Review: Thirsty: A Novel by Jas Hammonds

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Thirsty by Jas Hammonds

Thirsty: A Novel
Jas Hammonds
Roaring Brook Press
Published May 14, 2024

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About Thirsty: A Novel

It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have one goal: join the mysterious and exclusive Serena Society. The sorority promises status and lifelong connections to a network of powerful, trailblazing women of color. Ella’s acceptance is a sure thing—she’s the daughter of a Serena alum. Blake, however, has a lot more to prove.

As a former loner from a working-class background, Blake lacks Ella’s pedigree and confidence. Luckily, she finds courage at the bottom of a liquor bottle. When she drinks, she’s bold, funny, and unstoppable—and the Serenas love it. But as pledging intensifies, so does Blake’s drinking, until it’s seeping into every corner of her life. Ella assures Blake that she’s fine; partying hard is what it takes to make the cut.

But success has never felt so much like drowning. With her future hanging in the balance and her past dragging her down, Blake must decide how far she’s willing to go to achieve her glittering dreams of success—and how much of herself she’s willing to lose in the process.

My Review

What an incredible book. I felt as though I was right there with Blake, riding the high of being deeply in love and long summer days. But even from the early pages, you get this sense that something is off. Blake doesn’t see it yet, and at first I thought maybe it was just me not buying into the narrative.

(Can we pause for a sec and just appreciate the kind of writing that can do that? Draw you into a story so completely that you both root for the main character and suspect she’s lying to herself? Amazing.)

As the story progresses, it becomes crystal clear that Blake’s relationship with Ella comes at a high personal cost. Even though Blake loves her. Even though Ella loves Blake.

I don’t want to give away what happens, but I do want to say that I appreciate that Hammonds doesn’t end the story where I expected. We follow Blake into the first chapters a life she couldn’t have imagined at the start of the story. We get to see the working out of some of her choices. I love that, and I think that kind of representation is incredibly important in young adult literature.

Thirsty is the second book by Jas Hammonds that I’ve read. Their debut, We Deserve Monuments was fantastic, and yet, somehow, I think Thirsty might be even better. I’m pretty sure Hammonds is now a must-read author for me.

Content Notes

Recommended for Ages 14 up.

Profanity/Crude Language Content
Strong profanity used fairly frequently.

Romance/Sexual Content
Kissing, references to sex and showering/undressing together.

Spiritual Content
None.

Violent Content
Non-consensual outing. Transphobic rhetoric. Toxic relationship elements. Racial microaggressions. Suicidal ideation and self-hate.

Drug Content
Blake and other teens drink alcohol and smoke using a vape pen. While a lot of scenes show drinking, they also show the consequences and regrets that Blake has later. The scenes explore the harm that drinking causes. The character who smokes decides to quit during the book.

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Review: The Survivor Wants to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

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The Survivor Wants to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End #3)
Adam Silvera
Quill Tree Books
Published May 6, 2025

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About The Survivor Wants to Die at the End

In this third book of the USA Today and #1 New York Times mega-bestselling They Both Die at the End series, two strangers—each with their own complicated relationship to Death-Cast—help each other learn to live.

Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call that would mean he doesn’t have to keep faking his way through this lonely life. After a devastating day, Paz decides he’s done waiting around for Death-Cast. If they say he’s not dying, he’ll just have to prove them wrong. But right before Paz can die, a boy saves his life.

Alano Rosa is heir to the Death-Cast empire that encourages everyone to live their best lives, but he doesn’t feel in control of his own existence thanks to his father. And with a violent organization called the Death Guard threatening Alano, his End Day might be closer than he thinks. It’s time to live.

Fate brings Paz and Alano together, but it’s now up to the boys to survive the tragic trials ahead so no one dies at the end.

This book contains themes that some readers may find difficult.

This Isn’t an Easy Book (My Review Part 1)

This is a very long book. I can’t remember the last time I read a contemporary novel that was over 700 pages. I think the fanbase for the series will probably read this book anyway. (They have probably already read it by now, actually.) I went into this book kind of surprised that I wasn’t hearing more buzz about it from the reviewers I follow. It’s possible I’ve just missed the reviews. After reading the book, I can definitely say it’s a hard one to talk about, partly because it’s a long book, but also because of the representation of mental illness that’s often stigmatized.

I don’t have Borderline Personality Disorder myself, but someone in my life does, so it was almost eerie at times the way that the book echoed some of the things I’ve witnessed. I don’t feel qualified to judge whether it’s great representation, but Paz’s experiences definitely resonated with me.

That said, Paz spends the majority of the book in a really difficult place emotionally. He’s not so much struggling to stay alive as struggling to come up with a foolproof plan to exit life. It can be really hard to follow a character as intense as Paz, perhaps especially if you’ve been through similar experiences or have been a support person for someone who has.

I was also leery of the idea that Alano could keep Paz safe. It can be a huge adrenaline spike to be the person someone turns to for stability. In my experience, that’s a recipe for frustration and burnout, though. So while I spent every chapter rooting for Paz’s survival, I also held my breath hoping that the narrative would call out the parts of the relationship that weren’t healthy.

Things That Will Stick with Me (My Review Part 2)

Ultimately the story does show some give and take in Paz and Alano’s relationship. That back and forth leaning on one another also gives each of them opportunity for growth and to demonstrate the kind of support they’ve wanted in their own lives. I like that the book was careful to show that.

I loved the scenes that showed Paz’s gift for acting and his knowledge of the craft. There are a couple scenes where he’s practicing getting into character or talking about his process, and I loved seeing that. It also highlights that there’s so much more to him than mental illness and the sensationalized moments in his life.

Alano is a really interesting character as well. We learn some things about him late in the book that caused me to think back and reevaluate some of the things I’d thought earlier on in the story. The last scene ends with a new piece of information that, honestly, opens a whole new can of worms to be explored (I hope) in the fourth book in the series, No One Knows Who Dies at the End, which should come out in 2026.

Conclusion

This book is definitely not for everyone, and I think the author takes great care to let readers know what to expect in his author’s note at the front of the book. Be sure to read that before diving into this one.

I’m glad I read this book, though it was a hard read for me. I’m in awe of Silvera for his ability to sustain a story about someone who wants to die– that’s no easy feat. I love how Alano and Paz reframe their day together as a “Begin Day” rather than an “End Day.”

Content Notes

Recommended for Ages 16 up.

Profanity/Crude Language Content
Strong profanity used fairly frequently.

Romance/Sexual Content
Kissing. References to sex.

Spiritual Content
Spoilers (Select the following text to reveal):

One character sees the ghosts of the dead, and they talk to him.

Violent Content
Suicidal ideation. Vivid descriptions of self-harm and a desire to self-harm. Someone hears a gunshot that indicates a person has ended their life. Multiple descriptions of suicide attempts. Someone stabs another person. A gunman bursts into a store, threatening the shoppers and shouting a political message. There’s another spoiler in the paragraph below. (Select the text to reveal.)

Neither of the main characters die by suicide in the book.

Drug Content
One character is an alcoholic. In more than one scene, he feels tempted to drink alcohol. In one scene, a character notes the smell of alcohol on his breath. One suicide attempt involves drinking alcohol.

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Author Q&A with Isabelle Knight

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Author Q&A with Isabelle Knight

Hosting an author for a Q&A is one of the things I wish I did more on The Story Sanctuary. I love getting to know how an author comes up with ideas and brings their vision to the page. Today, I’ve got prolific young author Isabelle Knight here to talk about not one book but FOUR that make up her “Enchantria” series.

I’ve known Isabelle a bit through a weekly meme called Marvelous Middle Grade Mondays, where bloggers share bookish news and reviews of middle grade books on Always in the Middle. Her reviews are so enthusiastic, and I enjoy the way she relates her reader experience. I’m super excited to hear about her experience as a writer.

Author Q&A with Isabelle Knight

I find that a story was often inspired by a question. Was there a question that inspired you to write the Enchantria series? Or one of the novels in particular?

This is a good question, and my answer to that is sort of, but also not quite in the way you might think. I think that the Enchantria series in all does have a question at its heart (perhaps even multiple questions!), however, I never really know what question a story will have at its heart until I start writing it. Sometimes, I might not even realize what question the story has until I’m done writing it!

This was especially true for the final book in the series, The Last Hope. However, while I was writing The Last Hope, I did already have the first three books written, so I think I had the faintest idea of a question while writing book four, and that was: How do you find hope when it seems all hope is lost? However, this was a very faint question I was asking myself while writing the story, and the story evolved, and while it does ask that question, there are a lot more questions in it – questions that I never expected until I started writing it!

Are there things about your favorite character that couldn’t be included in the series?

I feel like most authors would say that there are things that couldn’t be included in the series (and while there are soooooo many worldbuilding bits that I couldn’t include because, well, then the book would balloon up to over 150K and even for me, that’s a tad extreme – especially for middle-grade). But I think that there actually weren’t that many things about my characters that couldn’t be included.

I am what is called a “pantser” meaning I write by the seat of my pants without an outline or a plan, and so I figure out the characters as I write the story, and what I figure out is just really naturally woven into the story! However, this is only true for Enchantria… It is completely the opposite for my current work-in-progress, which I can’t tell you too much about, but I will say… there are a lot of things about my main character and side characters that I just can’t include without the novel ballooning up to 150K…

You’ve created a wide-ranging story world with several different kingdoms populated with magical creatures. What did you have the most fun discovering about the setting of the series?

This is such an impossible question! I loved all of it! While there were bits that made me wish to tear out my hair in frustration (such as trying to invent/figure out twelve different kinds of creatures/beings to inhabit the twelve kingdoms. By kingdom #8, I was just desperately pulling whatever came from my mind), I had a lot of fun with everything, really! I definitely loved discovering Enchantria’s magic system, though, so if I had to narrow it down to one, this miiiight be my favorite part. Just finally discovering how everything in the magic system worked and having it all pull together smoothly was amazing (and I especially loved all the crystals in Enchantria! They’re a pretty big part of the world, as you’ll see once you’ve read the book!)

Is there a scene or moment in the Enchantria series that really sticks with you? Can you tell us a little bit about it?

There are two that come to mind right away. The first is in book one, and it is probably my favorite scene in book one, and it is when Elenora and her new friends are on the quest to find the Tribe, and they have to cross this river of literal magic that sort of runs along the northern border of Enchantria. There used to be a bridge there, but when Elenora and her friends show up, they find it in crumbling ruins because Ravena (the villain) has destroyed it. I won’t spoil anything or say exactly how they get across, but I just loved writing the scene! The descriptions of the river were just such fun to write!

The second scene that comes to mind is from The Last Hope, and it is the very last scene in the book (not counting the coronation and the prologue!), and it is, of course, when Elenora and her friends finally defeat the villain! Again, no spoilers, but this scene came out so differently than what I’d been expecting, but it was so much truer to the story and its themes of hope than my original idea of them just destroying Ravena…

What do you most hope that readers take away from the series?

This is a hard question to answer. I think every reader will take something very different away from this series, and I think that is what I really love about reading. I don’t really want to write to “teach a lesson or moral” or anything, but instead, I just really want to write to face hard questions that I myself have asked countless times before.

I think book four really does ask these two questions: “What makes a hero?” and “Where is home, truly?” I really do hope that readers will pick up on these questions and think about them, however different their answers to these questions may be from my own. The way these questions are sort of ‘answered’ in book four is really just my take/answer (though, really, I can’t promise I have one definitive answer for any of those questions) on them, and I want readers to find their own. But most of all, I just hope they will see themselves in Elenora and just have a great time reading the series!

What is one question about your books you are often asked by readers?

I get so many questions, so… (digs through mailbox and interviews to find the number one most asked question I get)

Alright, I think I found it… And it is the most common question I think every author on planet Earth gets: Where did you get the idea for the Enchantria series?

The answer is a lot, a lot, a looot of different places. Books, movies, TV shows, even a video game I once played! But I think the main original idea (which has since evolved greatly and has changed throughout the years, because I got the idea for this series when I was pretty young) came from a movie I watched as a kid. It had two kingdoms with this very clear border between the two kingdoms.

I believe one kingdom was good and the other was a dark, creepy forest… The movie’s called Strange Magic (thank you to Pinterest for helping me remember the name, because I’d forgotten the movie till I was scrolling to find inspiration for my WIP, and the movie poster for it popped up!), and Strange Magic and Enchantria are absolutely NOTHING alike… But it gave me the idea for Enchantria and Nyxria. Other ideas just came to me as I started writing the book, and I pulled inspiration from a lot of my favorite books!

About the Enchantria Series

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Elena Ramirez’s mother disappeared eleven year ago. On her sixteenth birthday, Elena finds her way to the magical land of Enchantria, only to find that she is the subject of a centuries old prophecy that is now being fulfilled. With the old prophecy being fulfilled, Ravena, the dark lady of the ravens, awakes and is now determined to destroy Enchantria at any cost. Elena and her new friends must fight against Ravena and undertake a series of dangerous quests to save Enchantria. If they fail, Enchantria is doomed. And Ravena is getting stronger by the minute. Will they manage to defeat Ravena and restore order to the land or will Ravena destroy Enchantria, once and for all?

About Isabelle Knight

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Isabelle Knight is the middle-grade fantasy author of the Enchantria series, which she began writing at age ten and published sometime later in her life. A lifelong book and cat lover, she now resides in a book-filled apartment surrounded by countless stuffed pandas and enough books to start her own bookstore. When she’s not writing about creepy shadows, daring heroines, and magical adventures, she’s talking about books, writing, and doing writerly ramblings on her blog and YouTube channel.

Review: Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley

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Sisters in the Wind
Angeline Boulley
Henry Holt & Co.
Published September 2, 2025

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About Sisters in the Wind

From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms.

Ever since Lucy Smith’s father died five years ago, “home” has been more of an idea than a place. She knows being on the run is better than anything waiting for her as a “ward of the state.” But when the sharp-eyed and kind Mr. Jameson with an interest in her case comes looking for her, Lucy wonders if hiding from her past will ever truly keep her safe.

Five years in the foster system has taught her to be cautious and smart. But she wants to believe Mr. Jameson and his “friend-not-friend,” a tall and fierce-looking woman who say they want to look after her.

They also tell Lucy the truth her father hid from her: She is Ojibwe; she has – had – a sister, and more siblings; a grandmother who’d look after her and a home where she would be loved.

But Lucy is being followed. The past has destroyed any chance of normal she has had, and now the secrets she’s hiding will swallow her whole and take away the future she always dreamed of.

My Review

I read a story collection recently that included a short story by Angeline Boulley. I recognized her writing immediately. She’s an amazing storyteller.

Sisters in the Wind is a standalone novel, but it has characters in it from Firekeeper’s Daughter. I loved getting to see those characters again. The only downside was that it pulled my attention away from what was happening to Lucy sometimes. (I don’t want to say anything that spoils Firekeeper’s Daughter for anyone who hasn’t read it yet. But I was on the edge of my seat watching the characters reappear in this book.)

The timeline jumps back and forth between Lucy’s past, showing scenes moving toward the present, and the present, in which Lucy knows she’s in danger but we don’t know why. As the story unfolds, the mystery of who’s following Lucy and how much danger she’s in slowly becomes clear, and the tension ratchets upward.

I liked Lucy as a character. Her relationship with her dad shows how young she is when he dies. It’s clear to the reader that her dad has some issues, but Lucy idolizes him in a way that kids do with their parents. Later in the story, she begins revisiting some of the things her dad said to her and some parts of his story that, upon reflection, don’t add up. Her growth there was nicely done and felt pretty realistic.

In terms of Boulley’s other books, this one takes place between Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl, Unearthed. Each book explores a cultural issue and how it affects Native communities. Sisters in the Wind discusses ICWA and how foster care has been used in the past to disrupt tribal connections and culture. That’s not what the story is truly about, but because of Lucy’s experience in care, it comes up and she gets involved in an organization trying to help.

Conclusion

I keep asking myself whether I liked this book as much as or better than Angeline Boulley’s earlier books, and I think that’s the wrong question. There are some similarities between the books, and I was hooked as I read all of them. The question, for me, is whether this book expands the conversation that I think this writer has with her readers about what it’s like to be Native today in America, and how history continues to impact that experience (as it does for us all).

I like how this book builds on her earlier work. I like that it explores a foster care experience, and not totally in a negative way. (Her first placement was wonderful, but subsequent placements were awful. Her caseworker made some huge mistakes.) It also celebrates building one’s own community and learning to hold love for imperfect people.

All in all, loved it. Read this if you were a fan of her other books. If you want to read Firekeeper’s Daughter but haven’t yet, I recommend you start there, since the plot of this one will include spoilers.

Content Notes

Recommended for Ages 15 up.

Profanity/Crude Language Content
Strong profanity used infrequently.

Romance/Sexual Content
Lucy developed curves at a young age and feels creeped out by the unwelcome attention boys (and men) pay to her body. One boy tries to assault her. (She fights him off.) References to a child being molested (not shown on scene). A couple of scenes show kissing. Vague reference to Lucy picking up on clues that another couple is having sex. One scene includes a sexual encounter. Descriptions of pregnancy, labor, and delivery.

Spiritual Content
Lucy was raised attending church with her dad and honoring the ten commandments. She begins learning about giving thanks and praying according to her Native spiritual beliefs.

Violent Content
An explosion injures several people. Mentions of fire destroying a home or building, sometimes causing death. A teen attempts to assault a girl. She fights him, landing him in the emergency room. References to child molestation (not shown on scene). A murderer confesses to killing someone. References to a drug overdose. A man threatens others with a gun, shooting someone.

Drug Content
In one scene, teens sit around a campfire with alcohol or marijuana. An adult smokes a cigarette.

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Review: By Invitation Only by Alexandra Brown Chang

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By Invitation Only
Alexandra Brown Chang
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published September 2, 2025

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About By Invitation Only

A hard-working teen hoping to land a college scholarship and a nepo baby looking to prove herself collide at the world’s most high-profile debutante ball in Paris in this young adult romance perfect for fans of American Royals and Better Than the Movies.

Every year, a hand-selected group of young women travel to Paris to make their debuts into high society at La Danse des Débutantes, the most exclusive debutante ball in the world. Being wealthy, royal, or famous gets you into the pool of potential debutantes, but only La Danse decides who is truly worthy of attending.

Chapin Buckingham, the daughter two Hollywood legends, is one of the lucky few chosen to attend. Chapin’s not usually a society girl, but she has her reasons for wanting to be crowned Debutante of the Year. Her chances seem good…until a fellow debutante creates a PR nightmare that has the eat-the-rich cohort calling for La Danse’s cancellation.

Enter Piper Woo Collins. As the daughter of an EMT and winner of the International Science Fair Prize with a profile in Teen Vogue, Piper is the perfect, down-to-earth person who could restore La Danse’s reputation. But Piper isn’t interested in becoming a debutante—until they offer her a college scholarship…if she wins Debutante of the Year.

In competition for the crown, Piper and Chapin have every reason to clash. But at La Danse, everyone wants something. Piper and Chapin might just need each other to go from pawns in a game to ruling the board…

My Review

I was a little nervous going into this book, because I am hardly a person with a knowledge about fashion. I didn’t know if I was going to be lost among all the glittery descriptions and references. Not to worry, though. The descriptions are so accessible that even someone with only a very passing knowledge wouldn’t be lost. (I do know about hidden zippers… Poor Piper.)

I like both Piper and Chapin as characters. Piper’s enthusiasm is a lot of fun. Her openness works as a perfect contrast to Chapin, who has been burnt too many times to make new friends easily. There’s a sweet, slow burn romance between Piper and another character, and that was a lot of fun to root for, too.

There’s one character who goes by a nickname that I have to say one hundred percent lives up to my expectations of him. Oof. I was glad he was unmasked as a jerk, but sorry for the people he hurt along the way.

I like that the story pushes back on some stereotypes about high fashion and turns what could have been a shaming experience into something empowering. The ending of the book wraps up a little quickly. Otherwise, the plot unfolds smoothly, and I found it easy to jump from one chapter to the next.

I think fans of reality competition or stories about female relationships will find lots to love in this powerful debut.

Content Notes

Recommended for Ages 15 up.

Profanity/Crude Language Content
Strong profanity used moderately.

Romance/Sexual Content
Kissing. In one scene, two characters partially undress and make out. Nude photos of one contestant get leaked to a gossip magazine.

Spiritual Content
None.

Violent Content
Nude photos, taken without consent, get leaked to a gossip magazine.

Drug Content
Teens drink champagne at social events. Characters try a cocktail. They are of legal drinking age (18) in Paris.

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Review: The Sherlock Society: Hurricane Heist by James Ponti

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The Sherlock Society: Hurricane Heist (The Sherlock Society #2)
James Ponti
Aladdin
Published September 2, 2025

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About The Sherlock Society: Hurricane Heist

When a hurricane uncovers new information in a cold case, the Sherlock Society investigates a decades-old heist in this second book in the action-packed and funny New York Times bestselling Sherlock Society middle grade series from Edgar Award–winning author James Ponti!

When a category three hurricane hits Miami Beach, it uncovers a body buried at the renowned Moroccan Hotel. The body is identified as the man who served as the hotel’s bell captain sixty years ago…and the presumed culprit of the million-dollar jewel heist that took place just before his disappearance.

Since the bell captain clearly didn’t take off with the goods as had been long believed, the Sherlock Society sets their sights on uncovering the real culprit of the theft. But when the thief may also be implicated in the bell captain’s murder, even sixty years later, there are people who want the truth to stay buried.

My Review

I read the first book in the “City Spies” series earlier this year, and I enjoyed it. Going from that book to this one, I couldn’t help noticing how much tighter the writing is in Hurricane Heist. Like, City Spies was good. Hurricane Heist was so smooth. The pacing is quick, the shifts between timelines are well-managed, the characters are consistent and engaging. I probably could have read the whole book in a single sitting without even noticing the passing of time. (I got interrupted and had to stop.)

As a Floridian myself, I’m always a little nervous about books that include hurricanes. I’ve read some hurricane descriptions that truly made no sense in other books, but Hurricane Heist seemed pretty accurate. I think the author also lives in Florida, so I’m not surprised. It was also interesting that the hurricane doesn’t happen at the most intense parts of the story (in terms of plot). I like that Ponti did that– I think a lot of authors would have tried to orient the whole story around the storm, which gets tricky when you’re talking about a mystery that requires people, especially kids, to be out investigating.

The story handles the mystery elements and young characters really nicely, too. They’re involved in the actual investigation, and things get a little tense a few times, but it stays very appropriate to the middle grade audience.

I like that the characters of the Sherlock Society each have specific talents and niche interests, too. That makes them each valuable to the story in a different way.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book. I loved the first one, too, and I’m already eager to read the next installment in the series.

Content Notes

Recommended for Ages 8 to 12.

Profanity/Crude Language Content
None.

Romance/Sexual Content
None.

Spiritual Content
None.

Violent Content
Situations of peril. References to murder and theft.

Drug Content
None.

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Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday

I’m sharing this post as a part of a weekly round-up of middle-grade posts called Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday. Check out other blogs with posts about middle-grade books today on Marvelous Middle-Grade Mondays at Always in the Middle.