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Tag: review

March 10, 2022 by Esther Keller

Hilo: Gina and the Big Secret | Review

Esther reads Hilo: Gina and the Big Secret, to find out what happened after the last volume's big cliffhanger.

February 17, 2022 by Mike Pawuk

The Sleepover | Review

A spooky and suspenseful tale for middle school readers, the graphic novel feels well at home with many 1980s and 1990s kids vs. the supernatural/strange movies like The Lost Boys, The Goonies, Stand By Me, the Netflix series Stranger Things as well as the “monster of the week” episode of the X-Files.

January 21, 2022 by Esther Keller

The Greatest Thing | Review

When Winifred’s two best friends transfer to another school her Sophomore year in high school, she is surprised to immediately make new friends.

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InvestiGators and Geronimo Stilton | In Brief

August 13, 2021 by Esther Keller

What do InvestiGators and Geronimo Stilton have in common? Both will have elementary students giggling over their books.

Kyle’s Little Sister | Review

July 22, 2021 by Esther Keller

Kyle's Little Sister is a sibling story that's also about friendship, misunderstanding, and middle-school angst, with a dose of family drama.

The Spy Who Raised Me | Review

May 27, 2021 by Esther Keller

The Spy Who Raised Me is a quirky and exhilarating graphic novel with so many twists that readers will want to go back and read it again.

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The Goldie Vance Mysteries | Review

March 3, 2021 by Esther Keller

Like a modern-day Nancy Drew, teenage sleuth Goldie Vance teams up with her friends to solve mysteries at the resort hotel where she lives and works.

Nico Bravo, Vols. 1 and 2 | Review

November 25, 2020 by Mike Pawuk

Myths and legends have never been more fun than in the rollicking humorous mythological series Nico Bravo, whic would make even Joseph Campbell laugh out loud.

Review: Kerry and the Knight of the Forest

November 19, 2020 by Mike Pawuk

A boy bringing medicine to his sick parents gets lost in a menacing forest—and finds his way again with the help of an unusual companion in Andi Watson's Kerry and the Knight of the Forest.

Review: Banned Book Club

April 3, 2020 by Esther Keller

Esther tries something new with a look at 'Banned Book Club,' the story of a group of college students in South Korea who are determined to read books banned by their autocratic government.

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