by Megan Stevens | May 11, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Young Adult
Simon Mason’s sequel to the Running Girl, Kid Alone, features Garvie Smith, a high school student who has a high I.Q. and photographic memory, but is easily uninterested, bored, and lazy when it comes to school. In the sequel, Garvie is caught up in another mystery, a...
by Barbara Cothern | Aug 18, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Young Adult
Jess Mayfield’s Monday starts out as any other: rushing to school and looking to find her best friend, Eden Holby. But this Monday was not like any other – Eden had gone missing and it’s not clear whether she was taken against her will or left on her own. Soon Jess...
by Seniye Groff | Mar 13, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Comics & Graphic Novels, Crafts & Hobbies
How to Make Awesome Comics is truly filled with awesomeness. Cameron has written a book to inspire, instruct, and entertain. Cameron’s characters, Professor Panels and Art Monkey guide and teach the art of comics to children between the ages of 7 – 10, but this book...
by Megan McIntyre | Jan 11, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Nature, Outdoors & Animals
This book is a treasure! All the same-old animal stars (bear, tiger, gorilla, panda, etc.) better be thinking about diversifying their ‘portfolios.’ Martin Brown has curated an informative and entertaining collection of twenty one real animals, not...
by Megan Stevens | Sep 30, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: David Fickling Books Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Kindle, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | iBooks[/alert] Peadar O’Guilin’s The Call is a combination of young adult dystopian, fantasy, Irish...
