Book Review: The Girl Who Came Back to Life
THE GIRL WHO CAME BACK TO LIFE by Craig Philip Staufenberg is a fairy tale where the true magic lies in the possibilities of the human spirit. Reviewed by Samantha Hui.
Tag: middle grade fiction
Book Review: Summer Solstice
Snow, constant daylight, and an irrepressible girl contrast the darkness within a twelve-year-old boy in this charming Middle Grade novel set in Antarctica. Summer Solstice by Kelly Williams reviewed by Peter Hassebroek.
STARRED Book Review: Simone LaFray and the Bishop of Mumbai
A spy mission, high-stakes competition, and a satisfying story of girlhood. SIMONE LAFRAY AND THE BISHOP OF MUMBAI by S.P. O’Farrell reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell.
STARRED Book Review: Fires Burning Underground
Spirits prowl at the corners, but tender vulnerability and small rebellions make the haunting, beating heart of Nancy McCabe’s middle-grade novel, FIRES BURNING UNDERGROUND.
Book Review: Second Chance (Baseball Buddies, 2)
SECOND CHANCE (Baseball Buddies, 2) by Aaron Derr is pleasant and fun—a lighthearted story of baseball and teamwork. Reviewed by Toni Woodruff.
Book Review: Somebody’s Someone
SOMEBODY’S SOMEONE by Linda Oatman High is a compassionate novel exploring the lifeforce of a child’s love. Reviewed by Samantha Hui.
Book Review: Searching for Lucky #3002 (Ben & Blue)
Adventure and mystery combine with humor in the heartwarming middle grade book SEARCHING FOR LUCKY #3002 (BEN & BLUE) by Ellen Melissa Cohen.
Book Review: Treasonous Tycoon (The Adventures of the Flash Gang, 2)
TREASONOUS TYCOON (The Adventures of the Flash Gang) by M.M. Downing & S.J. Waugh is rich in crooked schemes and youthful hijinks. Reviewed by Warren Maxwell.
STARRED Book Review: Deluge
Kathy L. Brown reviews DELUGE: THE PEOPLE THAT MELT IN THE RAIN by Carolyn Watson Dubisch & Mike Dubisch.
Book Review: The Brothers Dragon (Beyond Land’s End)
In THE BROTHERS DRAGON by JF Baker, two young brothers travel from World War Two ravaged London to a dangerous world of dragons, pirates, and family secrets. Reviewed by Warren Maxwell.