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Review of A Starlet’s Secret to a Sensational Afterlife
A Starlet’s Secret to a Sensational Afterlife by Kendall KulperHigh School Holiday 352 pp.5/23 9780823453610 $19.99e-book ed. 9780823455331 $11.99In 1934, eighteen-year-old aspiring Chicago actress Henny wins a ticket to Los Angeles and the promise of a screen test. Unfortunately, it turns out, there are men in Hollywood looking to take...
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Review of Dream to Me
Dream to Me by Megan PaaschHigh School Feiwel 384 pp.1/23 9781250817051 $19.99e-book ed. 9781250817068 $10.99After the death of Eva Sylvan’s beloved father (about which she feels lingering guilt), she and her half-sister, Rhonda, move from New York to the (fictional) small town of Madrona, Washington, and into a spooky, decrepit...
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Review of Show Us Who You Are
Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll Intermediate Crown 304 pp. g10/22 978-0-593-56299-4 $16.99Library ed. 978-0-593-56300-7 $19.99e-book ed. 978-0-593-56301-4 $9.99 In this middle-grade sci-fi tale set in the near future, twelve-year-old Cora meets Adrien (and his wealthy family) at a grown-up party. Both children...
Review of Murder for the Modern Girl
Murder for the Modern Girl by Kendall KulperHigh School Holiday 464 pp. g5/22 978-0-8234-4972-9 $19.99e-book ed. 978-0-8234-5287-3 $11.99There’s an “angel killer” stalking the streets in this flapper-era dark fantasy set in late-1920s Chicago. Ruby Newhouse only strikes men with bad intentions, and since she happens to have telepathic abilities,...
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Review of Shadow Grave
Shadow Grave by Marina CohenIntermediate Roaring Brook 288 pp. g5/22 978-1-250-78300-4 $16.99e-book ed. 978-1-250-78301-1 $9.99As his younger sister, Lola, loves to point out, twelve-year-old Arlo is afraid of everything. He has significant reasons to be anxious: his mother has just recovered from cancer; his father (divorced, with a new...
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Review of The Callers
The Callers by Kiah ThomasIntermediate Chronicle 232 pp. g4/22 978-1-7972-1078-0 $16.99The Octavius family is notable for producing Callers—people with the ability to summon objects seemingly out of thin air. Quintus Octavius, however, has never been successful at Calling anything. This does not sit well with his mother, Elipsom’s Chief...
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Review of The Tiltersmith
The Tiltersmith by Amy HerrickMiddle School Algonquin 320 pp. g4/22 978-1-64375-099-6 $17.95e-book ed. 978-1-64375-288-4 $15.95A freak snowstorm, when it should be spring, ushers in a story in which earth science, fantasy adventure, and mythical archetypes collide. Edward, Danton, Feenix, and Brigit are ordinary middle schoolers, albeit with vibrant personalities...
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Review of The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights
The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights by Alexandria RogersIntermediate, Middle School Little, Brown 304 pp. g2/22 978-0-7595-5458-0 $16.99e-book ed. 978-0-7595-5457-3 $9.99In this fantasy novel set “years after the regretful demise of Camelot,” twelve-year-old Ellie is a witch but dreams of becoming a fairy godmother. All her plans go...
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Review of Gallant
Gallant by V. E. Schwab Intermediate Greenwillow 352 pp. g 3/22 978-0-06-283577-2 $18.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-283579-6 $12.99 Olivia endures a miserable existence at the dreary Merilance School for Independent Girls—her inability to speak and upsetting ability to see ghouls make her unpopular with the other orphans and the matrons. Then...
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