Winnie Nash is Not Your SunshineNicole MellebyAlgonquin Young ReadersPublished April 2, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine In this powerful new novel by award-winning author Nicole Melleby, 12-year-old Winnie Nash is forced to live with her grandma for the summer and finds herself torn between her family’s secrets and the joy of … Continue reading Review: Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine by Nicole Melleby →
The Science of Being AngryNicole MellebyAlgonquin Young ReadersPublished May 10, 2022 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About The Science of Being Angry Eleven-year-old Joey is angry. All the time. And she doesn’t understand why. She has two loving moms, a supportive older half brother, and, as a triplet, she’s never without company. Her life is good. But sometimes she loses her temper … Continue reading Review: The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby →
How to Become a PlanetNicole MellebyAlgonquin Young ReadersPublished May 25, 2021 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About How to Become a Planet For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorite season, which also includes visits to the boardwalk arcade, working in her mom’s pizzeria, and … Continue reading Review: How to Become a Planet by Nicole Melleby →
Hurricane SeasonNicole MellebyAlgonquin Young ReadersAvailable May 7, 2019 Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads About HURRICANE SEASON Fig, a sixth grader, wants more than anything to see the world as her father does. The once-renowned pianist, who hasn’t composed a song in years and has unpredictable good and bad days, is something of a … Continue reading Review: Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby →
22 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books Coming Spring 2024 How are there so many great books coming out in just three months? It’s wild. I love it, but I wish I had time to read them all. Since I’m so late getting this posted, I’ve read a few of these already, and they’ve been excellent! I … Continue reading 22 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books Coming Spring 2024 →
Book Riot’s 2024 Read Harder Challenge Last year was my first year participating in reading challenges, and they were a huge success. I didn’t complete every prompt, but they helped me read a lot more backlist titles than I would have on my own. I’m committing to Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge again this year. … Continue reading 2024 Read Harder Challenge →