by Pam Withers | Mar 7, 2025 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) Twelve-year-old sweat-averse Joey is psyched for his summer of relaxation and perfecting his butt-shaped indentation on the couch, although he wishes that his best friend, Xander, wasn’t always busy with his new cross-country team. But Joey’s...
by Pam Withers | Mar 7, 2025 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) The Unlikely Hero tells the action and adventure story of one of Yellowstone’s most famous animals, Wolf 8: a runt of the litter who surprised scientists by becoming a powerful leader. Newly reintroduced along with his pack to Yellowstone National...
by Pam Withers | Mar 7, 2025 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (3/5) In this captivating debut YA graphic novel, two 8th-grade best friends become more than friends, which is great till entering high school complicates matters. Faced with early mornings, bullies and homework, Amber and Nico cling to each other,...
by Pam Withers | Mar 7, 2025 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (3/5) Poor choices land four delinquent teens in summertime mandatory community service. Deemed good-for-nothing by those who judge, they label themselves The Nothing Club. The fast-paced and energetic novel is told from 15-year-old Grady’s humorous, often...