★★★★ Have you ever wanted to know what it was like to live during the Mayan Empire - over 1500 years ago? Then pick up this fabulous book! You can learn all about this ancient culture - from their clothes to their foods to their habits and cities. Each city had a temple for worship… Continue reading If You Were Me and Lived in… the Mayan Empire – Carole P. Roman
Becoming – Michelle Obama
Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own. Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, quickly became one of the most iconic women of the White House. In this memoir, she reflects on what her life was like as she was raised on the South Side of… Continue reading Becoming – Michelle Obama
Darkdawn – Jay Kristoff
★★★★★ What doesn't kill me had better fucking run. Mia Corere - once a rich little girl - experienced her entire world shift on its axis whern Consul Julius Scaeva murdered her father. In her quest for revenge, Mia has leapt from lonely orphan girl to assassin to gladiatii. And once she secured her position, she managed… Continue reading Darkdawn – Jay Kristoff
The Shadows – Alex North
★★★★★ Was it strange to think of the dead as friends? 25 years ago, Paul Adams experienced the worst day of his life. One of his friends was ritualistically murdered by two other "friends" - Charlie Crabtree and Hague. The police pick up Hague and he goes to jail but Charlie was never found. Some say he's… Continue reading The Shadows – Alex North
The Summer Prince – Alaya Dawn Johnson
★ What. The. Mess. To love light, you have to love dark. I'm not trying to be profound, I know you'll understand. I don't mean that you have to hate to love, or that you have to die to live. I mean that sometimes, you turn out the lights just to turn them back on.… Continue reading The Summer Prince – Alaya Dawn Johnson
Don’t Call the Wolf – Aleksandra Ross
★★★★★ "Evil wrapped itself around the little village. Evil walked the crumbling streets…It looked down from the rafters with glowing eyes" Ren, the seventeen-year-old forest Queen, spent her entire life fighting monsters in her forest and protecting the remaining human villages within its bounds. And then, from that darkness, rose a queen She's a shifter… Continue reading Don’t Call the Wolf – Aleksandra Ross
The Kingdom of Back – Marie Lu
★★★★ I am going to tell you a story you already know. But listen carefully, because within it is one you have never heard before. There's two Mozarts, but the world remembered only one of them. Nannerl, had one wish - to be remembered. She and her brother toured all throughout Europe but despite all her… Continue reading The Kingdom of Back – Marie Lu
The Very Short, Entirely True History of Unicorns – Sarah Laskow & Sam Beck (illustrator)
★★★★ They didn't use the word unicorn, but still, these writers all thought they were talking about the same one-horned animal. I will admit it. I am a unicorn fanatic and my-gosh...when I found out they weren't real...whew...that was a tough blow. Despite that soul-crushing moment, I still love the unicorn. They are just the… Continue reading The Very Short, Entirely True History of Unicorns – Sarah Laskow & Sam Beck (illustrator)
One to Ten: Squirrel’s Bad Day – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arkova (Illustrations)
Here's a throwback to my Booktube Video all about the wonderful and fabulous world of Carole P Roman! Poor little Squirrel. It's a bad day. A really bad day. An unimaginably bad day. Little Squirrel tripped and lost all of his acorns in the river. It's the worst day in his life. But then he bumps into his friend Rabbit,… Continue reading One to Ten: Squirrel’s Bad Day – Carole P. Roman, Mateya Arkova (Illustrations)
Wayward Son – Rainbow Rowell
★★★★★ “Ha! Does Agatha know we're coming?" "It'll be a surprise!" Penny says. "Surprise!" Baz singsongs. "It's your ex-boyfriend and his boyfriend and that girl you never liked very much!"” Sooo...Simon did what he set out to do. He defeated the Big Bad, restored peace to the lands and even snagged a hot vampire boyfriend… Continue reading Wayward Son – Rainbow Rowell
