Tag: book review
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Book Review: Fire Dancer
by Catherine Jones Payne publisher’s synopsis: So You Think You Can Dance meets Storm Siren Fire is a dangerous magic. Sixteen-year-old Kyla is preparing for the test of her life: a high-stakes dance competition to win the role of principal dancer in the fire festival’s elite troupe. When she’s not sneaking off into the woods to practice…
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Book Review: Within These Lines
by Stephanie Morrill Publisher’s synopsis: Evalina Cassano’s life in an Italian-American family in 1941 is everything it “should be” until she falls in love with Taichi Hamasaki, the son of Japanese immigrants. Despite the scandal it would cause and that inter-racial marriage is illegal in California, Evalina and Taichi vow they will find a way…
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Book Review: Magic Hunters: The Journey Begins
by Jill and Brad Williamson Publisher’s Synopsis: Hunter, the son of the huntsman who nearly killed Snow White, is tired of the shame that labels his family. Tricked into making a wish upon a magic mirror, he accidentally unleashes a curse that banishes magic from the Story Realms. In order to right this wrong, Hunter…
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Book Review: We Could Be Villains
by Megan McCullough publisher’s synopsis Avoid spoilers. Don’t get fired. Defeat a not-so-fictional supervillain? Seventeen-year-old fangirl Rosemary Collins lives for VIGIL & ANTE Studios movies. From action-packed superhero fights to sweet character moments, she’s here for it all. But in a real-life crossover no one saw coming, the fandom’s heartthrob supervillain, Ironfall, isn’t as fictional…
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Book Review: All The Queen’s Sons
by Elizabeth Kipps Publisher’s Synopsis “All the queen’s sons have such a talent for spoiling their shoes, and no one can tell why. Not even the greatest detectives!” Lucerne is a great queen, beloved by her people, but constantly thwarted by her own sons and the secrets they keep. Verity Grandin is a feisty shoemaker’s…
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Book Review: My Fine Fellow
by Jennieke Cohen publisher’s synopsis It’s 1830s England, and Culinarians—doyens who consult with society’s elite to create gorgeous food and confections—are the crème de la crème of high society. Helena Higgins, top of her class at the Royal Academy, has a sharp demeanor and an even sharper palate—and knows stardom awaits her if she can…
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Book Review: The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys publisher’s synopsis A portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship. Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the…
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Book Review: The Inkwell Chronicles
by J. D. Peabody publisher’s synopsis Immerse yourself in this fast-paced middle-grade fantasy about magic ink, a secret society, and a boy who yearns to make his mark. When their father goes missing after a mysterious train crash, Everett and his little sister Bea find a curious pen in his belongings, and its magical Ink…
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Book Review: The Girl Who Could Not Dream
by Sarah Beth Durst publisher’s synopsis Sophie loves the hidden shop below her parents’ bookstore, where dreams are secretly bought and sold. When the dream shop is robbed and her parents go missing, Sophie must unravel the truth to save them. Together with her best friend—a wisecracking and fanatically loyal monster named Monster—she must decide…
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Book Review: The Library of Ever
by Zeno Alexander publisher’s synopsis With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored—until she discovers a secret doorway in the library and becomes its newly appointed Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian. In her new job, Lenora finds herself helping future civilizations figure out the date, relocates lost penguins, uncovers the city with…
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