Category: Book Reviews
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Book Review: The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden
by Karina Yan Glaser When Mr. Jeet, the Vanderbeekers’ upstairs neighbor, suffers from a stroke, the Vanderbeeker children have to do something. They have to try and help Mr. Jeet get better! In an attempt to prepare a surprise for Mrs. Josie and Mr. Jeet when Mr. Jeet is released from the hospital, the Vanderbeeker…
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Book Review: Tiger Queen
by Annie Sullivan Kateri waits for the day when she will be able to claim her mother’s crown. All she has to do is defeat a few more suitors in the arena and she will have proven her right to rule. Once she is queen, Kateri will be able to avenge her mother and baby…
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Book Review: Words on Fire
by Jennifer A. Nielsen Audra lives in Lithuania in 1893, under the rule of Russian Cossacks, who are determined to stripe Lithuania of what makes it Lithuanian. Audra avoids the soldiers by staying at home with her mother, even though she wishes to go with her father on his trips as a magician. Her parents’…
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Book Review: If We Survive
by Andrew Klavan Will Peterson came to South America on a mission trip to build a wall. He did not intend to get caught in the middle of a terrorist revolution. And with the revolutionaries winning, they don’t have to be afraid of killing Americans and the possible repercussions. Which means that Will and his…
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Book Review: Aladdin, Far from Agrabah
by Aisha Saeed Jasmine dreams of two things: exploring the world outside of the palace walls, and someday ruling over Agrabah, which means convincing her father to abandon the tradition of a male ruler. Trying to make these dreams possible means that Jasmine has no time for suitors trying to win her hand and the…
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Book Review: Not If I Save You First
by Ally Carter Maddie and Logan were best friends. Logan’s dad was the president and Maddie’s dad was the head of his Secret Service. Of course they were best friends. Or they were until Maddie’s dad resigned after the first lady was nearly kidnapped and Logan was harmed in the crossfire. Next thing Maddie knew,…
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Book Review: Detectives in Togas
by Henry Winterfeld True, Rufus wrote “Caius is a dumbbell” on his school tablet, leading to a fight between him and Caius and being expelled from the Xanthos School. But would he really have written the exact same thing on the Temple of Minerva? But all of the facts seem to be pointing to Rufus,…
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Book Review: Wrath of the Storm
by Jennifer A. Nielsen Nic Calva has two of the three magical amulets of the Roman gods, and he knows where the stone that can become the Jupiter Stone, the last and most powerful of the amulets, is hidden. And that means that Rome, the Praetors, and the gods aren’t done with him yet. Nic…
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Book Review: The Shadow Cipher
by Laura Ruby The Morningstarr twins shaped New York into what it is through their numerous inventions. And then, one day, they suddenly disappeared. The only thing they left behind was the Old York cipher, a puzzle tied to the city that promised treasure at the end. For years, people have tried and failed to…
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Book Review: Spindle
by Shonna Slayton Briar Rose works in a New England mill, trying to support her siblings and figure out her life. Her plans for caring for her siblings have been dashed, and she only has so much time until she turns seventeen and Nanny will stop looking after them. Briar’s life is then turned further…
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