By Rebecca Phelps ** Publication Date 30 March 2021 ** 5 stars Marina’s brother was killed in a tragic accident four years ago. Run over by a train, everyone believes his best friend Kieran pushed him. But not a piece of Robbie was ever found. No clothes. No shoes. Nothing. He just vanished into thin …
By Laurie Faria Stolarz ** Publication Date 16 March 2021 ** 4.25 stars Terra lost her parents in a tragic house fire when she was younger. She went to live with her mom’s sister, but has never really felt like she did when she had her mom. Not surprising, because no one can really replace …
By Jennifer Snow ** Publication Date 12 January 2021 ** 4.25 stars Beth never expected to find out her husband was having an affair. After all, they had been together nearly forever. They have two kids and Beth is a devoted mom and wife. But there you have it. Her husband died with a smile …
By Cecily von Ziegesar ** Publication Date 10 November 2020 ** 4.5 stars Welcome to Cobble Hill, a charming neighborhood in Brooklyn. Here live a bunch of rather interesting characters whose lives are intertwined in ways you could never imagine. There’s Stuart Little, lead singer for the Three Blind Mice, along with his wife Mandy, …
By Tiffany Rosenhan ** Publication Date 21 July 2020** 5 stars Holy moly, this is an epic YA novel. Sophia and her parents have just settled in the mountain town of Waterford, Montana. After years of moving from one place to another across the world, her parents have decided it’s time for Sophia to be …
By Julia Spiro ** Publication Date 1 July 2020 ** 4 stars Lindsey is about to graduate from Bowdoin with an art degree, but as yet she cannot find an internship or a job in her selected field. During the graduation luncheon, her professor introduces her to a family in need of a nanny. The …
By David Sosnowski ** Publication Date 28 January 2020** Pandora lives in Fairbanks, Alaska with her dad, Roger. Pandora has a highly expressive face, similar to Jim Carrey. Because of her face, people tend to make fun of and pick on Pandora. Not to mention she was homeschooled for many years, and her house has …
By Jemma Mahadeo ** Publication Date 2019 (not set yet) ** Billy is a teenager with a problem. For some unknown reason, he has become the most hated kid in school. It may be that he’s kind of a nerd. Or it may be that he is a bit awkward, but aren’t most teenagers? He …
By Jo Treggiari ** Publication Date 24 September 2019 ** When D’s twin sister Kat dies in a plane crash, she finds it hard to piece her life back together. Spider’s brother was also in the plane crash. Spider was Kat’s best friend. D happens to see a photo of a survivor from the crash …
By Tim Wynne-Jones ** Publication Date 10 September 2019 ** Braving the outdoors to head up to his family’s camp in Northern Ontario, Nate has a mission. His friend Dodge went missing several months ago when his family decided to deliver a refrigerator to their own camp, down the road from Nate’s. In a terrible …