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Teen Review
Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Today Tonight Tomorrow

By Rachel Solomon
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Allie
Mar 25, 2024

Rowan and Neil have been competing for everything their whole lives. Student council, best class project, even valedictorian. In the last 24 hours of their senior year, there’s only one thing left to compete for: Howl champion. The book explores the journey of the two teens spending those last 24 hours with each other, where they learn more about each other in that time period than they had in the 12 years they’d been in school together. 

Teen Review
Starfish book cover

Starfish

By Lisa Fipps
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Allie
Mar 25, 2024

Written in concise but powerful verse, Starfish by Lisa Fipps delivers an important message to people of all ages about body image and self worth. The story follows Ellie’s journey to self confidence and growing up in the wake of her childhood best friend moving away. She deals with her weight in a family that is less than supportive of her, and that doesn’t discourage her from being herself. 

Teen Review
The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

By Peter Brown
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Mar 25, 2024

Summary: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown is a heartwarming tale about Roz, a robot who finds herself stranded on a wild and remote island. Initially viewed as an outsider by the island's animal inhabitants, Roz gradually learns to adapt to her surroundings and forms unexpected friendships. Through her experiences, she discovers the true meaning of empathy, friendship, and community.

Teen Review
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

By Madeline Miller
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 25, 2024

Circe is about a lesser goddess named Circe who discovers her strength in a world full of powerful gods. She meets plenty of famous characters from Greek mythology and she learns important lessons about love, trust, and how to manage her powers. Throughout the book, Circe searches for a place where she belongs in this world full of monsters.

Teen Review
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Daisy Jones and The Six

By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Allie
Mar 25, 2024

Daisy Jones grew up on the club scene on Sunset Strip. Across the country, The Dunne Brothers band plays school dances and weddings, trying to punch their ticket to Hollywood. When famous producer Teddy Price has them collaborate on an album, they become the most famous band in the world: Daisy Jones and The Six

Teen Review
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

By Taylor Jenkins Reid
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Allie
Mar 25, 2024

Evelyn Hugo was born beautiful. The most beautiful girl anyone had ever seen. Her beauty is what brought her fame, but unfortunately not live, as her life is often overshadowed by her seven husbands. This book details the fictional movie star’s seven husbands, the lessons they taught her, and the secrets they kept. 

Teen Review
Saint Anything book cover

Saint Anything

By Sarah Dessen
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
k_the_great
Mar 22, 2024

Saint Anything is a fiction novel by Sarah Dessen. Sydney has always lived in the shadow of her brother Peyton. When Peyton is in trouble, Sydney can finally break out of his shadow. She finds people who truly see her and help her become her true self. Sydney breaks through the mold she has been in her whole life and figures out what she truly wants. 

Teen Review
Holes book cover

Holes

By Louis Sachar
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Lucas F.
Mar 22, 2024

Holes by Louis Sachar is an incredible novel about fate, where Stanley Yelnats is incarcerated for stealing sneakers at Camp Green Lake, a deserted desert of a camp, where Stanley is warped into a mystery 200 years into the making. In a story where there are no coincidences, Stanley must reckon with his family’s “curse”. A magical and enchanting book, the coincidences and three concurrent storylines that wrap up together are incredible. This novel is a masterpiece of story retelling and has so many satisfying details.

Teen Review
We Deserve Monuments book cover

We Deserve Monuments

By Jas Hammonds
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Lucas F.
Mar 22, 2024

We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds is a romantic mystery novel where Avery moves from D.C. to a small southern town and unravels her family secrets, and what it means to fall in love again. This story tackles both racism and homophobia in the United States, weaving a deep mystery. Avery has to reconnect with her tough, hardened Mama Letty. There is a lot of characterization of both Avery and Letty. The other characters help support the novel but feel a little stereotypical without a lot of growth.

Teen Review
Hatchet book cover

Hatchet

By Gary Paulsen
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Lucas F.
Mar 22, 2024

Hatchet is a novel by Gary Paulsen that is a descriptive look at a near-death survival situation and explores feelings of loneliness, though being more descriptive about the main character’s (Brian) mode of survival. The book takes place in the Canadian frontier wilderness where Brian crashes after the pilot of the small Cessna that is driving him to see his divorced father crashes. Armed with only a hatchet, he must carve up a living alone in the wilderness.

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