The Shadows by Alex North
Reviewed by B. Ullsvik, May 2023
Book Reviews
The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson
Reviewed by B. Ullsvik, April 2023
My Name is Number Four by Ting-Xing Ye
Reviewed by B. Ullsvik, April 2023
Human Acts by Han Kang
Reviewed by B. Ullsvik, April 2023
The Volunteer by Jack Fairweather
Reviewed by B. Ullsvik, April 2023
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Reviewed by Emily Hafeman, March 2023
Hero by Mike Lupica
Reviewed by A. Trapp, February 2023
From the talented author Mike Lupica comes a fast paced heart pumping action novel, with a choprehesive depiction of a schoolboy in New York faced with the tragedy of his dad passing away but also with the discovery of super powers in himself.
Lovely Bones by Alice Seabold
Reviewed by A. Trapp, February 2023
From the mind of Alice Seabold comes a dark and tragic novel with, a thorough depiction of a young girl who gets murdered and watches her family move on from heaven.
After her murder Susie can no longer talk or be with her family. But she can still watch them from her own heaven. She watches her family struggle with her passing and look for solutions to a problem that can’t be fixed. She sees the critical decisions they make to move on while tring to help them along the way even though she really can’t.
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Reviewed by A. Trapp, February 2023
From the National book award-winning author Neal Shusterman comes an Intense and riveting novel, a detailed portrayal of a future world where natural death is no longer a thing, and a fascinating story of how two teenagers have been given the difficult task of taking lives.