Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary - Book Review

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary- Book Review

Title: Dear Mr. Henshaw

Author: Beverly Cleary

Publisher: Harper

Publish Date: 1983

Rating: 4.5/5

Summary(blurb): Beverly Cleary’s timeless Newbery Medal-winning book explores difficult topics like divorce, insecurity, and bullying through the thoughts and emotions of a sixth-grade boy as he writes to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author. When Mr. Henshaw responds, the two form an unexpected friendship that will change Leigh’s life forever. From the beloved author of the Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse series comes an epistolary novel about how to navigate and heal from life’s growing pains.

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Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson - Book Review

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson- Book Review

Title: Jacob Have I Loved

Author: Katherine Paterson

Publisher: Harper

Publish Date: 1980

Rating: 5/5

Summary(blurb): Sara Louise Bradshaw is sick and tired of her beautiful twin, Caroline. Ever since they were born, Caroline has been the pretty one, the talented one, and the better sister. For once in her life, Louise wants to be the special one. But in order to do that, she must figure out who she is... and find a way to make a place for herself outside her sister's shadow. The remarkable Newbery Medal-winning classic about a painful sibling rivalry and one sister's struggle to make her own way, Jacob Have I Loved is an honest and daring portrayal of adolescence and coming of age.

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Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli- Book Review

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli- Book Review

Title: Maniac Magee

Author: Jerry Spinelli

Publisher: Little Brown

Publish Date: 1990

Rating: 5/5

Summary(blurb): A Newbery Medal winning modern classic about a racially divided small town and a boy who runs. Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run--and not just run away, but run. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats.

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An Abundance of Katherines by John Green- Book Review

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green- Book Review

Title: An Abundance of Katherines

Author: John Green

Publisher: Speak

Publish Date: September 21, 2006

Rating: 5/5

Summary(blurb): When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type of girls is named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog in his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun-- but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship and avenge Dumpees everywhere, and may finally win him the girl. 

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Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul- Book Review

Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul by LeAnn Thieman- Book Review

Title: Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul: 101 Stories to Celebrate, Honor and Inspire the Nursing Profession

Author: LeAnn Thieman

Publisher: HCI (Health Communications, Inc.)

Publish Date: August 2001

Rating: 4.5/5

Summary(blurb): If you're a nurse or health-care professional, Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul will encourage, uplift and honor you by sharing the sunshine and sorrows of your profession. This collection of true stories champions your daily contributions, commitments and sacrifices, and portrays the compassion, intellect and wit necessary to meet your ever-challenging demands. Chances are you didn't choose to be a nurse because of the great hours, pay or working conditions! Stories from student nurses will help you recall why you entered this profession; stories from seasoned nurses reveal why you stay. Some stories reflect en the "good old days; all of them will give you hope for the future.

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The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren- Book Review

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren- Book Review

Title: The Soulmate Equation

Author: Christina Lauren

Publisher: Piatkus

Publish Date: May 18, 2021

Rating: 4/5

Summary(blurb): Jess Davis is a numbers genius, but when it comes to love she's had to accept there is no magic formula. Juggling a career with raising her daughter, it's not surprising that her love life is... nonexistent. When yet another date ends in disaster, she's prepared to give up on love for good. But then she hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new matchmaking company that claims to find you the One using a DNA equation. Suddenly, love doesn't seem so far out of reach...

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Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn- Book Review

Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn- Book Review

Title: Dash and Lily's Book of Dares

Author: David Levithan, Rachel Cohn

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Publish Date: October 26, 2010

Rating: 5/5

Summary(blurb): 16-year-old Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. Dash, in a bad mood during the holidays, happens to be the first guy to pick up the notebook and rise to its challenges. What follows is a whirlwind romance as Dash and Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City. But can their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions, or will their scavenger hunt end in a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

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Renegades by Marissa Meyer - Book Review

Renegades by Marissa Meyer- Book Review

Title: Renegades

Author: Marissa Meyer

Publisher: Penguin

Publish Date: May 3, 2022

Rating: 5/5

Summary(blurb): In Marissa Meyer's New York Times bestselling young adult series, superheroes and supervillains battle for supremacy of Gatlon City in a high-stakes world of adventure, passion, danger, and betrayal. Possessed with extraordinary abilities, the Renegades are champions of justice, protecting the citizens against the Anarchists determined to destroy them. But Nova walks the line of both hero and villain--torn between a desire for revenge against the Renegades and a deepening love for one of its members...

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Book Lovers by Emily Henry - Book Review

Book Lovers by Emily Henry- Book Review

Title: Book Lovers

Author: Emily Henry

Publisher: Penguin

Publish Date: May 3, 2022

Rating: 4.5/5

Summary(blurb): Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books. Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he's Nora's work nemesis. Nora has been through enough breakups to know she's the one men date before finding their happily-ever-after. To prevent another dating dud, Nora's sister persuades her to swap her city desk for a month's holiday in Sunshine Falls. It's a small town straight out of a romance novel, but instead of meeting gorgeous lumberjacks, handsome doctors or cute bartenders, Nora keeps bumping into... Charlie. She's no heroine. He's no hero. So can they take a page out of an entirely different book?

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