Lintang and the Pirate Queen by Tamara Moss All Lintang wants to do is get off of her island and explore the world. When Captain Shafira’s ship Winda arrives, she is determined to be the one to lead the crew back out safely. Her tendency to get in trouble, though, gets in the way. And though […]

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home has had a very interesting life. It’s been long and fraught with adventures of all kinds. After a tragic event puts an end to her relatively peaceful childhood, she […]

Amulet: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi Two years after Emily and Navin lost a family member, they move into their great-grandfather’s old house to start fresh. Emily finds an old necklace while cleaning the house and puts it on, thinking nothing of it. When their mother is swallowed by a huge monster living underneath the […]

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Blue Sargent knows kissing her true love will be deadly. She’s been told the same thing all her life by her clairvoyant family ever since she was young. When she sees a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve, something a person without the second sight shouldn’t be able to do, […]

Ember and the Ice Dragons by Heather Fawcett Ember is absolutely not an ordinary girl. Her invisible wings and tendency to involuntarily burst into flames give that much away. When she was only a few days old, Lionel St. George found her with her parents, a pair of fire dragons who had been killed by hunters. He […]

The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif Athena officers have orders to never kill their targets. The all-female vigilante organization captures those involved in terrorism, kidnapping, and the like and brings them to justice through the court system. On Jessie Archer’s mission in West Africa, though, she loses control and kills the man she and her […]

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang Prince Sebastian’s parents may be looking for a bride for him, but no girl has gotten closer than Frances. After attracting the prince’s eye with her original designs, he hires Frances to be his personal dressmaker. She is surprised to find that the prince enjoys wearing dresses […]

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo – TEEN REVIEW Before you read this review, be forewarned that there WILL be spoilers for Six of Crows. Kaz Brekker and his crew thought that the heist at the Fjerdan Ice Court was the end. They should have received their reward and been on their way with more money than […]

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo – TEEN REVIEW Kaz Brekker may be young, but his reputation as a criminal mastermind is no mistake. He’s been a part of the Dregs gang in the Barrel since he was twelve and was clever enough to just about single-handedly transform it from a laughable crew into a […]

Fence by C. S. Pacat, illustrated by Johanna the Mad (graphic novel, ages 12+) Nicholas Cox has been training in épée fencing to score a scholarship to Kings Row private school. When he gets there, he finds that his roommate was the exact same boy who beat him in a tournament. Seiji Katayama is unbeatable. […]