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Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets

By Dav Pilkey
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 9, 2025

Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets is the 2nd Captain Underpants book written by Dav Pilkey. It starts off with George and Harold seeing a sign for the Second Annual Invention Convention competition. The principal, Mr. Krupp, sees them and says that they are banned from the competition because they caused chaos last year. George and Harold then decide to sabotage all the other kids’ inventions, except for Melvin, with whom they had made a deal. But Melvin tells Mr.

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Stick Dog Takes Out Sushi

By Tom Watson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 9, 2025

Stick Dog Takes Out Sushi is the 11th book of the Stick Dog book series. It starts with all the dogs sleeping, but Karen wakes up and wants to play with a stick. Mutt declares that he has some in his fur, so he shakes them off. The dogs hold the sticks in their mouth, but realize that the sticks have taste, later finding a wrapper saying that the sticks come from sushi. They then try to find where the sushi was from, with most of the dogs believing that it grows on "fish trees".

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Stick Dog Meets His Match

By Tom Watson
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 9, 2025

Stick Dog Meets His Match is the 10th book of the Stick Dog book series. It starts off with Karen talking about how she loved drinking coffee so much. Stick Dog then decides to lead his friends to a coffee shop, where Karen gets a whole drink for herself, while the other four split one drink, causing Karen to get very hyper. She runs off to a gym, and when the dogs follow her, they see a meat truck delivering food to the gym.

Teen Review
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Romeo and Juliet

By William Shakespeare
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
SP
Jun 9, 2025

The novel Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is an intense story about love and miscommunication. This novel is a love story about the two lovers from feuding families. When they first met each other, they fell in love immediately and had a hidden romance. But when Juliet's family arranges a marriage for her everything changes. We follow their story as they fall in love and struggle to hide their love from their families and the entire world.

Teen Review
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Along for the Ride

By Sarah Dessen
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
SP
Jun 6, 2025

The novel Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen is a heartwarming story about finding yourself with a little bit of romance. This novel follows the story of a girl named Auden. When Auden was little her parents got divorced and she lived with her mom. Since her mom was a Professor, Auden spent her entire high school life with no social life but one summer that changed.

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Who Is Pope Francis?

By Stephanie Spinner
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Jun 6, 2025

Who Is Pope Francis? tells the story of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became known as Pope Francis. He was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pope, and the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he grew up in a loving family and decided to become a priest when he was sixteen. The book shares how he worked hard, cared deeply about the poor, and wanted to make the church more welcoming and kinder.

Teen Review
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Spectacular

By Stephanie Garber
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Bridget A.
Jun 5, 2025

Spectacular is a Fantasy fiction book written by Stephanie Garber. This book follows the story of Donatella Dragna during the Great Holiday. As the day nears, she is still struggling to find a gift to give to the man she loves, Legend. As he becomes more distant, Tella starts her hunt for the perfect gift for Legend. As he leaves to go prepare for the next Caraval, she heads to Garland Street to see what gift options there are.

Teen Review
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We Love You Tecca

By Lil Tecca
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Bryan
Jun 5, 2025

We Love You Tecca is the debut mixtape by American rapper Lil Tecca, released on August 30, 2019. The album features 17 tracks and runs for about 40 minutes in total. It includes one of Tecca’s most famous songs: “Ransom”, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and played a major role in his rise to fame. The album also features other popular tracks like “Love Me,” “Did It Again,” and “Bossanova.”

Teen Review
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Who Was Isaac Newton?

By Janet B. Pascal
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Jun 5, 2025

Who Was Isaac Newton? tells the story of one of the most important scientists in history. He was born in England in 1642 and was a curious and smart child who loved asking questions and learning. When his college had to close because of the plague, he went home and made some of his biggest discoveries, like the laws of motion and gravity. This book talks about his childhood, the cool science he worked on, and how he changed the world with his ideas.

Teen Review
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This Summer Will Be Different

By Carley Fortune
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
SP
Jun 5, 2025

The novel, This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune is a very warm story about friendship, promises, and love. Following the story of Lucy, we see how she navigates through life and now her newfound love. Lucy’s life has always been full of many ups and downs, but everything changes when she goes with her best friend to visit her best friend's family and before she knows it Lucy is in love with her best friend’s brother.

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