See You at Harry’s starts off as a seemingly typical contemporary middle grade novel. Young girl starts middle school. Girl sees what middle school/high school is really like. Girl is embarrassed by her family. But it turns into so much more than that. From the description it infers that there is some sort of tragedy, which is not what you expect it to be…
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Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline – 2016 Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee [Book Review]
I read Orphan Train this past spring before it was nominated for a Lincoln Award, and I can see why it was chosen! Orphan Train is an adult novel that appeals to young adults, but unfortunately has not won an Alex Award. What is an Alex Award you may ask? It is an adult novel that appeals to teens, there are quite a few winners each year, but more on that later! Orphan Train is the story of two seemingly very different women that have quite a surprising connection…
May B. by Caroline Starr Rose – 2016 Rebecca Caudill Award Nominee [Book Review]
May B. is the first middle grade novel in verse that I have read in a long time, the last one being Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. When I was looking at the Caudill Nominees for 2016 and read the description for this one I could not wait to get my hands on it. I am a huge fan of The Little House on the Prairie books and was excited to read another children’s book in that setting. May B. did not disappoint.
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart – 2016 Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee [Book Review]
“A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.
We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.” – Goodreads.com
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