Book Review: Noonie’s Masterpiece by Lisa Railsback

Tweet Noonie is sure that she will someday be a famous artist. She knows many well-known artists go through periods where they focus on color, and she herself has been through a blue period. This came after her mom died … Continue reading

Book Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Tweet Will Grayson #1 believes in two rules: 1. Don’t care too much. 2. Shut up. He’s pretty sure if he follows those he can make it through high school. But he’s not always good at following them. The last … Continue reading

Book Review: Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes

Tweet Izzy and her mother have moved more times than she wants to remember. She’s just getting settled again when her mom announces she’s received a research grant to study in Costa Rica and Izzy will be spending the summer … Continue reading

Book Review: My First Best Friend by Nancy Lindemeyer

Tweet Do you remember the first person you called your best friend? If you do, chances are you’ll enjoy the 30 stories celebrating friendship in a new book from Nancy Lindemeyer, My First Best Friend: Thirty Stories, Lifetime Memories. Stories … Continue reading

Book Review: Kimchi and Calamari by Rose Kent

Tweet Joseph Calderaro is an “eighth-grade optimist” whose “bag of barbecue chips is always half full.” That is until he has a lousy 14th birthday and his teacher assigns a 1,500-word paper called Tracing Your Past: A Heritage Essay. The … Continue reading

Book Review: This is Me from Now On by Barbara Dee

Tweet Evie’s new neighbor Francesca is a free spirit who wears wild clothes, always seems to be upbeat, and has her own ideas about the importance of homework. First thrown together by Evie’s mom and Francesca’s aunt, the two of … Continue reading

Book Review: Hailey Twitch is Not a Snitch by Lauren Barnholdt and Suzanne Beaky

Tweet Seven-year-old Hailey Twitch likes everything sparkly and flouncy and colorful. She is thrilled to get an assignment to cook an ethnic food for diversity week at school. She wants to work with her friend Antonio, whose family is from … Continue reading

Book Review: The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow

Tweet The Girls from Ames follows the 40-year friendship of 11 women from Ames, Iowa. Though they are now living in places all over the country, these women have continued to nurture the friendship they built in their school days. … Continue reading

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