Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
A graphic memoir tracing her personal journey through diet culture, disordered eating, and self-acceptance. While its heavy tone and disjointed pacing may surprise readers expecting a lighthearted tribute to food, its raw vulnerability makes it a valuable, validating addition for those navigating body image struggles.
Return to Halloween Town in this atmospheric sequel to The Nightmare Before Christmas. While the pacing occasionally slows and Sally wrestles with unexpected self-doubt, Shea Ernshaw successfully expands the whimsical, gothic world fans adore.
Lovely story: fanciful, with a magic realism vibe, and great characters. Centering on two children with extraordinary sensory gifts searching for a rare flower, this quiet, heartfelt story explores grief, class divides, and belonging.
After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars–at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name.
What if everyone had a reason to lie, but only one person knew the truth? In I Know You’re Lying, Daphne Benedis-Grab follows a group of middle school students after a shocking theft turns classmates into suspects.