Reviews written by Joanne Mumley, Twitter Manager

The Boy on the Porch is a beautiful story about family and love. It feels like a fable in the truest form. Although geared for young readers, this feels more like a family read or read aloud. The story is told through the adults’ point of view and is a...

A non- stop action adventure story, The Living, kept me on the edge of my seat. The best part of The Living is its interesting blend of genres; survival fiction, apocalyptic-natural disaster, mystery, and a little medical thriller. The story builds quickly after the initial exposition. I...

I grew up on shows like Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica. All thing Star Wars started as a young child and still continues today. Although I didn't find Firefly until NetFlix came along, it has become another favorite of mine. So when I heard about Avalon I was...

Christopher Krovatin does it again with Grave Diggers: Terror Cove. Having survived their last trip, Ian,Kendra, and PJ go on a family vacation. But their luck hasn’t changed. Zombies just seem to find them! The gang finds themselves investigating a cursed island called Isla Hombrienta where they...

Fans of R.L Stine will absolutely love Christopher Krovatin’s Grave Diggers Series. Mountain of Bones is filled with zombies, suspense, and humor. Ian, PJ, and Kendra are 6th grade students attending the Homeroom Earth Camp in Montana. Things go horribly wrong when they get lost in the...

A sign of a great writer?- The reader becomes so emotionally invested in the characters that they can’t let go. Kelly York does just that in Made of Stars. Made of Stars is an intense story of friendship and love- a true coming of age story. Once...

James Dashner does it again with The Eye of Minds, the first book in The Morality Doctrine. Set in the near future, Dashner takes his readers on a techno-thrill ride filled with cyber terrorists and an intricate and dangerous journey through the virtual world. In The...

A Matter of Days is a realistic take on the apocalyptic novel. Set in the future where the BluStar pandemic virus has killed most of earth’s population. Nadia and her brother pack up and travel across what is left of the United States. Nadia takes to heart her father’s last...

Not a Drop to Drink is a phenomenal debut novel from Mindy McGinnis. In the story, Mindy McGinnis has created a futuristic United States where access to water is limited. Cholera has decimated the population, spreading through a thinning water supply. The scariest part of the...

November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. James L. Swanson’s novel comes at a perfect time to provide a vivid and engaging account of this event to younger generations. The President has been Shot is an amazing narrative fiction following the order...

Good historical thriller for middle school readers interested in WWII history. While this is fiction, there is an interesting author’s note explaining the line between real events and the story. Osborne takes actual people and events and weaves a semi-believable story. The story is fun and exciting and it...

Inhuman is a fast paced adrenaline ride. It is a post-apocalyptic dystopian meets fantasy kind of book. In this world a virus, Ferae, has changed human society. The effects of Ferae are chilling. Lane McEvoy, who has grown up in this society, is a young teenage girl finds herself...

This book went far and beyond my expectations. David Massey does an absolutely wonderful job. Torn is crafted in such a way that it is simple and straightforward, yet incredibly powerful and moving. Ellie, a young British Medic, finds herself on the front lines in...

Unfed is the wild sequel to the great horror-comedy novel Undead by Kristy McKay. If you haven't had the chance to read Undead- I highly suggest picking up the book. Just like Undead, Unfed is filled with action, and wicked humor. It's more than just a zombie book. ...

I had never heard of the legend of Prince Madoc until reading The Lost Kingdom. Legend has it that long before Colombus "discovered" America, a Welsh prince came to the shores of North America. Rumors of Native Americans speaking Welsh and a lost kingdom of Welshman fueled searches. Nothing ever...