Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Young adult fiction with a focus on sexuality and exploration is becoming more and more common, but this is the first graphic novel that I have seen on the topic. Graphic novels that tackle […]

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Divorce isn’t easy on kids. There are lots of stories and movies that caricature that, with screaming teens and tearful, apologetic parents. But Two Naomis gives a more down-to-Earth look at life after divorce, […]

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram "Let’s get this part over with – it’s no secret. My dog, Maxi, dies.” The opening sentence of Maxi’s Secrets gives the reader fair warning, but it doesn’t make Maxi’s death much easier to […]

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram WHATTTTT WHATWHATWHAT. Man, I thought ghost stories were terrifying when they were in traditional form – and then I read this ghostly graphic novel, Anya’s Ghost. Teenage Anya is sick of bullies, being invisible […]

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Imagine a book that attempts to tackle all of the fears and insecurities and misunderstanding that cause conflict between humans. Now imagine it as a graphic novel….. About a beard. Are you still with […]

 Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Most stories featuring characters with special needs are told from the point of view of the character themselves (like Reign, Rain) or from the point of view of a sibling (Al Capone Does my […]

 Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it!  View this post on Instagram Snapchat in book form? The Best Man does a great job of reflecting what its like to come of age in a time where viral videos and lightening-quick judgements are the norm. But as […]

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Full of Beans was not what I expected. Key West in the mid-1930’s is not yet the pastel-colored tourist haven we know and love – instead it is a dirty, depressed area on the […]

Insta Review gives you a new book recommendation in under a minute. Go ahead, time it! View this post on Instagram Little Dog Lost has a solid recipe – a plot involving a dog separated from its owner, multiple points of view for added interest, interesting storytelling format, major cute factor. But by the end, […]