Category Archives: childrenslitreviews

This may seem really weird, but the best book I have read this year is a middle-grade nonfiction by Steve Sheinkin called Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon. For context of how … Continue reading →

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson Submitted by Meghann Meeusen My favorite reading this summer is a beautifully poignant retelling of Peter Pan that captivates the imagination and leaves readers with tears in their eyes.  Jodi Lynn Anderson’s Tiger Lily … Continue reading →

Here are this week’s mini-views: Bitterblue, by Kristin Cashore (YA): If you missed Graceling, it’s probably because it got swallowed up by the fervor over The Hunger Games. Go back and read it immediately. Katsa is every bit as kick-ass … Continue reading →

Since I read so many new books, and publish my reviews elsewhere, I thought I’d introduce a new feature: Mini-views! (Celia and Andrea from 375, this is for you guys!) Just little snips of what’s new and worthwhile, and what’s … Continue reading →

For our first book club meeting, we read Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick, a post-apocalyptic YA novel that reviewers have called part Stephen King’s The Stand, part Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, and part Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead.  Of course we couldn’t … Continue reading →

 “Burn Again” by Amy Hicks They never spoke to each other again, And a second later, the pain had Alex, too. Unless this was her end, and she was living it, Or was this just the beginning? The deer fell, … Continue reading →