B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanimals / Chess / epistolary / First-Person / friendship / middle grade / mouse4 Comments
From the author of I, Cosmo comes a humor-filled, heart-tugging tale of a genius mouse, secretly freed from a lab, who’s in search of a real home—and a way to free her old friends. Clementine is different from other mice: she can calculate the speed of light and she dreams ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewscats / children's book / friendship / mermaid / picture booksComments Off on REVIEW: Cadence and Kittenfish: A Mermaid Tale by Judith L. Roth, illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett
If a kitten hates the water … can it come to love a mermaid? Find out in this story about setting goals, problem-solving, and (eventually) making friends. Cadence is a very busy little mermaid—dancing with dolphins in the morning and practicing Tai Chi at the lighthouse in the afternoon—but something ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAfghanistan / friendship / non-fiction / War / MilitaryNo Comments
An edge-of-your-seat thriller about a group of retired Green Berets who come together to save a former comrade—and 500 other Afghans—being targeted by the Taliban in the chaos of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. In April, an urgent call was placed from a Special Forces operator serving overseas. The message: Get ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriendship / hopeful / LGBTQIA+ / Monk & Robot series / non binary / robots / Sci-fi / Science Fiction8 Comments
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF. After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadventure / cat / children's book / friendship / picture books2 Comments
The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious story from the illustrator of I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, a little girl really, really wants a dog . . . but gets a cat instead! “Look what I got for my birthday! A pet ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's book / friendship / picture booksComments Off on REVIEW: Stick and Stone Explore and More by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Kristen Cella
Two stories in one graphic novel perfect for beginning readers, based on the bestselling STICK AND STONE series by Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld. Go on a scavenger hunt, set out on a trip for ice cream, and even visit the beach with these lovable best buddies. Join Stick and ... more >