Top Ten Tuesday: Super-Fun Summer Camp Books It’s Top Ten Tuesday again! This week’s theme is best books for summer, which is a perfect chance to talk about beach reads… but I’m not much of a beach girl? I burn way too easily. So, instead, let’s talk about another favorite summer activity: summer camp! Whether … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Super-Fun Summer Camp Books
Flip TurnsCatherine ArguellesJolly Fish PressPublished September 13, 2022 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Flip Turns Thirteen-year-old Maddie just wants her classmate, Lucas, to leave her alone. He keeps asking her out—as if she hasn’t already said no a thousand times! Focusing on her competitive swim team, the Electric Eels, Maddie tries to ignore him, hoping he’ll go away. … Continue reading Review: Flip Turns by Catherine Arguelles
The House SwapYvette ClarkHarperCollinsPublished February 28, 2023 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About The House Swap The Parent Trap meets The Holiday in this heartwarming and funny story of two girls, one American and one British, who become friends and confidantes when their families swap houses, from the acclaimed author of Glitter Gets Everywhere. Allie is British and dreams of being … Continue reading Review: The House Swap by Yvette Clark
What Happened to Rachel Riley?Claire SwinarskiQuill Tree BooksPublished January 10, 2023 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About What Happened to Rachel Riley? In this engrossing and inventive contemporary middle grade novel that’s Where’d You Go Bernadette? with a #MeToo message, an eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly popular girl is … Continue reading Review: What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski
Daisy Woodworm Changes the WorldMelissa HartJolly Fish PressPublished November 8, 2022 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Daisy Woodworm Changes the World When her social studies teacher assigns each student a project to change the world for the better along with an oral report, Daisy fears the class bully—who calls her Woodworm— will make fun of her lisp. Still, … Continue reading Review: Daisy Woodworm Changes the World by Melissa Hart
Birdie’s BillionsEdith CohnBloomsbury USA Children’s BooksPublished December 14, 2021 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Birdie’s Billions For as long as eleven-year-old Birdie can remember, it’s always been just her and her mom, which means there’s not a lot of extra money to spend on things like new clothes and batons from the fancy gymnastics … Continue reading Review: Birdie’s Billions by Edith Cohn
