Genre: Middle School

{The Agony House: Cherie Priest}

{The Agony House: Cherie Priest}

{Synopsis} – Denise Farber has just moved back to New Orleans with her mom and step-dad. They left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and have finally returned, wagering the last of their family’s money on fixing up an old, rundown house and converting it to a bed and breakfast. Nothing seems to work around […]

Posted December 5, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Come November: Katrin van Dam}

{Come November: Katrin van Dam}

{Synopsis} – It’s not the end of the world, but for Rooney Harris it’s starting to feel that way. It’s the beginning of senior year and her mom just lost her job. Even worse, she isn’t planning to get another one. Instead, she’s spending every waking moment with a group called the Next World Society, […]

Posted December 4, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{12 Finally: Wendy Mass}

{12 Finally: Wendy Mass}

{Synopsis} – A humorous look at what it means to FINALLY turn twelve years old. You can pierce your ears when you’re twelve. You can go to the mall with your friends when you’re twelve. You can babysit little Timmy next door when you’re twelve. You can get a cell phone when you’re twelve. Hey, […]

Posted November 29, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{11 Birthdays: Wendy Mass}

{11 Birthdays: Wendy Mass}

{Synopsis} – GROUNDHOG DAY meets FLIPPED in this tale of a girl stuck in her birthday. It’s Amanda’s 11th birthday and she is super excited — after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, […]

Posted November 17, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Strays Like Us: Cecilia Galante}

{Strays Like Us: Cecilia Galante}

{Synopsis} – From the moment Fred (never Winifred!) spots a scruffy little mutt with sad eyes, she knows she’s in big trouble. Toby’s in bad shape, and Fred longs to rescue him from the old man with the mile-long mean streak who lives next door. But Margery—the straight-talking woman who is fostering Fred—says going over […]

Posted October 17, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments