Book Reviews

THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON, KING O’LETTERS by Jason Reynolds & Jerome and Jarrett Pumphrey
Happy February! As we close out Black History Month, I would…

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Just when you think you’ve already heard the most daring of…

North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan
Kristen McIntyre Reed plays soccer for her high school team,…

Arch-conspirator by Veronica Roth
In ARCH-CONSPIRATOR, Veronica Roth puts a futuristic spin on…

JEANA’S FAVORITE READS OF 2023
Happy New Year and welcome to 2024! As with past years I like…

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
What begins as a whirlwind romance quickly turns into a gothic…

Favorite Children’s Books of 2023
I am a lover of lists, so the end of the year is an exciting…

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
We meet “the girl” as she runs through a land that’s “innocent…

Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez
The day has finally arrived that Julia Bennet has been both dreading…

Babel: An Arcane History by R. F. Kuang
In the large port city of Canton, a young boy is dying of cholera.…

Hester: A Novel by Laurie Lico Albanese
Set in Salem, Massachusetts in the early 1800s, Hester by Laurie…

Scaredy Squirrel series by Melanie Watt
A good friend of mine and I have been mailing each other squirrel-themed…

Cherie Dimaline’s TIGER LILY AND THE SECRET TREASURE OF NEVERLAND
J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan has been told and retold many times…

His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine by S.C. Gwynne
Word association with “airship” probably yields responses…

Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things by Dan Ariely
A few years ago Dan Ariely, Professor of Psychology and Behavioral…