I loved this story, which is a fantastical version of Russia's female aviators from World War 2. Revna has prosthetic limbs from an accident, and her father is in jail because he used scrap metal to make them. This is considered stealing from the union. Joining the regiment will restore the rest of her family's good standing. Linnea's father is a general, and she ran away from home three years ago and posed as a man to fight in the war. After being discovered, this regiment will be her only way to fight. Both women have to overcome stereotypes and learn to work with each other. I didn't entirely understand the weave magic, but basically flight works through magical means. The ending leaves hope for a sequel. One annoying thing: the audiobook did not include the author's note, so I have requested the print book to see what it says.

I read the advanced reader's copy of this book, so I think there were a few things off about it (I think an author bio was missing, and the art was still to come) but this was such a great mix of different essays or stories about the experience of being plus-size that I think will benefit many teens (and adults). I can't wait to get my hands on the finished copy and see the beautiful art.

Not sure why this was so popular. I do think my enjoyment was diminished by the cloudlibrary recording, which was incredibly quiet and had parts that skipped and crackled. I feel like I probably missed things as a result. It did give me a bit of preparation for the trip I took.

I enjoyed this one. It's definitely squee-worthy. Cather is very anxious and has social issues, and there were times where even I was like oooh Cather just get a backbone already. I did really like the way Levi treated her once they decided to be in a relationship. He wasn't too pushy and he was very kind. Of course, I wanted to know if Cather ever finished Carry On, but I guess that's what the Carry On book is for.

Welteroth tells the story of her life so far in this book, which examines the ways women, especially black women, to be in boxes. It talks about how she took chances and worked her way up to her dream career. I think one thing I really liked about it was how she talked about when she got her dream, it ended up not being what she wanted. That for me was the best part. Welteroth's style is very readable, and I think it would be great for teens to read about their life.

I was surprised to like this book as much as I did. If you had told me it was a horror book with body gore elements, I probably wouldn't have given it a try. I'm glad I did. Power's writing style draws you right in to the Raxter School of Girls and what life is like there. Most of the story is from Hetty's perspective, with some Byatt thrown in during different parts. I love the way Power changes up the writing for Byatt's parts. There are complicated adults, and the mystery is slowly revealed. At the end, the action really picks up and things started to blur together a little more for me. I also skimmed the body horror parts, because it's not my thing, but I got enough to get a feel for it.

I enjoyed this one a lot. I didn't find it to be too derivative of Harry Potter for me to enjoy it. I really liked how it went from different perspectives. I was slightly spoiled for the book before reading it, but that was okay. Now I see there are going to be two more, so that should be interesting.

One thing I think I really got from this book was an awareness that gender non-conforming individuals are included under the trans umbrella as well. I had never really thought of that, always keeping them in separate groups in my head. I suppose that might not be true for all genderqueer individuals, but for me, Tobia's description of himself as trans took a little while for me to get used to.

This memoir is needed, because we don't have a lot of memoirs about people who do not identify as male or female. Tobia's memoir will open people's eyes about what that experience is like, including elements that were difficult. One part that will not sit well is the section where he describes his college selection experience--complaining about a full ride to Duke when most people don't get offered a full ride anywhere isn't an easy read, especially when the complaint is that you could have gone to Harvard instead.

I read this book to see if it would be a good cross-over title for a YA award, and I do think it would work well in high schools for free reading, but I don't know if teachers and librarians would go for it on a list. It will be interesting to discuss that at the meeting.

I enjoyed this one, which uses the premise that Dorothy, Alice, and Wendy are mutants that have the power to go to an alternative universe, rather than just something that magically happens to them. It's an interesting idea, especially when Hook and the Wicked Witch fall in insta-love and team up. However, the setting is 1910, and I'm not sure the characters feel like 1910 characters. I also felt a little weird that the darkest skinned character is the villain. Otherwise, it's a fun middle school level graphic novel.

This story will teach you about the art and practice of sumo wrestling, as well as illustrate the saying "fall seven times, get up eight." The illustrations are adorable.