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The Picasso Curse
The plan was to read this review copy slowly over the weekend. But I just finished reading the 200+ pages in one sitting and can’t wait...

Mitra
May 2, 2025


Chickenpox
12-year-old Abby simply wants some time to relax with her friends, away from the constant noise and mess caused by her younger siblings....

Mitra
May 1, 2025


Deep Water
A marathon swim. A novel in verse. This is Tully’s story of braving the waters of Lake Tahoe and braving the issues that life has thrown...

Mitra
Jan 2, 2025


Let It Glow
This middle grade book is perfect for the season, as it focusses on both Christmas and Hanukkah. It is a story of two identical adopted...

Mitra
Dec 27, 2024


Life After Whale
Keep an eye on your non-fiction stack – one book that you cannot miss in 2024 is “𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙚 – 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜...

Mitra
Dec 24, 2024


Something Like Home
It’s been a fruitful ‘reading week’ where I caught up with some good reads. I picked this up on whim, mainly because this is written in...

Mitra
Mar 22, 2024


Drawing Deena
Just finished reading Hena Khan’s latest book “𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮”. It is a thoroughly enjoyable and relatable middle grade novel...

Mitra
Mar 20, 2024


The Mona Lisa Vanishes
Have you read this gem that was recently awarded the Robert Sibert medal? “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀” is beyond doubt one...

Mitra
Feb 5, 2024


Not Quite A Ghost
Now reading: “𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔 𝗚𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁” by Anne Ursu. Violet’s life is changing fast – new dad, new school, new friends, and a new...

Mitra
Feb 3, 2024


The Brothers Zzli
It has barely been 24 hours since the release of the “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗭𝘇𝗹𝗶” in English and bookstagram is buzzing with praise...

Mitra
Oct 25, 2023


And Yet You Shine
The Kohinoor diamond, one of the most famous in the world, was stolen from India and eventually went into the British hands as they...

Mitra
Oct 22, 2023


Ghost Book
I am sure you read books on Halloween to your class, but wouldn’t it be amazing to have a book on the just-ended Hungry Ghost month? Remy...

Mitra
Sep 18, 2023


A Little Bit Super
Gary Schmidt, Leah Henderson, Pablo Cartaya, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Nikki Grimes, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Remy Lai, Kyle Lukoff, Meg Medina, Linda...

Mitra
Sep 8, 2023


Doodles From The Boogie Down
Meet Steph, an eighth grader, an only child, and a budding artist. It’s that time of school when one must start applying for high school....

Mitra
Aug 8, 2023


Louder Than Hunger
I have been completely sucked in by the upcoming middle-grade novel-in-verse “𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿” written by John Schu....

Mitra
Aug 6, 2023


The Probability of Everything
“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴” is the most talked-about middle-grade novel of summer 2023. I did exactly what...

Mitra
Jul 29, 2023


The Order Of Things
Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves playing drums and her best friend Zee is great at playing the violin. They dream of setting up their...

Mitra
Jul 20, 2023


To The Other Side
“𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲” is perhaps one of the best books on immigration to date – one that presents the point of view of...

Mitra
Jul 16, 2023
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