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Stay Where You Are, and Then Leave by John Boyne (2013)
Rating: 4 stars. Alfie is nine years old and the war is coming to an end (or at least, the audience knows this even if the characters don’t yet). Alfie’s mother is struggling to make ends meet with his father … Continue reading
Posted in Four Star+ Books, Historical Fiction, Literature
Tagged All ages, character driven, family, John Boyne, loss, overcoming adversity, pacifism, PTSD, realistic fiction, reslience
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The Adventures of Superhero Girl by Faith Erin Hicks (2013)
Rating: 3.8 Stars A delightful graphic novel by Faith Hicks about a young superheroine trying to find her way in the world battling monsters and other supernatural beings. I’ve now become quite a fan of Hicks after having read a … Continue reading
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (2016)
Rating: 4.2 stars Survivors of the war seek out hope for a future by trying to get out of Poland and into Germany for safety. Each young and unique perspective carries a past with them and hopes for their own … Continue reading
Posted in Four Star+ Books, Historical Fiction, Literature, YA
Tagged 13+, character driven, coming of age, family, friendship, loss, multiple perspective, overcoming adversity, reslience, YA
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (2011)
Rating: 4.6 Stars Wade Watts uses all his spare time becoming an expert in 80s pop culture with the great hope of winning one of the biggest prizes of all time. The creator of the Oasis has a big prize … Continue reading
The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin (2015)
Rating: 5 stars Utterly amazing. I’ve not read a book so beautiful, so true to the middle school soul, so full of raw beautiful emotion since I read Counting by Sevens. I loved this book so much, in fact I … Continue reading
Posted in Four Star+ Books, Literature, YA
Tagged All ages, believing in yourself, character driven, coming of age, family, forgiveness, friendship, inclusion, loss, overcoming adversity, realistic fiction, YA
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Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston (2016)
Rating: 4 stars Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading squad, adored by everyone and pretty smart. After a blacked out night at cheer camp, her world changes as she searches her memory for the guy that drugged her and … Continue reading
The Memory of Light By Francisco X. Stork (2016)
Rating: 3.5 Stars Vicky Cruz, despite her attempted suicide, finds herself very much alive and on her way to Lakeview Hospital. Here, she meets an interesting cast of characters, all battling with their own illnesses, and she begins to learn … Continue reading
Posted in YA
Tagged 13+, believing in yourself, character driven, depression, family, friendship, loss, mental hospital, mental illness, overcoming adversity, realistic fiction, reslience, YA
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