-
Nov 12, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Soman Chainani |Iacopo Bruno |Katherine Marsh
A finely drawn and cleanly written story that will give readers hope. Twelve-year-old Ashley Dalton, who prefers to be called Ash, has one refuge in the world: a walnut tree in the yard of her foster mother’s rental house, where she lives along with her foster mother’s volatile son, his girlfriend, and their baby, who shares a room with Ash. Middle school, where Ash gets bullied for being unfeminine in her clothing and appearance, is scary and threatening.
-
Nov 12, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Leah Johnson |Soman Chainani |Iacopo Bruno |Katherine Marsh
Electric: bequeaths confidence-building stories that sizzle with wisdom and a little bit of magic. Acclaimed authors share 15 diverse stories that showcase the strength and humanity of Black girls who are facing a variety of challenges. This anthology, composed of stand-alone entries, spans multiple genres, including realistic fiction, fabulism, and fantasy.
-
Aug 27, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Soman Chainani |Iacopo Bruno |Katherine Marsh
Rich and strange (and kitted out with an eye-catching cover), but stronger in the set pieces than the internal logic. Chainani works an elaborate sea change akin to Gregory Maguire’s Wicked (1995), though he leaves the waters muddied. Every four years, two children, one regarded as particularly nice and the other particularly nasty, are snatched from the village of Gavaldon by the shadowy School Master to attend the divided titular school.
-
May 28, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Soman Chainani |Iacopo Bruno |Katherine Marsh
Tugs at the heartstrings and shows the importance of unconditional love. Victoria Reeves is back with another No-Fail Plan in this follow-up to The First Magnificent Summer (2023). This time, Victoria is ready to move on from the disappointment of last summer, which she spent with her absent, neglectful father.
-
Apr 2, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Soman Chainani |Iacopo Bruno |Katherine Marsh
A story that sings to the soul. Elio is in love for the first time—and he has no idea what to do about it. Eighth grader Elio Solis is only 13, but he’s met the girl of his dreams.
-
Mar 23, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Dawn Quigley |Soman Chainani |Iacopo Bruno |Katherine Marsh
In this novel in verse, two urban Indigenous children persevere despite sorrow. Eleven-year-old Ariel’s Auntie Bineshiinh has gone missing, leaving the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe girl unable to pursue the ballet lessons she loves; the family needs the money to search for her aunt. Twelve-year-old Tomah, who lives in the same Intertribal Housing Complex as Ariel, uses humor to mask insecurities about his struggles at school.
-
Feb 20, 2024 | 
bookelicious.com | Katherine Marsh
by Katherine Marsh (Author)
From National Book Award finalist Katherine Marsh: Percy Jackson meets Wednesday Addams in this fantastical adventure about Ava, who attends a boarding school for the descendants of Greek monsters and uncovers a terrible secret that could change the world forever. Ava Baldwin has always tried to keep her anger in check, just like her mom taught her. But when know-it-all classmate Owen King tries to speak over her yet again, Ava explodes . . .
-
Jan 5, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Allie Millington |Soman Chainani |Iacopo Bruno |Katherine Marsh
An extraordinary journey that speaks to the “before” and “after” of life-changing events. A magical typewriter brings healing, reconnection, and new friends to a hurting family.
-
Dec 4, 2023 | 
wng.org | Sarah Dowling |Kevin Sorbo |Champ Thornton |Katherine Marsh
Looking for a great gift book for your family? Each year, WORLD reviewers recommend hundreds of books for all ages. Below you’ll find our top gift book selections for your family and friends—books to make you think, laugh, and read late into the night! Most of all, we hope these books will encourage your family and friends to love God more deeply and savor more of the wonderful world He has made. Note: Some of these books have objectionable or challenging material.
-
Jul 28, 2023 | 
sonderbooks.com | Katherine Marsh
Home Stand-outs Blog Knitting Info by Katherine Marsh read by Anna Fikhman, Christopher Gebauer, and Jesse Vilinsky Review posted July 28, 2023. Macmillan Young Listeners, 2023. 9 hours, 5 minutes. Review written July 9, 2023, from a library eaudiobook. Starred Review This book begins with Matthew, a boy bored at home during the start of the Covid pandemic.
