Book Reviews

A Trio of Non-Fiction in Teen
The Chalk Art Handbook: How to Create Masterpieces on Driveways…

Just My Type by Simon Garfield
Pity Comic Sans, the font that people love to hate. Developed…

Donna Barba Higuera’s THE LAST CUENTISTA
I recently finished the Newbery Medal title, Donna Barba Higuera’s…

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones
Pity the Middle Ages, so often derided as the dreary placeholder…

The Day He Left by Frederick Weisel
Paul Behrens had found his calling teaching literature to middle…

56 Days By Catherine Ryan Howard
When the pandemic started, many people – including myself –…

Meet Me in Paradise by Libby Hubscher
Marin Cole is not a risk taker. When she was seventeen the…

The Latinist by Mark Prins
Some books are easier to lean into than others. I know, context…

The Great Gatsby: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by K. Woodman-Maynard, based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Just so you know where I’m coming from, I’m not a fan of…

The Midwest Survival Guide: How we Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat…Everything with Ranch by Charlie Berens
Oh, howdy. If you’re reading this, then you likely live in…

Watercress by Andrea Wang & Jason Chin
Happy book awards season!
Every January, the American Library…

Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Heist tales lend themselves well to a cinematic telling. The…

Pump: A Natural History of the Heart by Bill Schutt
Everyone has a heart. Some are described as cold or big, some…

An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
For these dark, cold winter nights, many readers turn to the…

Favorite Reads of 2021
As we kick off a new year, I like to reflect on what I have read…