Reviews written by Therearenobadbooks

Three middle schoolers get separated after a big fight but then Covid happens and the school goes online. Plus, their lives change so much that they move with their families facing issues like taking care of relatives, divorce of parents and parents taking up a new job in a small...

I would say this middle-grade is written in a literary fiction style. I love the (in your face) author's voice, where the character's thoughts mix with the narrative pretty well (making the first person closer to the character than it usually is). ...

I loved this book. Read it in one sitting. I didn't expect so many awesome illustrations. The design of the pages is gorgeous. I love the concept. Kids get selected to enter the woods on Halloween and they must find and ring a bell or a year of unfortunate events...

A sensible theme that is well done in so many ways. Short chapters, easy to read with paragraph breaks, too. The author dives us into a very sad situation. Eleven-year-old Hank has been home alone with his three-year-old sister for a week now because...

Some books come to us at the right time when we need to read the sweet life lessons and small things that remind us what is worth paying attention to in our lives. This wonderful middle-grade novel is one of those, with so many amazing...

Great concept based on a Japanese phone booth as inspiration. A very emotional story of grief, of respecting one's rhythm and processing loss. Very beautiful, love the format of the book itself, the artwork, and the writing lyrical style. The incident is something very relatable (awareness is shown...

This series, Tales from Cabin 23 is by authors Justina Ireland (behind some of the Star Wars novels) and Hanna Alkaf (author of awesome middle-grade books such as The Girl and the Ghost and Hamra and the Jungle Memories). It is going to be awesome. ...

Such a wonderful and creative story. The artwork is beautiful and the colors are perfect for the mood of different scenes. I love the characters and their personality. Great LBGTQ+ representation. The main character struggles to find his place, but it's more than moving to a new planet,...

Lightningborn is a great start for a middle-grade high fantasy (not portal) dragon rider story. The magic system and the worldbuilding are easy to follow and we are never confused about who is who, even when it feels like it's predictable we are hoping our predictions turn out true. ...

Cozy and sweet coming-of-age graphic novel that doesn't have much text, and is beautifully drawn. The characters are very interesting and respectful of others and their choices. A self-identify search and strengthening. We have the feeling that life keeps going and changing all around us and we should live each...

Fantastic Picture book. I'm so in love with it not only for the artwork. Bitsy is going to her new school, she's excited but she then... she doesn't think she fits there. As a person on the spectrum I loved how Bitsy came up with her solutions and everyone took...

This belongs to the Diary of an Accidental Witch which is a hilarious chapter book collection black and white illustrated with creativity and humor. It adds a lot of extra to the text and makes reading fun. 6th grader Bea is having a hard time I love that...

From artwork to powerful content, this is an amazing book, and if you hear it with the song... I dare you not to tear up. We are pulled into the pride of memory and tradition, mention of three generations, the little girl and her mother, and Granny Liza. Granny flew...

A wonderful story of siblings who go through a hard time to finding common ground to communicate until they discover something in common

Praise to J. Anderson Coats for another amazing historical fantasy novel for ages 14 and up. This author is an auto-buy for me. She has a unique way of combining elements into creative out-of-the-box plots with her historical research. This novel spirals from the...