I'm not a huge King Arthur fan (well, not that I have strong anti-Arthur feelings, I just never really read any of his stories until Mists of Avalon in high school and I think that book charted how I feel about Arthur in general.)

I did like Guinevere being a bigger part of the story, and acting behind the scenes. I also liked a lot of the twists that happened. I *think* I know part of the secret of Guinevere's background, but I'll be interested to see how it is revealed. I think middle schoolers and teens will eat this up.

500 pages of honesty, getting at the heart of some intense emotions, with the usual funny bits in there too.

This is a really cute slice of life story set in Ireland. Our main character, Nishat, is a Bengali teen who is on the verge of coming out to her family. She has support from her younger sister Priti (and honestly, their sister relationship is one of my favorite things about the book.) Her life slowly gets thrown for a loop when Flavia, a friend from childhood who might become something more. Both of them are in a business class, and both choose a henna business as their project. Will their potential romance survive the competition?

This book touches on a lot of things--coming out, being outed, cultural appropriation, changing friendships, what racism is. While not minimizing the pain, Jaigirdar does a deft job of keeping the story relatively light feeling. This story is also pretty chaste, so you could give it to a middle schooler who is reading up and it would be fine. I really enjoyed it.

A great story about fear. It's particularly from the view of someone moving from one country to another, but eventually it expands to everyone's fear. A must read for anxious children everywhere.

Well now that I finally got my hands on a physical copy, I could read the last thirty or so pages of this book. An excellent end to a trilogy, with many twists and turns.

I read this in honor of the movie coming out. Fairly cute, think I will enjoy the movie.

The Book With No Pictures for a Slightly Older Crowd.

This book made me cry more than once. If you are not already familiar with colorism, read this book. Read it if you are, as well. There are so many beautiful children like Genesis out there. I could relate to the list of reasons to hate myself as well. It was just...so good.

I'm not sure I had ever read a book before where "big boobs" were the main issue. Now, I happen to know that Greer's size isn't as big as things can get, but when I was in high school? I probably would have been shocked. I did enjoy Greer's emotional journey over the course of the story, and I believed in Jackson's interest in her. I would like a follow-up story about Quin, Jackson's little sister, who definitely has a lot going on in her head. I think my favorite part was the volleyball team, and how it helped Greer feel differently about herself. Honorable mention to any part with Maggie.