XL by Scott Brown is a book about how change can seem like the only thing that matters. Will Daughtry is turning sixteen and is just under five feet tall. His best friend, Monica (5’10”), and stepbrother, Drew (6’3”), are his only comforts. Then suddenly, things aren’t right anymore. His friendships with Monica and Drew start to change, and Will begins to feel alone again. On top of that, Will starts to grow, so fast it causes concerns in his family. Will is growing so rapidly at such an important time of his life t
Harper is sick of being 12. It seems like everything she wants to do, such as post on Tik-Tok, she isn't allowed until she's 13. But things seem to be turning around on her 12 1/2 birthday celebration. Her parents let her start posting on Tik-Tok early, and the most popular girl in school, Celia, has invited Harper and her best friend Ava to her birthday party. At Celia's party, Harper learns that the only reason she was invited was that her mom helped out with the party.
Your Body Rocks is a well-written book. It educates children about our bodies, what it does or how it functions, what it needs to be healthy and to be protected, and why changes happen in our bodies, especially during the adolescent ages. Aside from being educational on anatomy, health, and protection, the book also touches on the topic of consent. The book is a very good companion for parents to teach children about our changing bodies. It is also good for independent learning for kids as the book thoroughly explains reproductive concepts.
Federico likes to think of himself as a great storyteller, but his friends know that most of his stories are wildly exaggerated. One day Federico is telling his best friends the story of how he was in the middle of the great river the Rio Grande during a huge storm. However, once they hear that there are hackberries nearby, they rush off, leaving Fedrico's story unfinished. Angry that his closest friends had rushed off in hopes of finding hackberries instead of listening to his story, Federico stomped off in a random direction.
Enough is Enough, by Michelle Roehm McCann, is about how young students and teenagers can fight for gun safety. Told with a strong stance on how gun violence laws should be and how to get them there, this book will encourage even the most introverted teenagers to get up and show the country what needs to be done to create a safer environment. With history about gun laws from the past and the second amendment, this book truly covers all aspects of gun violence prevention. With tables, charts, and graphs, this book has all of the nitty gritty details and where they
Of course Beau Devereaux has a dark side. He's the popular football quarterback, good looking, rich, an academic success, and everyone likes him. He also throws the best parties down by the river. His father owns the town, running a lucrative business that employs most of the town residents. He also stands in a long line of Devereauxs. But it's not the family pressure that drives Beau's dark side. He believes he owns the river and the parties he hosts there are just an extension of himself, doing his sinister will.
Jack Stinger had always been interested in the mysterious Whitlock Manor that everyone at school claims is haunted. He and his friends Stewart and Billy even created a club in 4th grade, called the Bike Club, to try and enter the Manor. However, as The Bike Club breaks up due to a few small fights among the members, Jack enlists the help of his childhood friend Daisy to figure out the secrets behind the mansion. One day, Daisy and Jack go to the manor and see that the front door is unlocked for the first time.
Drummond is a thirteen-year-old boy with an unbalanced equation. His life at home seems strong, but his musical realm lacks substance. As the young boy pushes harder into the world of the marching band, his family, though supportive, grows apart both figuratively and literally. As most young ones do, Drummond tends to ignore many familial situations that occur around him. This is made clear throughout the book as an illustration of the naivete of Drummond, who focuses only on the band.
Shifter (The Healer Chronicles 2) is a exhilarating story about twin boys Alex and Andy, who possess super powers in which they allow Alex to heal any disease known to science and Andy to shift diseases from one living thing to another. Once their powers are combined, they achieve the power of life and death.
The Garden Bone is a book about a young teenager named Wenceslao, or Wences. Ever since Wences' parents died in a helicopter crash, Wences renounced being “The Dinosaur Kid” he once was. He gave all of his dinosaur toys to his little brother hoping to forget his past. However, when he goes into his garden, he finds a mysterious object. Further inspection reveals to him that it is a bone, a dinosaur tooth in fact!
