Reviews written by Ashley Sickora

I liked this one! The characters are really and easy to relate to. The two timelines worked well with the story and it was easy to follow along with. There are some darker parts it discusses suicide, child abuse and some other things but the author handles them well and...

This was a wonderful historical fiction story about twin girls Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood who were separated after their parents died for loving across the color line and have no idea the other exists. Magnolia was raised in Eureka Georgia, and is the white heiress to a cotton plantation...

This is a wonderful book! The world the author has created is unique and beautiful! You can clearly picture everything! The characters are wonderful! The points of view were different. It's not just the main characters that you hear from, it's everyone around them as well so the reader gets...

Scott Reintgen gives us the rusted, cursed, storm-ravaged version where kids like Lunar Jones keep their heads down and their hopes lower. I was so invested in Lunar’s gritty salvage runs, the old legends of dragons in the stars, and the desperate sense that Mars itself is trying to spit...

I absolutely devoured Serendipity by Gabbie Benda, and honestly, it felt like being personally attacked in the best, pinkest, most hilarious way. Serendipity is the kind of kid who wins everything: class president, star athlete, theater lead, and even random radio raffles. So when a carnival mishap flips her world...

The Blossoming Summer by Anna Rose Johnson is set during WWII, this charming and thoughtful middle grade novel follows 12-year-old Rosemary, who’s forced to leave everything she knows in England when her family flees to America to escape the Blitz. She ends up in the quiet woods of Northern Wisconsin...

You know a book’s going to be a wild ride when it starts with a kid finding a mysterious phone on the sidewalk and that phone turns out to show aliens in disguise. From that moment on, Press 1 for Invasion had me laughing, cringing, and cheering through every page....

Millie Fleur is back and this time, she’s on a mission to help her town stop being afraid of the dark. While everyone else in Garden Glen lights up their homes at night, Millie embraces the magic of moonlight, night gardens, and mysterious creatures. So, she invites everyone over with...

What starts as a chill summer on Martha’s Vineyard turns into a full-blown mystery when 12-year-old Kaylani finds herself investigating a suspicious death. It’s got beach vibes, a smart young sleuth, and just the right mix of spooky and real. Tiffany D. Jackson keeps it...

Okay, so picture this: you’re twelve, just minding your business, and then whack, a coconut drops on your head, and the next thing you know you’re dead. But instead of floating off into the great beyond, you’re enrolled in Phantom Academy, a school for ghost kids who are trying to...

If you've ever wondered what it would be like if the Hulk tried to survive middle school not as a student, but as the teacher Hulk Teach! by Jeffrey Brown is your answer. And yes, it’s just as chaotic, hilarious, and heartwarming as it sounds. ...

Enter Basgiath War College: Where the tests are deadly, the dragons are terrifying, and the wingleaders are broody. Fourth Wing & Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros From the moment I stepped into Basgiath War College with Violet Sorrengail, I knew...

My son and I both finished this book in a few hours so just a heads up if you love dragons, magic, and a whole lot of fiery attitude, Dragonborn will be your new obsession! Alex is a regular kid stuck under her mom’s serious...

Felix is a snarky thief who steals a cursed helmet and starts seeing flashes of a forgotten past. Loren, a temple boy with prophetic visions, thinks Felix is literally tied to the city’s fate. There’s tension, there’s flirting, there’s doom looming on the horizon. This...

Stitch by Pádraig Kenny is kind of like Frankenstein meets a Tim Burton movie but for middle grade readers and full of heart. Stitch is a boy literally stitched together from other people’s parts living a quiet life with his best friend Henry and the eccentric professor who created them....