Loved the illustrations, eh on the story. By the end, I wanted to smack Josie on the head every time he spoke.

I wanted to like this one more than I did. I wish it had gone a bit more into detail about the busing/integration of Portland and why people homeschooled as a result. I don't think that's well-known, and I would have appreciated seeing it further explored. It is an author memoir, so perhaps she didn't go much beyond that. Otherwise, I wasn't really sure I got how little she fit in other than that the other kids seemed to ignore her. I think it was just a bit too subtle for me.

I've seen that a lot of people didn't really like this one, but I did. Admittedly, this is only the third Atwood novel I have ever read, so her writing is still fresh to me. Sometimes the changing of the speaker was hard for me, but overall, I liked the book. I don't like how much we are hurtling towards this reality though.

I didn't like this one as much as I expected to. I did like the way you slowly realize the world is different from what you thought it would be. Also, learning now that it takes place in the 90s, explains a lot about what was happening. I agree that the magical metaphors for real life were interesting, and I did like reading from both Z's and Aysel's perspectives, especially because anything from the Turkish diaspora is new to me. I think this is one I would like to re-read in not review time, because I think I read too fast for the ending to really come together for me.

I am not a huge Loki fan (Thor:Ragnarock being my favorite version of him) but I ended up enjoying this. That was a surprise to me, because I really disliked Loki when he first came to Midgard. As he slowly changed over the course of the book, I grew to like and understand him. I look forward to Lee's continued exploration of this character, and I hope Theo continues in them.

Well-written, and I enjoyed the way that he connected what happened in 1919 with the present. A solid middle school book.

Just as good as the podcast. Loved hearing just from Caleb and Adam's perspectives. So cute.

I stayed up late last night to finish this one. I really liked this story about Kiera and her experience being one of the few black kids at a white high school, and about her secret hidden life as a video game developer. I love the idea of a teen creating it herself and getting help and making something that becomes so popular. I also love the way this book examines racism.

Not great as a library book, but good as a purchase for kids so they can write all over it!

Still super cute and I love it.