In A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan, Sara is nervous to start middle school. She’s used to going to the Muslim school, but this is public school where she will be the minority. Not to mention her mother’s catering business is struggling, and she still hasn’t gotten her citizenship. Meanwhile, …
Book Review | The Ice House (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Ice House by Monica Sherwood. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. So while I’ve been avoiding fiction books about pandemics like… well, like the plague (sorry), I thought I’d give …
Book Review | The Keeper of Night (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Keeper of Night, Ren Scarborough has been trying to prove herself as a Reaper in …
Book Review | A Marvellous Light (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, Robin Blyth finds himself pushed into a desk job as he tries …
Book Review | A Psalm for the Wild-Built
In A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, Sibling Dex has been a tea monk for a couple of years, traveling from village to village and serving tea, listening to people’s troubles and triumphs, and spreading some happiness where possible. But Dex is feeling dissatisfied, though it’s unclear what the source is. But perhaps …
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