Category: Good Reads
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This is Another Five Star Review: Ms Marvel, Vol 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona
Ms Marvel, Vol 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona Released: October 2014 Publisher: Marvel Age Group: Young Adult Add to Goodreads ★★★★★ Synopsis: Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City — until she’s suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find…
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This is a Five Star Review: The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley
The Carnival At Bray by Jessie Ann Foley Released: January 2014 Publisher: Elephant Rock Productions, Inc. Age Group: Young Adult Add to Goodreads ★★★★★ Synopsis: It’s 1993, and Generation X pulses to the beat of Kurt Cobain and the grunge movement. Sixteen-year-old Maggie Lynch is uprooted from big-city Chicago to a windswept town on the…
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Five Reasons Why Magical Cats are Awesome (and Five Reasons Why My Non-Magical Cat is Awesome)
In Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly, amateur sleuth, Kathleen Paulson, has two magical cats, Hercules and Owen; one can turn himself invisible, one can walk through walls and closed doors, and as you can imagine, this makes searching for clues easier. Not to mention, Hercules and Owen are such charismatic kitties, that I couldn’t…
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Getting Cozy with Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly
Sleight of Paw by Sofie Kelly Released: September 2011 Publisher: Penguin Books Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: Small-town librarian Kathleen Paulson never wanted to be the crazy cat lady. But after Owen and Hercules followed her home, she realized her mind wasn’t playing tricks on her-her cats have magical abilities.When the body of elderly do-gooder…
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Fairy Tales and Girl Powa!
Fables Vol. 1 & 2 by Bill Willingham Released: October 2009 (Fables originally released 2002) Publisher: Vertigo | DC Comics Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among…
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These Broken Stars is Outta This World!
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Released: December 2013 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: Luxury spaceliner Icarus suddenly plummets from hyperspace into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive — alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a…
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Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn’t Have) by Sarah Mlynowski
Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn’t Have) by Sarah Mlynowski Released: June 2011 Publisher: Harper Teen Add to Goodreads ★★☆☆☆ Synopsis: When April’s dad relocates to Cleveland, April begs to move in with her friend Vi instead of leave behind everything that is comfortable to her, especially her boyfriend Noah. April’s dad agrees to…
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Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Book Review
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Released: September 2013 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Add to Goodreads ★★★★☆ Synopsis: Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan…But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon…
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Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick #Review
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick Released: May, 2012 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: Based on the true story of Cambodian advocate Arn Chorn-Pond, and authentically told from his point of view as a young boy, this is an achingly raw and powerful historical novel about a child of war who…
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By Golly, Ollie! 