Tag: middle grade
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Review: Diana and the Island of No Return by Aisha Saeed
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 3 stars Aisha Saeed brings the first of a new series of middle grade adventures surrounding Wonder Woman. Princess Diana, age 12, maintains that she is ready to begin Amazon warrior training, but her mother would like for her…
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Review: The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted by Conor Grennan
**I received an electronic ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 stars In Conor Grennan’s new novel, The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted, there is a military academy for gifted kids somewhere off the coast of Maine. The gifted students, called improbables, defend civilians…
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Review: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Katherine Arden’s middle grade novel, Small Spaces, combines horror, paranormal, and thriller in a clever and enjoyable way. I find it hard to review middle grade books since it is distinctly not written for my age group,…
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Review: Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
5 stars Like the rose hips in Esperanza’s father’s garden, this book carries with it the memories and love of those who came before it. Pam Muñoz Ryan has achieved a novel based on stories told to her by her grandmother who is the original Esperanza Ortega. Muñoz Ryan achieved a fictional recreation of what…
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Review: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
4 stars Jonathan Stroud has done it again. I was first introduced to Stroud, like most, through his Bartimaeus books. I loved Stroud’s accessible and witty flair to writing then, and I still love it now. Stroud creates an additional alternative modern London with the Lockwood & Co series. “The Problem”, as the paranormal activity…
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