Reviews written by Sara Perrera, Staff Reviewer

Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol Time to Clown Around is the 20th book in this chapter book series that is perfect for young readers. Desmond and his best friend Andres live in Kersville, which is celebrating its birthday with a carnival complete with rides, games, and all sorts of clowns. There...

The Someday Daughter is a poignant YA novel that focuses on strained family relationships and a journey of self-discovery. Audrey St. Vrain is the daughter of self-help guru Camilla St. Vrain and the inspiration for her mother's wildly popular book Letters to My Someday Daughter....

The Great Henna Party by Humera Malik is a beautiful children's book that introduces young readers to Southern Asian culture and traditions. The story is told from the perspective of Noor, a young girl who is watching her cousin prepare for her wedding. Noor's...

Mercy Watson is Missing! is the seventh book in the wildly popular Deckaroo Drive series that is filled with the antics of a pig named Mercy and her many friends who live on Deckaroo Drive. The book begins with Mercy missing. The Watsons have...

Nothing Special Volume One: Through the Elder Woods is a graphic novel geared towards teens that has fantasy elements as well as a coming-of-age story. Callie was raised by her father who owns a magical antique shop. He often travels to a magical realm...

Famous Finds and Finders: Searching For The Past is an informative and engaging book that focuses on archeological discoveries through the years. Everything from the first mummy Otzi to the Dead Sea Scrolls is covered. A collection of famous finders is featured in the book,...

Fraser the Forest Ranger is a sweet story that follows Fraser as he leaves the forest in search of a friend. Fraser loves his job as a forest ranger where he tends to the trees and watches the animals, but he yearns for a real friend. Fraser decides...

The Egg Incident is reminiscent of the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. Humphrey is an egg who lives with his overprotective parents and their many rules to keep him safe. When Humphrey meets Princess Jean (PJ for short) he learns to break out of his shell (pun intended) and enjoy the...

The Year My Life Turned Upside Down follows the life of 14-year-old Franny Cloutier as she moves to live with her maternal family that she didn't even know existed in the small town of St. Lorette. Franny's father is a widower living a very average...

Olivia Wolf is back in the second book in this graphic novel series. Olivia and some of her monster friends are having a sleepover and have stayed up the entire night and are waiting for the sun to come up. Olivia hears a loud monster groan and quickly...

Do You Know? Polar Animals and Other Cold Climate Creatures is a fascinating nonfiction book full of information geared toward elementary school-aged children. What I Liked: The information included in the book is broken down into sections like Frozen Lands of North America and...

If You'll Have Me is an adorable graphic novel by Korean American illustrator Eunnie that shows the ups and downs of falling in love. College students Momo and PG could not be more opposites and yet they are drawn to each other. Momo is a...

Ali Hazelwood is one of those authors who has captured my heart. I love her writing filled with witty banter and female protagonists who are smart and strong. I jumped at the chance to review Check & Mate which is Hazelwood's debut novel in the YA genre and...

Flora La Fresca & the Art of Friendship accurately captures the ups and downs of tween life from friendship issues to sibling drama and figuring out who you are in the process. Flora and Clara are BFFs who are so close they consider themselves sisters....

The Snow Man follows the story of billy barr (he does not capitalize his name), an unassuming man who finds solace in the solitude of the Rocky Mountains. His companions are a skunk and a pine marten, the only residents of the abandoned shack he calls home. Bored and cut...