Fiction

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks – BOOK REVIEW

During the summer after sixth grade, Zoe Washington focused on baking, hoping to be selected for the Food Network’s next Kids Baking Challenge. However, her focus wavers when she receives a letter for her birthday. It is from Marcus, her incarcerated father.

Notorious by Gordon Korman – BOOK REVIEW

Keenan is used to a fast-paced, independent life as he travels the world with his mom, an international schoolteacher. But when he is sidelined by tuberculosis, he winds up on the seemingly sleepy island of Centerlight with his dad.

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi – BOOK REVIEW

Zélie, Amari, and Inan are back in the sequel to Tomi Adeymi’s Children of Blood and Bone. In the next installment of the trilogy, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, the trio confront the fallout of magic’s return with each trying to navigate a new path forward in order to bring peace to Orïsha (and themselves).

Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj – BOOK REVIEW

Karina and Chris may be next door neighbors but they also might as well live on opposite sides of the country. Their interactions are few and far between. As a result, each develop a multitude of assumptions about the other.

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.