Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
A perfectly zany book to share with students to encourage self-advocacy and combats book gatekeeping. It uses a bookmobile to dismantale the over genering of books and what people “should” read. An excellent book to start a conversation of book choice.
A breathtaking, heart-wrenching journey across wartime Europe! A story of a brilliant, disabled young woman who must find her own strength when World War II tears her away from her traveling circus family.
A fast-paced, suspenseful historical thriller! Reimagining of the fate of the Romanov dynasty amidst the brutal realities of the 1918 Russian Civil War. Told through the clashing perspectives of a bourgeois refugee and a communist peasant girl the book explores historical retellings, political ideologies, and empathy across deep societal divides.
Hilarity, heart, and historical charm collide in Not Your All-American Girl which delivers a lighthearted yet deeply relevant look at racism, microaggressions, and identity in the 1980s. Centering on a half-Jewish, half-Chinese sixth grader navigating theater typecasting and friendship which promotes inclusivity, cultural pride, and self-advocacy.
A furious, action-packed queer body horror debut! Hell Followed With Us follows a transgender teen wielding a biological weapon to protect a ragtag group of queer survivors from a fanatical cult.