by Karina Yan Glaser publisher's synopsis It's June’s first day at Huey House, and as if losing her home weren’t enough, she also can’t bring her cherished viola inside. Before the accident last year, her dad saved tip money for a year to buy her viola, and she’s not about to give it up now.… Continue reading Book Review: A Duet for Home
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Book Review: The Looking-Glass Illusion
by Sara Ella publisher's synopsis Step through the looking glass. Slay the Jabberwock. Seek the King. Alice is not prepared to face what awaits beyond the Tulgey Wood. When she and the rest of Team Heart enter the fourth and final Wonderland Trial, it’s up to her to lead them to victory. But this Trial… Continue reading Book Review: The Looking-Glass Illusion
Book Review: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publisher's synopsis The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of twelve short stories by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle, is considered a milestone in the genre of detective fiction. With Sherlock Holmes’s clever disguises and ability to solve even the most elusive mysteries, as well as Holmes’s loyal friend and… Continue reading Book Review: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Book Review: A Place to Hang the Moon
by Kate Albus publisher's synopsis It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, 9, aren't terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in the dark days of World War II London, those are… Continue reading Book Review: A Place to Hang the Moon
Book Review: Beneath the Swirling Sky
by Carolyn Leiloglou publisher's synopsis A house full of paintings, a missing sister, and a family secret send a boy and his cousin into a world where art is the key in this fantasy adventure perfect for fans of The Wingfeather Saga and Pages & Co. After an experience he’d rather forget, Vincent is determined to be… Continue reading Book Review: Beneath the Swirling Sky
Book Review: The Story Hunter
by Lindsay A. Franklin publisher's synopsis Redeeming the past is a fatal quest. In the wake of a deadly coup, the capital city of Urian has descended into chaos. Heartbreak and bloodshed await Tanwen and her friends as they discover the unlikeliest leader now rules Tir. If they want to save the realm, Tannie and… Continue reading Book Review: The Story Hunter
Book Review: The Story Raider
by Lindsay A. Franklin publisher's synopsis Deceiving an empire is a treacherous game. Tanwen and the Corsyth weavers race to collect the strands of an ancient cure that might save Gryfelle. But Tanwen has a secret—Gryfelle isn’t the only one afflicted by the weaver's curse. As Queen Braith struggles to assert her rule, a new… Continue reading Book Review: The Story Raider
Book Review: The Story Peddler
by Lindsay A. Franklin publisher's synopsis Selling stories is a deadly business Tanwen doesn’t just tell stories—she weaves them into crystallized sculptures that sell for more than a few bits. But the only way to escape the control of her cruel mentor and claw her way from poverty is to set her sights on something… Continue reading Book Review: The Story Peddler
Book Review: Chasing the White Lion
by James R. Hannibal publisher's synopsis Young CIA officer Talia Inger has reconciled with the man who assassinated her father, but that doesn't mean she wants him hovering over her every move and unearthing the painful past she's trying to put behind her. Still, she'll need him--and the help of his star grifter, Valkyrie--if she… Continue reading Book Review: Chasing the White Lion
Book Review: The Gryphon Heist
by James R. Hannibal publisher's synopsis Talia Inger is a rookie CIA case officer assigned not to the Moscow desk as she had hoped but to the forgotten backwaters of Eastern Europe--a department only known as "Other." When she is tasked with helping a young, charming Moldovan executive secure his designs for a revolutionary defense… Continue reading Book Review: The Gryphon Heist
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