Tag: middlegrade
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Book Review: The Prince of Nowhere
by Rochelle Hassan Publisher’s Synopsis Roda isn’t afraid of the monsters that roam the wilds of the Aerlands. She’s safe in her small town, surrounded by a wall of freezing, enchanted mist that keeps the beasts away. So when Roda rescues an injured crow on the instruction of her secret pen pal, Anonymous – whose…
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Book Review: The Last Cuentista
by Donna Barba Higuera Publisher’s Synopsis There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra’s world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have…
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Book Review: The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate publisher’s synopsis Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead,…
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Book Review: One Degree of Freedom
by Taryn R. Hutchinson publisher’s synopsis Fifteen-year-old Adriana Nicu lives in the sheltered world of Bucharest, Romania, in the year 1987. Under the rule of Communist president Nicolae Ceaușescu, citizens of Bucharest live with the eyes and ears of the government ever present. Adriana’s future, which will involve becoming an engineer, is locked in against…
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Book Review: Cold-Blooded Myrtle
by Elizabeth C. Bunce publisher’s synopsis Twelve-year-old Young Lady of Quality and Victorian amateur detective Myrtle Hardcastle returns, and now she’s on the trail of a serial killer in her hometown of Swinburne. When Mr. Leighton, proprietor of Leighton’s Mercantile, is found dead on the evening his annual Christmas shop display is to be unveiled, it’s…
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Book Review: Children of the Fox
by Kevin Sands publisher’s synopsis Five kids with unusual talents are brought together to commit an impossible crime. A magic-infused fantasy that brings together a ragtag group of kids to pull off a crime so difficult, countless adults have already tried and failed. Lured by the promise of more money than they’ve ever dreamed of,…
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Book Review: A Little Taste of Poison
by R. J. Anderson publisher’s synopsis The city of Tarreton is powered by magic, from simple tablets that light lamps to advanced Sagery that can murder a man from afar. Isaveth has a talent for spell-making, but as a girl from a poor neighborhood she never dreamed she could study at the most exclusive magical…
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Book Review: How to Get Away with Myrtle
by Elizabeth C. Bunce Myrtle Hardcastle solved the murder of her neighbor. The last thing she wants to do now is going on is take a seaside vacation with her Aunt Helena. However, Myrtle has no say in the matter, and so she, Aunt Helena, and Miss Judson board a private train headed to the…
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Book Review: Premediated Myrtle
by Elizabeth C. Bunce Myrtle Hardcastle is considered an unusual child by most adults. Being fascinated with science, police investigations, toxicology, and other things considering unfitting of ladies of quality will do that. When Myrtle’s neighbor suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances, Myrtle instantly assumes that some sort of foul play is afoot. And who better…
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Book Review: A Pocket Full of Murder
by R. J. Anderson Life may be challenging for Isaveth Breck, but it’s not too difficult. Yes, her family is shunned because of their beliefs and her father struggles to find work as a result, but they all have each other and they make do. However, Isaveth’s world is tipped upside-down when her father is…
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