Reviews written by Adrien Guerra, Staff Reviewer

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September 10, 2024
Overall rating
 
4.0
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
4.0
A Cute Story about Familial Love

I Love You to the Moon and Back tells the story of a bear and her cub as they go about their day. The bear tells her cub how much she loves them through all the activities they do throughout the day. The bear also tells her cub the various...

September 06, 2024
Overall rating
 
4.3
Writing Style
 
4.0
Plot
 
5.0
Characters
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
4.0
Young Adult Indie
Graphic Novel that You Can't Put Down

Morgana and Oz follows the story of Morgana, who is a witch, and Oz, who belongs to their rival vampire clan. One night there is a meeting between the witch and vampire clan to try and negotiate peace but things go wrong. Now Morgana’s grandfather has gone missing and Morgana...

September 06, 2024
Overall rating
 
4.5
Plot
 
5.0
Characters
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
Middle Grade Fiction
Great Coming of Age Graphic Novel

How It All Ends follows Tara who is supposed to be entering the eighth grade but is given the opportunity to skip eighth grade and go straight to high school. Tara is nervous about making the transition to high school since there is so much that can go wrong. While...

September 06, 2024
Overall rating
 
3.3
Plot
 
3.0
Characters
 
3.0
Writing Style
 
3.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
4.0
Kids Indie
Fun and Spooky Graphic Novel to Introduce Kids to Reading

Hearing Things is a graphic novel about Tim, and his older sister, Martha who have just moved into a new neighborhood. Martha is not having a good time with this move and is struggling to make new music, she worries she won’t be able to make music anymore leading to...

September 06, 2024
Overall rating
 
3.8
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
3.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
4.0
Kids Fiction
A Great Book to Teach About Calming Down Anxious Thoughts

Good Night Thoughts follows a child struggling to sleep because they can’t get their mind to stop running with funny, silly, and sometimes scary thoughts. The child uses comforting thoughts to assure themselves that they aren’t in danger and soothe themselves to sleep. What...

September 05, 2024
Overall rating
 
4.5
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
5.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
A Fun and Creative book about Inclusivity and Differences

Halima, Superhero Princess tells the story of a young girl, Halima who can’t decide who to dress up as for a birthday party. She wants to be Elsa or Pippi Longstocking but gets discouraged by her friends because she doesn’t look like them. Halima goes to her mother for help...

September 04, 2024
Overall rating
 
3.8
Plot
 
3.0
Characters
 
3.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
Cute and Friendly Halloween Book

Little Ghost Makes a Friend tells the story of Little Ghost, who lives with his mom and really wants to make friends in the neighborhood. A new kid has just moved in next door, and Little Ghost has the perfect plan to befriend her: He will invite her to a...

August 27, 2024
Overall rating
 
3.5
Plot
 
3.0
Characters
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
3.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
4.0
Fun Halloween Story

Griselda Snook’s Spectacular Books tells the story of Henry who has found a key on the sidewalk and upon giving it to the owner, she enters a large bookstore which he follows her into. This bookstore carries a variety of Halloween-themed books with Halloween characters being the primary audience. Henry...

August 27, 2024
Overall rating
 
3.8
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
3.0
Writing Style
 
3.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
Kids Fiction
A Fun and Engaging Book about a Parent's Love for their Child

I Love You More is about how much a mother loves her daughter. This book gives examples of the extent of the love this mother has for her daughter, Rae, and how this love is so much more than words can say. What I...

August 27, 2024
Overall rating
 
4.0
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
3.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
Kids Indie
A Bedtime Story Through the Arctic Ocean

Sea Snooze is a story about two children who are going to bed and we get to go along on a journey through the ocean with them as they say goodnight to the different sea animals that they encounter. What I liked: I am...

August 20, 2024
Overall rating
 
4.3
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
5.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
N/A
Young Adult Fiction
A Queer YA Coming of Age in Honduras

Libertad tells the story of a high school senior, Libertad, as she navigates life in Tegucigalpa, Honduras during a presidential election that is causing protests across the city. During this Libertad is also navigating her queer identity and what that means for her in her relationship with her family and...

August 20, 2024
Overall rating
 
3.8
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
3.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
4.0
Middle Grade Indie
A Fun Graphic Novel that teaches History

The Great Turkey Walk tells the story of Simon Green who isn’t a good student and isn’t much help on his family’s farm but he stumbles across a herd of turkeys and learns that they are worth a lot more in Denver. This is when Simon hatches up a plan...

August 19, 2024
Overall rating
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
3.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
Learning Value
 
4.0
Kids Nonfiction
A Interesting Book About Dinosaurs

Dig Dig DInosaur follows a group of children on an expedition to find some dinosaur bones. As they dig they encounter various bones and learn about the dinosaurs to which the bones belong. The adventurers are on a hunt to find the biggest dinosaur that they can find. ...

August 14, 2024
Overall rating
 
4.0
Plot
 
4.0
Characters
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
3.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
5.0
Cute Heartwarming Story about Family and Adoption

And Tango Makes Three is a story about two penguins, Roy and Silo, at the Central Park Zoo who wanted a family but are a bit different from the other penguins. With the help of a zookeeper, Roy and Silo get the chance to have their own baby penguin. ...

August 08, 2024
Overall rating
 
3.7
Plot
 
3.0
Characters
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
N/A
Summer Read about Transitioning between Elementary and Middle School

One Alley Summer is a story that is told in verse about friendship and growing up. This story takes place in the summer between Phee’s first year of middle school, when she tries to fit in but also branches out of her comfort zone. Mercy has just moved in next...

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