Reviews written by Adrien Carter, Newsletter Manager and Staff Reviewer

What I Liked: Some books pile so much in that’s its hard to focus on what the story is, this book manages to layer various topics in a way that ties together. Baseball is a important part of Yasha’s life and manages to connect him to various important people in...

What I Liked: FT Lukens does a fantastic job of creating various worlds filled with fantastical creatures in which the main characters fit in perfectly. You can sense the danger in this world as you learn more about it, and there's an underlying sense of doom with the passing time....

In this book, Lil is going to stay at her grandma’s house on her own and she can’t wait. That is, until she starts thinking about all the what ifs, and things that can go wrong. Phil has the perfect way of soothing her though this, he lets her know...

What I Liked: This book is a must-read for everyone, but especially for teenagers who need to know that they can be queer and have their own relationship with God. There were so many moments while listening to this audiobook in which I paused to take in the words that...

Mama bear is tucking her cub in when she expresses to the cub, that the cub was very much wanted and how happy Mama bear is because God gave them the cub. What I Liked: This story begins with the cub asking her mother...

A young girl goes on walks with her grandfather every Saturday, and he speaks of someday bringing her back home to Cabo Verde. She has never gone there and when she’s encouraged to speak Kriolu, she stumbles over her own words. It is on these walks with her grandfather that...

Marcie has made a picture of Giraffe and is so excited to show it to him, she loves it. Giraffe in return makes a picture of Marcie and now Marcie is worried that Giraffe’s art is better than hers. She proceeds to make a bunch of scribbly pictures that depict...

Ben gets picked up last evey day and he is sad to see all the children leave before him. One day, Ben creates a imaginative tale about why his dad is always last to pick him up and now all the children want to stay late to hear Ben’s story....

Animal Intelligence Unleashed takes you into the world of animals and teaches you how they communicate and interact with one another as well as the various ways animals have adapted to fit their environments. What I Liked: This book is separated into several different...

Jasmine is headed to her Great Grandma Caroline’s 100th birthday. She knows that’s a very long time to live, its longer than her goldfish, her hamster, and probably her dog so she has one question for Great Grandma Caroline. How did she get to be so old? ...

This story follows a boy who has so much energy that he can’t contain. He’s always moving, bouncing off walls, and always has something to say. Sometimes there are places where he has to remain still and quiet but that is way too hard for him to do. What is...

Karena’s Spanish teacher asks the class to share words that spark magic for them and Karena knows just the word, Poloché. Karena is confused once she is told that its not a real word because her mami said it that morning. Karena is now on a mission to show that...

A group of children decide that they want to play families but they aren’t sure where to start. The children all share what families look like and assumptions they have about families based on their own. It’s through this that they realize that all their families are different as they...

What I Liked: This book covers so many important topics, especially given the current state of the U.S. This book discusses being queer in a religious institution, the nuances of being out or remaining in the closet, the importance of community for LGBTQ+ youth, and the changes that can come...

Reach for the Stars uses vibrant, colorful text to remind readers that they are special, and all that they are capable of. What I Liked: The various fonts, colors, and sizes of text throughout this book go well with the backgrounds, and help the...