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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...
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Mary Lanni
Dec 27, 20222 min read
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...
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Mary Lanni
Dec 13, 20223 min read
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...
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Mary Lanni
Nov 25, 20222 min read
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....
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Mary Lanni
Nov 18, 20223 min read
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...
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Mary Lanni
Nov 15, 20222 min read
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...
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Mary Lanni
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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,...
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Mary Lanni
Nov 8, 20222 min read
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...
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Mary Lanni
Nov 4, 20223 min read
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...
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Mary Lanni
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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...
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Mary Lanni
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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...
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Mary Lanni
Oct 21, 20222 min read
I am Sleepless
Humans are no match for the power of the Splicers who threaten the very existence of those who call Ethos home. So, humans developed a...
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Mary Lanni
Oct 14, 20222 min read
Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs
I remember one of the first times I ever learned about the Mexican forest where monarch butterflies go to spend the winter months, and I...
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Mary Lanni
Oct 11, 20222 min read
Waxing Lyrical
The world is a complicated place, and it is amazing how multiple lives can work together to achieve a desirable outcome for all....
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Mary Lanni
Oct 7, 20222 min read
The Last Hope in Hopetown
Twelve-year-old Sophie Dawes loves her adopted moms for their unique and intense personalities and the fact that they—vampires—chose to...
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Mary Lanni
Sep 27, 20222 min read
The Trouble with Robots
Being a part of the robotics team at Barton Junior High School has been the highlight of Evelyn Cole’s life so far. She has her sights...
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Mary Lanni
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Roll for Initiative
Sixth grade is not starting out as well as Riley Henderson would prefer. Her brother, Devin, has abandoned Riley to attend college on the...
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Mary Lanni
Sep 16, 20223 min read
Series Feature: Norman Space Bat
Norman the bat leads a pretty ordinary life. He attends school, and he loves to play his favorite game: sonar tag. One fateful day,...
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Mary Lanni
Sep 13, 20222 min read
Series Feature: Kidventure
If you have an entreprenurial-minded middle grade reader, this series of books is perfectly designed to help enhance that spirit with...
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Mary Lanni
Sep 9, 20223 min read
Author Feature: A.M. Luzzader
If you have a middle grade reader who is ready for more challenging chapter books but isn't quite ready to make the jump from series...
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