions by Mia Garcia

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Title: The Resolutions Author: Mia Garcia Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Hardcover: 416 pages Source: Goodreads Summary: (taken from Goodreads) New Years are for fresh starts, but Jess just wants everything to go back to the way it was. From hiking trips, to four-person birthday parties, to never-ending group texts, Jess, Lee, Ryan, and Nora have always been inseparable—and unstoppable.… Continue reading Book Review: The Resolutions by Mia Garcia

Book Review: Invisible Woman by Ika Hugel-Marshall
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Book Review: Invisible Woman by Ika Hugel-Marshall

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Title: Invisible Woman: Growing Up Black in Germany Author: Ika Hugel-Marshall Publisher: Continuum Hardcover: 158 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository “In March 1947 I was born. My arrival was celebrated within the inner family circle, quietly and anxiously. When I was a year old, my mother married a white German man; a… Continue reading Book Review: Invisible Woman by Ika Hugel-Marshall

House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones Book Review: House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
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Book Review: House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

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Title: House of Many Ways Author: Diana Wynne Jones Series: Howl’s Moving Castle, Book 3 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Hardcover: 416 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Charmain Baker is in over her head. Looking after Great-Uncle William’s tiny cottage while he’s ill should have been easy. But Great-Uncle William is better… Continue reading Book Review: House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

Book Review: Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan
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Book Review: Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan

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Title: Amina’s Voice Author: Hena Khan Publisher: Salaam Reads/Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Hardcover: 208 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different.… Continue reading Book Review: Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan

Book Review: The Myth of Perpetual Summer by Susan Crandall
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Book Review: The Myth of Perpetual Summer by Susan Crandall

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Title: The Myth of Perpetual Summer Author: Susan Crandall Publisher: Gallery Books Hardcover: 368 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) From the national bestselling author of Whistling Past the Graveyard comes a moving coming-of-age tale set in the tumultuous sixties that harkens to both Ordinary Grace and The Secret Life of Bees. Tallulah James’s parents’ volatile relationship, erratic behavior,… Continue reading Book Review: The Myth of Perpetual Summer by Susan Crandall

Book Review: Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller
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Book Review: Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller

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Title: Triangles Author: Kimberly Ann Miller Series: Bermuda Triangle, Book 1 Publisher: Spencer Hill Press E-book: 216 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) A cruise ship. A beautiful island. Two sexy guys. What could possibly go wrong? In the Bermuda Triangle–a lot.Hoping to leave behind the reminders of her crappy life–her fathers death years ago, her mothers medical problems, and… Continue reading Book Review: Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller

Book Review: The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid by Colin Meloy
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Book Review: The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid by Colin Meloy

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Title: The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid Author: Colin Meloy Publisher: Balzer & Bray Hardcover: 432 pages Source: ALA Annual 2017 Summary: (taken from Goodreads) From the creators of the New York Times bestselling Wildwood Chronicles comes an original, humorous, and fast-paced middle grade novel about a band of child pickpockets—imagine The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets Oliver Twist.… Continue reading Book Review: The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid by Colin Meloy

Book Review: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
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Book Review: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

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Title: The Immortalists Author: Chloe Benjamin Publisher: GP Putnam’s Sons Hardcover: 352 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) If you were told the date of your death, how would it shape your present? It’s 1969 in New York City’s Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to… Continue reading Book Review: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

Book Review: The Trouble with Lemons by Daniel Hayes
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Book Review: The Trouble with Lemons by Daniel Hayes

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Title: The Trouble with Lemons Author: Daniel Hayes Publisher: Fawcett Paperback: 192 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) His real name was Tyler McAllister, but he felt like a lemon. He had allergies and nightmares, and was the only unfamous person in his family. But one night he and a friend went swimming at the forbidden quarry,… Continue reading Book Review: The Trouble with Lemons by Daniel Hayes