by Stephanie Candiago | May 2, 2025 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) In two short weeks, Nick Carlin will be old enough to get his driver’s license, but there’s a catch. His mom says he must first pass a swimming test, and Nick takes to the water as well as a flying fish pilots a jumbo jet. Plus, his slacker friend...
by Stephanie Candiago | May 2, 2025 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (3/5) In an instant, Ossie Brown’s entire future is in jeopardy when a torn knee ligament ends his promising basketball career. Now that basketball is no longer a major part of his identity, Ossie—a black teen who doesn’t come from wealth and...
by Stephanie Candiago | May 2, 2025 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) Redheaded orphan Sam can’t seem to stay out of trouble. His latest incident — defending himself by hitting the high school quarterback in the face with a can of soda — lands him in the Johnson “Blue Gables” Juvenile Center while he awaits trial. Sam...
by Stephanie Candiago | May 2, 2025 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) Dreams do come true. It’s Jude’s job to make sure they don’t.Born with the curse of prophetic nightmares, Jude sees violent murders through the eyes of the killer before they happen. His father, who shares Jude’s dark gift, has trained Jude...
by Pam Withers | Mar 7, 2025 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (5/5) In an alternate 1899, farm boy Solomon Hunt leaves home to seek his fortune, only to stumble into the adventure of a lifetime when he rescues a young genius showman from captivity in a sideshow. Together, the duo flees across Empire of America,...
by Pam Withers | Mar 7, 2025 | 2024 and 2025 book reviews
☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ (4/5) Walter and his musician father have always been inseparable as they traveled the country together. But this year, Walter is sent to live with his grandfather, in the town where Dad grew up, and start fifth grade all on his own. On his first day,...
