KrystleNov 22, 20183 min readEvery Day by David LevithanMy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In David Levithan’s book, Every Day, “A” wakes up in a new body every morning. Without any real identity, gender, or...
KrystleNov 18, 20183 min readSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysMy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Through hardship to the stars." (Sepetys, 2017, p.114) Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys is an emotional work of...
KrystleNov 8, 20183 min readBomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve SheinkinMy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin is a brilliant, captivating,...
KrystleNov 3, 20183 min readThe Cruel Prince by Holly BlackMy Rating: ⭐️⭐️ The Cruel Prince by Holly Black plunges into the land of fairies and magic. As a piece of young adult fiction, the story...
KrystleOct 28, 20182 min readThe Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom AnglebergerMy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger is imaginative and quirky as any middle-grade text should be....
KrystleOct 27, 20183 min readSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonMy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I am Outcast." (Anderson, 2011, p.4) Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is the definition of difficult literature. As...
KrystleOct 11, 20184 min readMexican Whiteboy by Matt De La Peña“I’m a white boy among Mexicans, and a Mexican among white boys.” (De La Peña, 2008, p. 90) My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mexican Whiteboy is an...
KrystleOct 9, 20183 min readGeorge by Alex GinoMy Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️“The word man hit like a pile of rocks falling on George’s skull. It was a hundred times worse than boy, and she...
KrystleSep 26, 20183 min readStaying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher“Boy, ain’t it a trip where heroes come from” (Crutcher, 2003, p. 280). My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is a wild...
KrystleSep 24, 20183 min readbrown girl dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson“I am born in Ohio but the stories of South Carolina already run like rivers through my veins” (Woodson, 2014, p. 2). My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...
KrystleSep 13, 20183 min readMonster by Walter Dean Myers"Think about all the tomorrows of your life" (Myers, 2001, p. 205). My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Walter Dean Myers’ Monster is a beautiful work...
KrystleSep 11, 20183 min readThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher"I guess that's the point of it all. No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have...