All “Halloween” type reviews in October are dubbed Raven Reviews Constable and Toop by Gareth P. Jones Raven Review by Lauren Source: library copy; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Constable & Toop is a comic Victorian ghost story set in London 1884. Sam Toop is the son of a funeral director with the […]
Wonder by R.J. Palacio Review by Lauren Source: library copy; all opinions are my own Official Summary: August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He’s about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you’ve ever been the new kid then you […]
First off, I want to thank Ginny from Gin’s Book Notes for making the awesome banner above for this new feature. The idea behind this feature is that instead of traveling way out of town to do fun things, you should try Touring Local. I’m going to try and have at least one post each […]
Loop (Loop #1) by Karen Akins Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Age Group: YA My Copy: eGalley via NetGalley Source: Publisher Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Release Date: 10/21/14 Buy it: IndieBound, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, iBooks — Review by: Alicia — Summary: At a school where Quantum Paradox 101 is a required course and history field trips […]
All reviews in October that have a “Halloween” feel are labeled Raven Reviews Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross Raven Review by Lauren Source: personal copy; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Mirabelle’s past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents’ tragic deaths to her guardians’ half-truths about why she can’t return to her […]
VITAMINS AND DEATH by Medeia Sharif YA Contemporary, Prizm Books Release Date December 10, 2014 Deidra Battle wants nothing more than to be invisible. After her mother, a public school teacher, engages in an embarrassing teacher-student affair at Lincoln High, they relocate to a different neighborhood and school. Being her mother’s briefcase, Deidra joins her […]
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Review by Lauren Source: library copy; all opinions are my own Official Summary: At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent young fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the “gift” of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey. Another girl might have been cowed […]
Chaotic Goddess‘ Swapoween has ended, and I am here to share the lovely items that I got from my new blog friend. I was paired with Jennifer from Innerworkings of the Female Mind. As I post this, she hasn’t posted what I got her yet, but here is what she got me! Jennifer told me […]
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo Review by Lauren Source: library copy; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the […]
During the month of October, I am calling all “Halloween” type books Raven Reviews. Raven Review: Horns by Joe Hill Review by Lauren Source: copy from library; all opinions are my own Official Summary: At first Ig thought the horns were a hallucination, the product of a mind damaged by rage and grief. He had […]