Princess Decomposia and Count Spatula Andi Watson 4 Stars Princess Decomposia is trying her best to help her father, the King, rule the underworld. But things are hard. There is too much to do and her father just lies in bed all day complaining of pretend aches and pains. Not only that the King is…
Beastkeeper Cat Hellisen 4 Stars Sarah doesn’t remember a time when her family hasn’t randomly moved. Every so often her father, mother, and Sarah pack up their lives and move somewhere else. And they also avoid going to cold places since her mother hates the cold. But one day her mother leaves without her. Sarah…
For Real Alison Cherry 4 Stars Claire loves reality television. Her older sister Miranda is smart and talented…and has just graduated from college. When Miranda catches her boyfriend Samir cheating on her, she storms home with Claire to re-group. But Claire doesn’t want Miranda to wallow in self-pity. She wants her to be the strong…
The League of Seven Alan Gratz illustrated by Brett Helquist 3.5 Stars Archie Dent knows about a secret society. A society that keeps the world safe from monsters that are unknown to most of the world. However, even though Archie knows about the secret society and the monsters, his parents are the ones who actually…
The Things You Kiss Goodbye Leslie Connor 4 Stars Bettina has a very strict father. He is the type that wants to make sure he knows where his daughter is at all times. But Bettina is in high school and wants to be a little more independent. So she goes to school looking one way…
Beth’s Story, 1914 Adele Whitby 3 Stars This is the first in a new series called “Secrets of the Manor.” Beth is a young girl who lives in a manor in England. It is almost her 12th birthday and she is excited because this is a special birthday. This is the birthday when Beth will…
Blue Lily, Lily Blue Maggie Stiefvater 3.5 Stars This is the third book in the “Raven Cycle.” And things just keep getting more and more intense. Blue and Gansey are to a point where at times they have to try not to be more than friends. Adam is unsure of his new role as the…
Centaur Rising Jane Yolen 3 Stars Arianne is a girl who lives on a horse farm with her mother and brother, Robbie. During the Perseid meteor showers one summer their pony got pregnant. Only it was with something other than a horse. Because when 11 months later the little filly was born it wasn’t a…
Stitching Snow R.C. Lewis 5 Stars Essie keeps her own secrets. She is living on the planet Thanda and fights and fixes drones (stitching computer codes) to survive. Only everything changes once Dane comes and crashes near where she lives in Forty-Two. Suddenly Essie has to figure out how to either stand up and face…
Thursdays with the Crown Jessica Day George 4.5 Stars Celie and her brother, sister, and two friends have been taken by the Castle to the land where the Castle came from. It seems that there is something the Castle needs Celie to do in the mysterious land. And of course (perhaps the best news of…