posts by Jayne S:
B Reviews / Book Reviewsdeath / non-fiction / organization / Organization or the Lack ThereofNo Comments
A step-by-step program for getting your life in order, so you’re prepared for the unexpected. The odds of getting hit by a bus are 495,000 to 1. But the odds that you’re going to die some day? Exactly. Even the most disorganized among us can take control of our on- ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsbrothers / Contemporary / family relationships / Friends / Georgia / grief / middle gradeNo Comments
Walter Tipple is looking for adventure. He keeps having a dream that his big brother, Tank, appears before him and says, “Let’s you and me go see my world, little man.” But Tank went to the army and never came home, and Walter doesn’t know how to see the world ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / adaptation / Dwarf / English-Civil-War / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / Stuart-EnglandNo Comments
‘I want you to remember something, Nat. You’re small on the outside. But inside you’re as big as everyone else. You show people that and you won’t go far wrong in life.’ A compelling story perfect for fans of The Doll Factory, The Illumination of Ursula Flight and The Familiars. ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsArizona / Conspiracy / dragons / First-Person / futuristic / genetics / thrillerNo Comments
Noah Parker, a newly minted Ph.D., is thrilled to land a dream job at Reptilian Corp., the hottest tech company in the American Southwest. He’s eager to put his genetic engineering expertise to use designing new lines of Reptilian’s feature product: living, breathing dragons. Although highly specialized dragons have been ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / Ballerina / family relationships / First-Person / health / middle grade / Native American / POC / POC author / school / Washington StateNo Comments
In this evocative and heartwarming novel for readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish, the author of I Can Make This Promise tells the story of a Native American girl struggling to find her joy again. It’s been a hard year for Maisie Cannon, ever since she hurt her leg ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / First-Person / juvenile / summer camp4 Comments
From New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman comes a hilarious middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellness camp—where they instead find intrigue, adventure, and a whole lot of chaos. Perfect for fans of Korman’s The Unteachables and Masterminds series, as well as ... more >