Book Review
The Best Day Ever
In the sweet novel "The Best Day Ever", a boy learns about self-worth and acceptance from a menagerie of new friends. Set in a garden teeming with adventures, K. D. McPhillips’s novel "The Best Day Ever" is about new beginnings and...
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Extinctopedia
Serenella Quarello’s delightful and thoughtful reference text "Extinctopedia" focuses on various animals in danger of disappearing, with suggestions for what can be done to save them. Quarello catalogs more than 150 types of animals,...
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The Caves of Wonder
Four friends navigate a vibrant, magic-filled world and decide where their priorities lie in the fantasy novel "The Caves of Wonder". Kirsten Marion’s Lucy and Dee fantasy novel "The Caves of Wonder" follows an eclectic group’s quest...
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More than a Hashtag
Set in the shadowy Louisiana bayous, the coming-of-age novel "More than a Hashtag" celebrates a boy’s perseverance through danger and loss. Rich with imagery and Cajun expressions, Penny Poulsen Watson’s coming-of-age novel "More...
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The Wings of Poppy Pendleton
Melanie Dobson’s multi-timeline novel "The Wings of Poppy Pendleton" is about the boundless beauty of a child’s hope. The night before her fifth birthday, Poppy, the heiress of the Pendleton fortune, vanishes from Koster Isle without...
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Love in Winter Wonderland
Abiola Bello’s provocative, swoonworthy yuletide romance novel "Love in Winter Wonderland" takes stage in a struggling bookstore. Trey is popular at his college (the UK equivalent of the final two years of high school) and seems to...
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The Magical Adventures of Quizzle and Pinky Palm
Both whimsical and wise, "The Magical Adventures of Quizzle and Pinky Palm" is an appealing introduction to a magical crew. With a colorful cast of woodland animals and magical creatures, Teresa Mae Waterland’s enchanting short story...
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The Girl from the Papers
Jennifer L. Wright’s exciting novel "The Girl from the Papers" is filled with robberies, revenge, and redemption. Beatrice used to be a star, but she now lives in poverty. She fled from her abusive stepfather and is desperate for fame...