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The House Swap
Sometimes, you have to get away from home in order to truly see what has been there all along. It is summer vacation, and California-born...
Mary Lanni
Dec 30, 20222 min read
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One Giant Leap
Parents often promise that everything will be ok, but there are times when that is not always true. Finley Scott knows that reality all...
Mary Lanni
Dec 27, 20222 min read
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The Fairy Song
I had the pleasure of reviewing The Legend of the First Unicorn several months ago, and I was excited to discover another Scottish Tale...
Mary Lanni
Dec 23, 20222 min read
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Nine Liars
Stevie Bell has just started her senior year of high school, but it is not the exciting time she would prefer. Her boyfriend David is...
Mary Lanni
Dec 20, 20222 min read
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Poet Feature: Tricia D. Wagner
Writing, like life itself, is filled with ups and downs, moments of ease and difficulty, and light and dark. In this new poetry-based...
Mary Lanni
Dec 16, 20223 min read
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The Circus of Stolen Dreams
One of my favorite books of all time is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern because of its concise presentation and its memorable...
Mary Lanni
Dec 13, 20223 min read
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The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses
There is something about small town America that has a romantic allure to it, especially because of the seemingly protected and friendly...
Mary Lanni
Dec 9, 20222 min read
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Rules of Falling
Erica O’Donnell does not live the exciting life one might expect of a high school senior; ever since she started suffering from a disease...
Mary Lanni
Dec 6, 20222 min read
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Zonked Out
Transitioning from childhood to adolescence is never easy, and each person weathers the process differently. For fourteen-year-old Anna...
Mary Lanni
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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The Rescue
It is April, 2053 and a massive earthquake has rocked the west coast of the United States. Cassie Entwistle is awaiting the return of her...
Mary Lanni
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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Uncle Jed's Secret
Twelve-year-old Jason Hardwick loves to visit his Uncle Jed, especially because they share a deep love of video games and horror movies....
Mary Lanni
Nov 25, 20222 min read
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The Tarnished
If you haven't read Book 1: The Blameless yet, check out more about it here! The land of Predonia is divided: on one side, the evil...
Mary Lanni
Nov 22, 20222 min read
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Dream Spies
I got to read book one of this series last year, and I’m glad to have continued the series with The Dream Spies! The premise of this...
Mary Lanni
Nov 18, 20223 min read
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Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend
It is the beginning of sixth grade, and Winnie Zeng is determined to do her best to succeed in her myriad endeavors and make her family...
Mary Lanni
Nov 15, 20222 min read
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Author Feature: Hermione Lee
Fourteen-year-old Alexandria Richardson has had a rough childhood. Raised in an orphanage surrounded by people who treated her badly,...
Mary Lanni
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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Shine On, Luz Veliz!
Before, Luz Véliz was a soccer star, her dad’s pride and joy, and a light in the neighborhood. But after Luz suffers a traumatic injury...
Mary Lanni
Nov 8, 20222 min read
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Author Feature: Jodi Auborn
It is the summer before ninth grade, but fourteen-year-old Kat Normith has bigger things on her mind than high school. She loves living...
Mary Lanni
Nov 4, 20223 min read
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Monsters in the Mist
For the past few months, thirteen year old Glennon McCue has been living with his sister and mother on the mysterious Isle Philippeaux in...
Mary Lanni
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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Frankie's Wish
It is Frankie’s birthday, so it is the perfect day to go in search of a famed magical blue feather that is said to be found on an island...
Mary Lanni
Oct 28, 20222 min read
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The Rabbit's Gift
A delicate balance exists between the humans who long for babies and the Angora Roux rabbits who cultivate them. In exchange for bunches...
Mary Lanni
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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