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 18, 20222 min read
Even Heroes
Thirteen-year-old Vincent Dafoe has always been careful: no running, no climbing stairs, and no extensive physical activity lest he...
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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
Oct 4, 20222 min read
The Take-Over Friend
Friendship can sometimes be difficult to sustain, especially as people grow and change. Frances Tannen knows this all too well; her...
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Mary Lanni
Sep 30, 20222 min read
The Book of Uriel
World War II has begun, and with it Adolf Hitler’s mission to purge the world of its Jewish citizenry. Ten year old Uriel watches in...
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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 20, 20222 min read
The Aging Machine
The cost of incarceration is skyrocketing, and Dr. Elmore Fishbein has a solution that will not only bring him wealth, but will also...
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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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Mary Lanni
Sep 6, 20222 min read
The Other Side of the River
(Haven't read book 1 yet? Read more about it here!) The immediacy and danger of the Mexican Revolution launched twelve-year-old Petra...
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Mary Lanni
Sep 2, 20222 min read
The Prince of Steel Pier
In a large, Jewish family, it can often feel like the amount of talking and arguing everyone is doing makes it nearly impossible to keep...
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Mary Lanni
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Trex
Eight years ago, Trex Wilson should have died in the car accident that claimed his father’s life. Instead, he was given a second chance...
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Mary Lanni
Aug 26, 20222 min read
Ghosts Come Rising
When a loved one passes on, it is common to wish to speak with them across the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead. The...
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Mary Lanni
Aug 23, 20222 min read
Daybreak on Raven Island
It is nearing the end of the school year, and a class of seventh graders from Greenville Middle School is embarking on an impromptu field...
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Mary Lanni
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Octavia Can Do It!
Octavia loves helping her mother bake cookies! One day, Octavia decides that she is big enough to bake cookies all by herself—and she is...
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Mary Lanni
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Frances and the Monster
I try not to read too much about books before I set out to review them, particularly because I want to see how much comes through in the...
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