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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.
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.
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
What do InvestiGators and Geronimo Stilton have in common? Both will have elementary students giggling over their books.
Kyle’s Little Sister | Review
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
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
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
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
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
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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