Jiu-Jitsu Girl – MG Book Review

Synopsis: What’s more terrifying than being forced into a coed combat wrestling martial art by your own mother? Sixth grade. Angie Larson hates Jiu-Jitsu. Like many twelve-year-old girls, she fails to find the glamour in a martial art that embraces zero personal space and choking as an end goal. Seriously, people choke her, drip sweat…

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Cinderskella – MG Book Review

Synopsis: Cindy is just a normal eleven and three-quarter year-old. At least until she wakes up one night and finds out she’s dead. Well, she isn’t technically dead—she just doesn’t have any hair . . . or a nose . . . or skin. Yep—all bones, no body. Human by day and skeleton by night,…

Upside Down Magic – Movie Review

This Review contains spoilers. Please be aware of you haven’t watched it yet. I do my best to avoid them but it isn’t always possible. Summary: Best friends Elinor "Nory" Boxwood-Horace and Reina Carvajal discover they have magical powers: Nory can transform into animals and Reina can control fire. They enroll at Sage Academy, a…

Flip Turns – Teen Book Review

Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Maddie just wants her classmate, Lucas, to leave her alone. He keeps asking her out—as if she hasn’t already said no a thousand times! Focusing on her competitive swim team, the Electric Eels, Maddie tries to ignore him, hoping he’ll go away. But then, when someone starts sabotaging Maddie’s family-owned pool—glass on the…

The Songs You’ve Never Heard – Teen Book Review

Synopsis: Dual-written by K-pop hit writer Becky Jerams and BAFTA-winning children’s composer Ellie Wyatt,The Songs You've Never Heard is a debut YA novel that champions sisterhood, musical talent and body positivity. Perfect for fans of Estelle Maskame, Chris Russell and Taylor Swift. How can two lost girls find their voices in a world that's determined…