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Starfish by Lisa Fipps

This is a middle grade novel in verse, so it’s geared for a bit younger audience than the books I normally read, but it’s still great. Ellie has been bullied and made fun of for being fat her whole life. Her own mother forces her to diet constantly, and everyone at school calls her Splash,Continue reading “Starfish by Lisa Fipps”

The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae

This was so good! Zahru is normally content with working at her father’s stable, but her best friend Hen manages to convince her to sneak aboard a ship going the royal palace, for one night of wild partying. The gods have invoked The Crossing, a sometimes deadly race across the desert for the three heirsContinue reading “The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae”

Sleeping In My Jeans by Connie King Leonard

This was a really good book. Mattie has a plan. She’s going to get as many scholarships as she can to pay for college, then she’s going to help her mom start a new life with Mattie’s little sister. And Mattie’s smart, her plan could work. But then her world crumbles around her. Mattie, herContinue reading “Sleeping In My Jeans by Connie King Leonard”

We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauley

This is a sad, but desperately needed book. Beck and Vivian don’t exactly like each other. They tolerated each other for the sake of their mutual best friend, Cassie. That was before Cassie’s ex boyfriend brought his dad’s guns to school and killed Cassie and himself. Six months later, Beck decides to paint murals allContinue reading “We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauley”