Written by Mike Lupica Nick has two best buddies that are as close as family to him: Ben and Diego. Baseball is what they love to do together the most. They are in the Little League Championship. They win game after game, even when Nick has a bad night and can’t pitch his best. There …
Written by Rebecca McLaughlin Coin is nameless, a class so low that they aren’t even given official names at birth. When the king dies, he will whisper a name and that person will be marked with the crown tattoo, made the new ruler, and inherit the accompanying magic. It is expected that the King’s daughter …
Written by Kelly Coon When Alu’s ruler falls ill three maidens are chosen for the honor of accompanying him to the grave. One of them is Kammani’s sister (Nanaea). Kammani is a talented healer who is still apprenticed to her father. With the turn of events she decides that she must find a way inside …
Written by Eliot Sappingfield This is hilarious, thrilling, mind-bending, and yet absolutely heartwarming at the same time. It is hard to find the right words to describe it. One moment I am laughing so hard and another I am thinking completely out of the box and getting everything that is mentioned. The imagination of the …
Various Authors, Edited by Bethany C. Morrow This collection of short stories made me laugh, cry, scream, and also want to hide. Every story speaks for an individual experience in the confines of a wider culture. One story is not better than the others because they’re so unique, brimming with overt & covert meaning, and …
Written by Ruta Sepetys Daniel, the son of a Texas oil baron, wants to be a photojournalist. His dad, however, wants him to go into the family business. While taking a long vacation in Spain, he and his family stay in the Hotel Castellana Hilton. By hanging out with locals, Daniel hopes to capture the …
Various Authors, Edited by Marieke Nijkamp This book had potential to be a great read. However, I found that I only enjoyed 4-5 of the 13 stories in the book. There were a few that I even skipped, since they just weren’t interesting enough to hold me. The stories I liked, I really liked; they …
Written by Adriana Mather My first impression of this book was not favorable. Why would you send your daughter to a place like the Academy Absconditi without any warnings or instructions? The school seemed barbaric. But I stuck with it and it sucked me into the story. November was not totally unprepared, her parents had …
