A quick review today because I've been sick, and this is all I've had time for! In The Glass Scientists by S. H. Cotugno, Dr. Henry Jekyll is a rogue scientist. The public calls them “mad,” but he knows they aren’t. They’re just like-minded eccentric innovators, who just need to improve their reputation, which is …
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Book Review | On a Sunbeam
In the graphic novel On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden, Mia has just left school and is now joining a crew on a spaceship, which travels from place to place on construction and restoration jobs. The more she travels with them, the more she learns about the galaxy—and also learns of a way to potentially …
Book Review | Starling House
I'm ready for cooler weather, as evidenced by my current reading choices. Bring me autumn, please! In Starling House by Alix E. Harrow, we meet Opal, a young woman who’s stuck in the tiny town of Eden, scraping a living so she can get her bright younger brother into a better school. Eden is nowhere, …
Book Review | The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish. 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 Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall, Arthur Doyle is part of a poor family in …
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Book Review | Juniper’s Christmas (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Juniper’s Christmas by Eoin Colfer. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Between Rick Riordan and Eoin Colfer, what is it with this year being the return of my childhood favorites? I …
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