Pixie Pushes On by Tamara Bundy – BOOK REVIEW

In the 1940s, times are hard in the United States. Families struggle to recover from the Great Depression and World War II upends lives everywhere as soldiers go off to war and others go to work to support the nation. Prudence (Pixie) and her family struggle as well.

Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt – BOOK REVIEW

Summer has come to Cape Cod and Delsie is looking forward to another sun-soaked, fun-filled season with her friend, Brandy. Although Delsie has not changed much from the past year, Brandy has. Now Delsie must deal with the storm this conflict stirs up in her as well as the other clashes it precipitates and feelings it surfaces.

Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly – BOOK REVIEW

Iris is tech-savvy and curious, deaf and lonely. While she loves to fix radios, she struggles to find her place and make friends in a world where she only knows a handful of people like her. Then, Iris learns about Blue 55, a whale that sings songs in a different frequency from other whales.

Front Desk by Kelly Yang – BOOK REVIEW

After immigrating to the United States from China in the 1990’s, Mia Tang and her parents are trying to make their way and create a life they always dreamed about. Yet, life is not easy for the family, even after they are hired to manage a hotel in California.

The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer – BOOK REVIEW

Ileana and her family live in Communist Romania in 1989, a perilous place for storytellers and rebels alike. When the family learns that they are in the crosshairs of the government’s secret service, they send Ileana to live with her grandparents in a remote village deep in the countryside.