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Who Was Babe Ruth? by Joan Holub

Who Was Babe Ruth?

By Joan Holub
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Jun 11, 2025

This tells the story of George Herman “Babe” Ruth, a boy from a poor family in Baltimore who grew up to be one of baseball’s biggest stars. As a child, he got into trouble and was sent to a special school, where a kind teacher, Brother Mathias, helped him discover his love for baseball. By the time Babe was 19, he was already playing professional baseball. He played for the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox and became super famous as a home-run hitter with the New York Yankees.

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The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by Dav Pilkey

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby

By Dav Pilkey
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 11, 2025

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby is a graphic novel by Dav Pilkey, and the first book of the Super Diaper Baby book series. It starts off with an evil deputy and his dog opening an underwear laundry store so they can trap Captain Underpants. When he comes, they trap him and use a machine to suck his powers out and into a juice. The dog drinks half, and the deputy is about to when they get chased by the police. As they pass by a hospital, a doctor spanks a baby out of the window on accident, and the baby lands in the drink, drinking the rest of the power juice.

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Cats in the City by Tom Watson

Cats in the City

By Tom Watson
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 11, 2025

Cats in the City is the second book of the Stick Cat book series, written by Tom Watson. The book starts off with Stick Cat and Edith talking, and realizing that Stick Cat had never visited Edith's apartment - she always comes to his. She invites him to her apartment, where he had a nice look and found out that she lives a luxurious life. He hops on the windowsill and stares out the window, noticing a bagel shop and a woman stirring a giant pot of bagel batter on one floor of the building near their apartment.

Teen Review Jun 11, 2025

Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer Space is the third Captain Underpants book by Dav Pilkey. In this book, George and Harold play a prank on the lunch ladies that makes them angry and causes them to quit. Three aliens then dress up as human women and get hired as their replacements. They feed all the kids evil zombie juice, turning them into zombies that they will help them to take over the world.

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Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2

By Dav Pilkey
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 11, 2025

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 2 is the 7th Captain Underpants book written by Dav Pilkey. The book begins with Sulu the Bionic Hamster holding the three booger men in his mouth and launching them out into outer space onto a planet. It seemed like all was well, until George and Harold found out that Mr. Krupp and Melvin’s bodies were switched, and the combin-a-tron that could switch them back was destroyed.

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Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 1

By Dav Pilkey
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Jun 11, 2025

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1 is the 6th Captain Underpants book written by Dav Pilkey. The book starts with a demonstration day in class, where George and Harold show how to play a prank on people when they sit down on the toilet. Melvin then shows how he built a robot to combine two elements, demonstrating on Sulu the Hamster, but no one cares. Later, George and Harold also write a comic about Melvin, portraying him negatively and making him really mad.

Teen Review
Who Was Lewis Carroll? by Pam Pollack & Meg Belviso

Who Was Lewis Carroll?

By Pam Pollack & Meg Belviso
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Jun 11, 2025

This book tells the exciting story of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who used the pen name Lewis Carroll. He was a curious student, a math teacher and a church leader at Oxford University. In 1862, while rowing on a river, he made up a fun story for a little girl named Alice about a rabbit hole and a magical world. This story later became the famous books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.

Teen Review
The Deepest Lake by Andromeda Romano-Lax

The Deepest Lake

By Andromeda Romano-Lax
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Bridget A
Jun 11, 2025

The Deepest Lake is a suspenseful thriller written by Andromeda Romano-Lax. This book follows the story of Rose, a grieving mother whose daughter just drowned while at a writing workshop in Guatemala. After the search for her daughter's body ended early, Rose signs up for the workshop herself and heads to Guatemala to find answers. As the workshop goes on, Rose begins to find clues that can help her find out what happened to her daughter.

Teen Review
Her Loss by Drake

Her Loss

By Drake & 21 Savage
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Bryan
Jun 11, 2025

Her Loss, a collaborative project between Drake and 21 Savage, is one of the lesser-known albums released by Drake. Released on November 4, 2022, the album spans 16 tracks and showcases a blend of luxury rap, trap bravado and petty punchlines, wrapped in top-tier production and star power.

Teen Review
Who Was Leif Erikson? by Nico Medina

Who Was Leif Erikson?

By Nico Medina
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rishi Tek
Jun 11, 2025

This book tells the story of Leif Erikson, a brave Viking explorer who may have been the first European to reach North America, about 500 years before Christopher Columbus. Leif was born in Greenland, and his father, Erik the Red, started the first Viking settlement there. The book follows Leif’s exciting journey to a new land called Vinland, which is likely part of Canada today. It also teaches kids about Viking life—how they traveled the seas, explored new places and shared stories and myths.

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