Maybe you just finished the last page of Iron Lake and you’re still turning the ending over in your head. Maybe you’re deciding whether to start the Cork O’Connor series at all, or you’re prepping for a book club meeting tomorrow and […]
Starting a new school can feel scary. Sitting alone at lunch can feel even worse. Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan is a middle grade novel that follows two very different fifth graders who each feel like they […]
If you just finished Shield of Sparrows and need someone to help you process what just happened, or you’re trying to decide if this book is worth your time, you’re in the right place. Devney Perry’s jump from contemporary romance into romantasy […]
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward is a psychological horror novel that pretends to be one kind of story and then turns into something completely different. It looks like a simple missing child mystery about a mysterious serial killer […]
If you just finished House of Sky and Breath and your head is spinning, or you’re trying to remember what happened before picking up House of Flame and Shadow, you’re not alone. This is one of Sarah J. Maas’s longest and most […]
Imagine being nine years old and traveling 3,000 miles almost completely alone, without your mom or dad next to you. That is exactly what happened to Javier Zamora, and he wrote it all down in his memoir called Solito. If you searched for “solito,” you are probably trying to figure out […]
Few essays make the case that losing your accent means losing a piece of yourself as powerfully as Gloria Anzaldúa’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue.” If you were assigned this essay for a composition or ethnic studies class, or you’re trying […]