Tag Archives: 2016

Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

Fire is a strong element in this novel, both from actual fire and from the temperature of the sweltering heat in New York the summer of 1977.  Nora just wants to graduate high school and escape from her trouble-making younger … Continue reading →

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When We Collided by Emery Lord

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

Vivi and Jonah come from two very different families.  She has never met her father and has an artist mom who parents in a more unconventional, hands-off way.  Jonah’s father has recently died of a sudden heart attack leaving he … Continue reading →

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The Bombs that Brought Us Together by Brian Conaghan

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

Charlie Law is a pretty likable young man.  He knows he is a nerd, but that doesn’t stop him from never being late for school, enjoying reading, and being a nice guy.  He lives in Little Town, a fictitious place … Continue reading →

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The Leaving by Tara Altebrando

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

“‘I’ve been here,’ Scarlett said to no one. The others came in, too. She stopped at a red horse on a springy coil, the kind you sit on . . . and rock. Sarah was all panic. ‘Why don’t we … Continue reading →

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Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

“I had affectionately named my myriad pills after some of the seven dwarfs.  Each one corresponded to the effect it had on my mood. Sleepy made me sleepy; Grumpy, etc. One by one, they all came to represent— even Sneezy.” … Continue reading →

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The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold #1) by Traci Chee

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Jessica Lorentz Smith

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” Stephen King Sefia has grown up learning ways to stay alive, pick locks and survive through guidance from Nin.  She knows that they are always on the run, but not from what.  One day … Continue reading →

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