Book Review: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Beatryce ProphecyAuthor: Kate DiCamilloIllustrator: Sophie BlackallPublisher: Penguin Random House Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: March 28, 2023ISBN: 9781536226454 Synopsis:In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother EdikContinue reading “Book Review: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo”

Book Review: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Beatryce ProphecyAuthor: Kate DiCamilloIllustrator: Sophie BlackallPublisher: Penguin Random House Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: March 28, 2023ISBN: 9781536226454 Synopsis:In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother EdikContinue reading “Book Review: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo”

Book Review: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Title: Our Missing HeartsAuthor: Celeste NgPublisher VikingPublication Date: October 4, 2022ISBN: 9780735245341 Synopsis:Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade,Continue reading “Book Review: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng”

Book Review: Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto

*I received an e-galley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Chloe and the Kaishao BoysAuthor: Mae CoyiutoPublisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: March 7, 2023ISBN: 9780593461631 Synopsis:Chloe knows what it takes to be the perfect Liang daughter—stay in Manila, study business management, and join the family company. But whenContinue reading “Book Review: Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto”

Book Review: The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: The Summer of Bitter and SweetAuthor: Jen FergusonPublisher: Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins PublishersPublication Date: May 10, 2022ISBN: 978-63086180 Synopsis: Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She’ll be working in her family’s ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend—whoseContinue reading “Book Review: The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson”

Book Review: There are Wolves Here Too by Niall Howell

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: There Are Wolves Here TooAuthor: Niall HowellPublisher: Newest PressPublication Date: September 1, 2022ISBN: 9781774390597 Synopsis: It’s 1997, and Robin and his two best friends, Steph and Dylan, are ready to dive into their first summer as teenagers. But when Catherine, a classmate’sContinue reading “Book Review: There are Wolves Here Too by Niall Howell”

Book Review: Brown is Warm, Black is Bright by Sarah L. Thompson

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Brown is Warm, Black is BrightAuthor: Sarah L. Thompson Illustrator: Keith MallettPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: August 20, 2022ISBN: 9780316424196 Synopsis: Have you ever paused to wonder about the power and beauty of brown and black? Brown is strongContinue reading “Book Review: Brown is Warm, Black is Bright by Sarah L. Thompson”

Book Reivew: The Tales of Dwipa by Prajwala Dixit

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title The Tales of Dwipa Author: Prajwala DixitPublisher: Breakwater BooksPublication Date: April 8, 2022ISBN: 9781550819274 Synopsis:Through a framework of traditional tales, fantastic creatures struggle with issues of marginalization, opening discussion for parents and children in an accessible form. The Tales Of Dwipa isContinue reading “Book Reivew: The Tales of Dwipa by Prajwala Dixit”

Book Review: Throwaway Daughter by Ting-Xing Ye

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Throwaway DaughterAuthor: Ting-Xing YePublisher: TundraPublication Date: May 03, 2022ISBN: 9781774880340 Synopsis:Throwaway Daughter tells the story of Grace Dong-mei Parker, whose biggest concern is how to distill her adoption from China into the neat blanks of her personal history assignment. Aside from theContinue reading “Book Review: Throwaway Daughter by Ting-Xing Ye”

Book Review: Faraway Things by David Eggers

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Faraway ThingsAuthor: David EggersIllustrator: Kelly MurphyPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: June 8, 2021ISBN: 9780316492195 Synopsis from Goodreads:Lucian’s father called them faraway things, those mysterious objects orphaned upon the windswept shore, their stories long lost in the shroud of ocean fog.Continue reading “Book Review: Faraway Things by David Eggers”