I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Wildoak by C. C. Harrington. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Wildoak, Maggie’s stutter makes her reluctant to talk in school, or at all. Her father is nearly at the …
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Book Review | Big Tree (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Big Tree by Brian Selznick. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Big Tree, we follow the lives of two sycamore seeds, Louise and Merwin. A forest fire leads to them …
Book Review | Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One by Maggie Horne. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One, Hazel doesn’t have many friends in middle …
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Book Review | The Vanquishers (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Apparently between this book and What We Do In the Shadows, I am a fan of vampire stories again, or …
Book Review | Goblin Market (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Goblin Market by Diane Zahler. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Goblin Market, Lizzie is a shy girl who prefers to stay home at her family’s farm. Her sister, Minka, …
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