Tag: review
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Book Review: The Vanderbeekers of 141 St.
by Karina Yan Glaser publisher’s synopsis The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It’s practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home and convince…
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Book Review: The Adventure’s Guide to Successful Escapes
by Wade Albert White publisher’s synopsis “Is there such a thing as too much adventure? Anne is about to find out. She’s spent most of her thirteen years scrubbing dirty hallways and laboring in dark mines at Saint Lupin’s orphanage, dreaming of finding her true home and of becoming an adventurer alongside her best friend,…
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Book Review: The Lost Girl
by Anne Ursu publisher’s synopsis When you’re an identical twin, your story always starts with someone else: For Iris, that means her story starts with Lark. Iris has always been the grounded, capable, and rational one; Lark is inventive, dreamy, and brilliant–and from their first moments in the world together, they’ve never left each other’s…
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Book Review: The Adventure’s Guide to Treasure (and How to Steal it)
by Wade Albert White publisher’s synopsis: At Saint Lupin’s Quest Academy Completely Ordinary School Where Nothing Unusual Ever Happens, students are most assuredly not taught about pirates, which leaves the school dangerously open to a pirate invasion. And on the first day of classes, that’s precisely what comes to pass. When a pirate captain and…
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Book Review: The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone
By Jaclyn Moriarty publisher’s synopsis Bronte Mettlestone is ten years old when a telegram announces that her parents have been killed by pirates. This does not bother her particularly; Her parents ran away to have adventures when she was a baby. She has been raised by her Aunt Isabelle, with assistance from the Butler, and…
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