For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorite season, which also includes visits to the boardwalk arcade, working in her mom’s pizzeria, and her best friend Meredith’s birthday party. But this summer, none of that feels possible. A month before the end of the schoolContinue reading “Review: How to Become a Planet by Nicole Melleby”
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Review: The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
Genre: YA contemporary/alternate universe Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication date: February 4, 2020 As a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is used to sharing his life online. But when his pilot father is selected for a highly publicized NASA mission to Mars, Cal and his family relocate from Brooklyn to HoustonContinue reading “Review: The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper”
The Year We Fell From Space: Mental Health and Surrealism in Middle Grade
Liberty Johansen is going to change the way we look at the night sky. Most people see the old constellations, the things they’ve been told to see. But Liberty sees new patterns, pictures, and possibilities. She’s an exception. Some other exceptions: Her dad, who gave her the stars. Who moved out months ago and hasn’tContinue reading “The Year We Fell From Space: Mental Health and Surrealism in Middle Grade”
13 Reasons Why & Prestige TV: Who’s the audience?
The following discusses graphic depictions of rape and suicide, including methods and details of the latter. I’ve avoided writing a post about 13 Reasons Why because there are SO MANY THINGS that can be said, so many that have covered it, and every time I think about it too much I kind of combust intoContinue reading “13 Reasons Why & Prestige TV: Who’s the audience?”
Reviews: Still Life with Tornado and Finding Perfect
Well, it turns out getting a camera is more complicated than I thought, so my foray into videos has come to a standstill. So, I return to some traditional blogging to tell you about two October releases that I’d been looking forward to (and lived up to my expectations)! (Also, yes, this is quite late.Continue reading “Reviews: Still Life with Tornado and Finding Perfect”
Review: Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley
Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley Publisher: Dial Books Publication: Date: May 10, 2016 Genre: Young adult contemporary Sixteen-year-old Solomon is agoraphobic. He hasn’t left the house in three years, which is fine by him. Ambitious Lisa desperately wants to get into the second-best psychology program for college (she’s being realistic). But is ambitionContinue reading “Review: Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley”
Waiting on Wednesday: Some Kind of Happiness by Clare Legrand
This might not be a feature I’ll do every week, but there are a lot of books I’m excited about that haven’t been released yet. Today’s pick is Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand, which comes out on Tuesday! I’ve got it preordered and I can’t wait to dive into it when it arrives.Continue reading “Waiting on Wednesday: Some Kind of Happiness by Clare Legrand”
Olivia Anne Gennaro 