Reviews written by Adrien Guerra, Staff Reviewer

In Ready or Not, the main character, Cassie is a bit anxious about what comes after her senior year of high school. Cassie’s friends all have college plans that are about to take them across the globe therefore this is their last chance to make memories. Cassie plans to have...

How the Boogeyman Became a Poet is a memoir that is told in verse. Tony tells his story from being a closeted Gay Black male in High School to becoming an openly Gay first-generation college student. Tony takes you through the struggles he battles with who he refers to as...

The No Girlfriend Rule follows Hollis as she tries to get closer to her boyfriend during their senior year by learning to play Secrets & Sorcery. There is only one problem though, Chris’s game has a “No Girlfriends at the Table” rule which makes it so that Hollis now needs...

Free to Learn tells the story of Alfredo Lopez, an undocumented child, who is about to start second grade when suddenly he isn’t allowed to go to school with the other kids. The state of Texas had recently passed a law that made it so children were not allowed to...

And Yet You Shine is the story of the Kohinoor Diamond, which is one of the most famous diamonds. This story tells the story of how it was stolen from India, fought over, and stolen again from the British colonizers who cut it down. This story is about how this...

The Ghost of Us follows Cara, a ghost hunter, who would do anything to escape her small hometown. Her plan to do this is to find proof that the supernatural exists, and it is in searching for them she stumbles upon Aiden. Aiden is stuck in the afterlife looking after...

Hope is a Rainbow is about things you may hope for and what it feels like when those wishes come true. It is about remaining hopeful even through bad times and the things that can come from remaining optimistic through everything. What I like:...

The Dinosaur in the Garden is a book written from a dinosaur's perspective. The dinosaur takes you back through history telling the story of what happened to the dinosaurs and then he realizes that a girl is exploring where he used to live. The story goes on with the dinosaur...

Imagine Counting All the Stars follows Maddie as she longs to make a friend who enjoys math the way she does. All the other girls would rather play with dolls but Maddie would rather build shapes. It isn’t until Maddie’s dad invites the new girl, Priya, and her mother, that...

Carry Me! tells the story of Wilbur, who doesn’t want to do anything but be carried by his mother. As adults know quite well, Mothers tend to get tired so Wilbur’s mom takes his spot in the stroller the minute he gets up. Now Wilbur has to help get his...

Dream Submarine takes you on a journey through the ocean as animals get ready for bed with you. What I like: The colors in this book instantly grab your attention and are great for a younger audience. Children will love watching these animals get...

In Red is Not Angry Blue is Not Sad Bear, Deer, and Squirrel are having a picnic and waiting for their friend, Fox, to arrive. He shows up wearing a blue shirt so chaos happens because of the assumption that he must be sad. Fox explains to his friends...

Squirrels! This is Not a Book about Dinosaurs is a fun, silly book in which a squirrel is trying to teach you about the species yet keeps being inconvenienced by an interrupting dinosaur. Humor is interspersed throughout this book as this dinosaur frustrates the squirrel yet you are also getting...

How it Works: Shark is a short board book that reviews different parts of a shark and how those parts work together. The book goes from the outside features of a shark and through each layer on the inside. This book includes several fun facts about sharks in bubbles given...

Rainbow! Volume 1 follows Boo as she navigates her home life, school, and work. Boo has an overactive imagination which we see as she uses it to escape the everyday scenarios that she is in. Boo struggles to find a balance between reality and her imagination, yet now she is...