Really interesting and unique story. Like nothing I've ever read before.

Gorgeous, heartbreaking novel about rape on a college campus and the way the community reacts to it. In between chapters, the actual events of the night are detailed. An essential read for what consent means.

Heartbreaking and beautiful. Ben and Halley capture your heart and don't let it go.

Worthy of the praise it is receiving.

Who doesn't want Emily Dickinson to have been secretly solving crimes in her teens? I love MacColl's books, and this one was no exception. Dickinson flirts with a 'Mr. Nobody' who ends up dead a few days later. No one comes to identify the body, which leads her to investigate. Quiet mayhem ensues. It's not a thrilling murder mystery where danger lurks around every corner, but you get the sense of what it is like to solve a mystery in a small town where everyone knows who you are. One of my favorite parts of the book is how each chapter starts with a line from one of Dickinson's poems. I think it would make kids pick up her poetry books.

Ebony Charmed seems to have less-than-average abilities at Motley Junior High: School for the Psychically and Celestially Gifted. All of her projects seem to go awry. Her mom and dad are fighting. Life in sixth grade is tough. Good thing she has Fleishman, her GTG (go-to-guy) to keep her in a good mood, as well as three spirit friends that she communicates with in sign language. When one of her school projects goes missing, Ebony has to learn to trust in herself and her abilities to save her project, and, quite possibly, the world.

I love the way Larsen did her world-building here. I feel like I might need to visit Peru, Maine (an actual town) to see if I can spot things mentioned in the book! The pages kept turning as I wanted to see what was next for our heroine. I love all the attention Norse mythology is getting lately and hope to continue to learn more about it!

I love Tonatiuh's illustrations. I thought it was interesting to learn a Mexican myth. I prefer his earlier books to this one, but I think I'm biased about the myth itself, wishing that the woman had something more to do than fall in love and potentially be married off. I feel bad ranking it lower because of that, but it is how I feel.

Another great middle school book, this one involving a girl for whom words pop up on your skin. Imagine every thought you had about yourself plastered there for everyone to see. Scary. Imagine that in middle school: scarier. This was also an excellent story about believing in yourself.

I got a free copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review.