Angela Blount, Staff Reviewer

 
4.0
"A middle-range Middle Grade fantasy romp, written for enthusiastic gamers..."
 
5.0
"An absolute delight. <3 This is Middle-Grade/YA..."
The Scorpio Races
 
4.0
"Based loosely around the legend of the Celtic water horse,..."
Somebody Give This Heart a Pen
 
3.5
"This is a quick perusing read--the whole collection coming in..."
Music for Tigers
 
3.7
"A vividly descriptive Middle-Grade work with an ecological focus--enriched by..."
The Train Your Brain Mind Exercise: 156 Puzzles for a Superior Mind
 
3.0
"The book sets expectations a bit high by touting the..."
Goodbye: A Story of Suicide
 
3.0
"A (quasi-creative?) non-fiction graphic novel, aimed at a Middle Grade..."
Starsight (Skyward Book 2)
 
5.0
"Strap in, sci-fi fans. This series continuation goes off-world and..."
Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing
 
4.0
"A compilation of excerpts from fifteen noteworthy speeches, selected from..."
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician&#039;s Nephew
 
4.5
"A prequel and an origin story; in more ways than..."
Super Sons: The PolarShield Project
 
3.0
"An alternate reality take on the Super Sons series, featuring..."
Goldenhand (Abhorsen #5)
 
4.0
"Nix dives back into the Abhorsen series with the same..."
Grandpa&#039;s Stories
 
4.5
"Both heart-wrenching and soul-soothing, this vibrantly illustrated story is a..."
They Called Us Enemy
 
4.0
"This graphic novel is an early life personal account of..."
Wonder Woman: Warbringer (DC Icons #1)
 
3.7
"I snapped this one up because I love Wonder Woman,..."
Imperfect: A Story of Body Image
 
3.5
"A memoir in graphic novel form, offering the personal account..."
And I Darken
 
3.3
"To be honest, I went into this expecting vampires. ..."
How to Make Friends with the Dark
 
3.0
"A weighty YA Contemporary, grappling with a wide array of..."
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel
 
4.0
"As Middle Grade graphic novel adaptations go, this urban fantasy..."
Abraham Lincoln: The Making of America #3
 
4.5
"A highly accessible biographical overview of (arguably) the most renowned..."
A Monster Calls
 
4.7
"4.5 Stars This low-fantasy middle grade story is at..."
The Beautiful Lost
 
3.3
"A first-person past-tense telling exclusively from the perspective of Maia,..."
The Earthsea Cycle: A Wizard of Earthsea (Book 1)
 
4.0
" “The wise needn't ask, the fool asks in vain.”..."
Skyward
 
5.0
"Sanderson raises the YA sci-fi quality bar in this high-flying..."
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
 
4.0
"Set somewhere around a year after the events of The..."
Three Dark Crowns
 
3.0
" The dark YA fantasy tale of a brutal matriarchy,..."
The World of the Bible: Biblical Stories and the Archaeology Behind Them
 
3.7
"A reading experience that combines the Bible with actual archaeological..."
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
 
3.0
"Told entirely from the first-person perspective of Minnow, beginning from..."
The Blood Spell
 
4.0
"Based loosely on the tale of Cinderella, The Blood Spell..."
Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Into the Jungle: An Endless Quest Book
 
3.7
"Consider this a sort of D&D primer for intro-level youth...."
Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Big Trouble: An Endless Quest Book
 
3.0
"Told in second-person present-tense, this fantasy is styled after the..."
Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Escape the Underdark: An Endless Quest Book
 
4.0
"Told in second-person present-tense, this fantasy is styled after the..."
Dungeons &amp; Dragons: To Catch a Thief: An Endless Quest Book
 
4.7
"Nostalgic parents rejoice! Told in second-person present-tense, this..."
Sanctuary
 
3.0
"X-men Gen X (i.e. the teen version) meets Aliens-lite in..."
Light Years
 
3.0
"Sporting a diverse ensemble cast, this book is rife with..."
Laugh-Out-Loud A+ Jokes for Kids (Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids)
 
3.5
"Yet another collection of clean kid’s jokes in the LOL..."
Holes
 
3.5
"A family curse, a false accusation, a local legend, and..."
Meet the Sky
 
4.3
"Meet the Sky is an ably-written, well-paced contemporary YA—one which..."
Brightly Burning
 
3.3
"An ambitious work of YA speculative fiction—a post-apocalyptic premise fused..."
Uncle Tom&#039;s Cabin
 
5.0
" “Any mind that is capable of a real..."
Six of Crows
 
4.7
" A clever and dark YA fantasy—featuring a well-rounded cast..."
Dare Mighty Things
 
3.3
"Told in first-person past-tense from a single point of view,..."
Cross Fire
 
5.0
"Smart, well-paced, and intensely thought provoking. This series is on..."
Science: A LEGO Adventure in the Real World
 
4.7
"Insightful, engaging, and downright fun! LEGO hits on all the..."
Super Rabbit Racers!: A Branches Book (Press Start! #3)
 
4.0
"In this story, Chris joins Sunny and Rue for a..."
A Crown of Wishes (The Star-Touched Queen #2)
 
4.7
" An enthralling, beautifully crafted YA fantasy—laced with Indian lore..."
Wonder
 
4.5
" Aiming on the younger end of the Middle Grade..."
The Ocean Between Stars
 
4.0
"A trust and friendship-centric second installment in this middle-grade sci-fi..."
Abhorsen (Abhorsen #3)
 
4.0
"Picking up right where book #2’s cliffhangery ending left off,..."
The Queen Of The Tearling (The Tearling Trilogy, #1)
 
4.0
"An exceptional middle-fantasy debut, keyed to a New Adult audience...."