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Race to the Sun is my third book from Rick Riordan Presents and I can now say that it is an imprint that I completely trust. And on top that, I read three of Roanhorse's books this year and they were all stellar. Combine the two and you've got the makings of a very good... Continue Reading →
Dina Lance has enough trouble as a normal middle-schooler, but when things start blowing up around her, life becomes interesting. She's in a rock band and may try out for the cheer team... the only person in her way seems to be the principal who suspects her of repeatedly destroying school property. This is a... Continue Reading →
A special category on PaulsPicks for this one: I got through it in less than one day. Darius is just a fantastic character who you will want to follow along with. Two key parts of Khorram's book with stick with me: his treatment of mental illness and male friendships. Darius is being treated for depression.... Continue Reading →
Force Collector is a trip around the universe checking in on past events, artifacts, and Jedi history. A survey course of Jedi lore! This book reminded me a lot of Claudia Gray's Lost Stars. Whereas the characters in Gray's novel live through the events in episode 4-6, Shinick's main character, Karr Nuq Sinn, is a young... Continue Reading →
Pumpkin Heads is a massively sweet graphic novel about the brink of change in a young person's life. The last night Deja and Josiah get to work together in the pumpkin patch senior year of high school. They are pretty bummed because they know that next year they will be off at college, probably different... Continue Reading →
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