Publisher: Scholastic Press

{Hot Cocoa Hearts: Suzanne Nelson}

{Hot Cocoa Hearts: Suzanne Nelson}

{Synopsis} – Emery Mason hates the holidays. She’s so over tinsel, secret santas, and excessive cheer. To make matter worse, her parents are forcing her to work—as an elf!—in their Santa photo booth at the mall. Then she meets Alejandro Perez, who works at the hot cocoa shop next door. He’s so annoyingly full of […]

Posted August 24, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Macarons at Midnight: Suzanne Nelson}

{Macarons at Midnight: Suzanne Nelson}

{Synopsis} – When Lise Santos stumbles into a bakery’s midnight taste test, she meets the boy of her dreams. He’s as sweet as the macarons they share, and Lise is totally smitten. She’s pretty sure he is, too—but they never get the chance to exchange names. Lise has to find her mystery guy again, but […]

Posted August 14, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Cake Pop Crush: Suzanne Nelson}

{Cake Pop Crush: Suzanne Nelson}

{Synopsis} – Alicia’s dad has run ‘Say It With Flour’, a small bakery with a loyal following, for years. They have to find ways to bring in new customers, especial after Perk Up, a big chain coffee and pastry shop, opens across the street. To make a bad matter worse, Dane, the cute new boy […]

Posted August 10, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Unschooled: Allan Woodrow}

{Unschooled: Allan Woodrow}

{Synopsis} – This year’s fifth graders are the worst Principal Klein has ever seen. But he’s hoping that Spirit Week can teach them teamwork, with a top secret prize for the winning team as incentive. Best friends George and Lilly have been looking forward to Spirit Week all year. They might be complete opposites, but […]

Posted August 7, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Lullaby Lake: Katrina Charman}

{Lullaby Lake: Katrina Charman}

{Synopsis} – Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! In the fourth book in this […]

Posted July 31, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review}, {New Release} / 0 Comments
{Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin: James L. Swanson}

{Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin: James L. Swanson}

{Synopsis} – In his meteoric, thirteen-year rise to fame, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a mass movement for Civil Rights — with his relentless peaceful, non-violent protests, public demonstrations, and eloquent speeches. But as violent threats cast a dark shadow over Dr. King’s life, Swanson hones in on James Earl Ray, a bizarre, racist, […]

Posted June 26, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Star Wars: Jedi Academy: Jeffrey Brown}

{Star Wars: Jedi Academy: Jeffrey Brown}

{Synopsis} – This incredible, original story captures all of the humor, awkwardness, fun, and frustrations of middle school–all told through one boy’s comics, journal entries, letters, doodles, and newspaper clippings. The setting? A galaxy far, far away… Roan’s one dream is to leave home and attend Pilot Academy like his older brother, father, and grandfather. […]

Posted June 26, 2018 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments