Information Goodreads: Millie of the ManorSeries: NoneAge Category: Middle GradeSource: LibraryPublished: 2025 Summary Amy loves reading mysteries, so she is excited when her classmate Reagan invites her to a murder-mystery-themed birthday party. But Amy is worried about attending, since she has social anxiety. She doesn’t want to panic in front of a bunch of potential … Continue reading Millie of the Manor by Karina Evans| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Information Goodreads: Broom DoomSeries: Jazzy the Witch #1Age Category: Lower Middle GradeSource: LibraryPublished: 2025 Summary In a town of witches, Jazzy stands out. She does not really feel invested in magic, can never remember spells, and fears flying–even though her moms run the local broomstick store. Then she finds her true calling–cycling. But can a … Continue reading Jazzy the Witch in Broom Doom by Jessixa Bagley| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Otero utilizes disparate character voices and eras to paint a picture of female empowerment, colonialism, and religious hypocrisy. The post Book Review: Witchcraft by Sole Otero appeared first on Cinema Sentries.| Cinema Sentries
Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.October has begun and Halloween seems to be everywhere! It is the month of ghosts, goblins and witches. Today we are sharing a book about witches however it is not really a Halloween book. It is a graphic novel about growing up and finding one's way. The book is Jazzy the Witch in Broom Doom by Jessixa Bagley. It is recommended for ages eight to twelve.| Crafty Moms Share
Title: To the Stars and Back Author: Peglo Publisher: Little, Brown Ink Publication date: September 30, 2025 Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Bookshop | Goodreads | StoryGraph Summary Kang Dae generally prefers to spend his time alone. So when his new bubbly neighbor, Bo Seon, moves in, he’s not exactly happy. Especially when he […] The post Review: To the Stars and Back appeared first on Between the Shelves.| Between the Shelves
Racist LanguageThis review concerns H. P. Lovecraft’s cat, whose name was a racial slur against Black people.As part of this review, the cat’s name and variations are included. Reader discretion advised. The first known reference to H. P. Lovecraft’s cat was in a letter from his grandfather when Lovecraft was only 5 years old: You … Continue reading Lovecraft y Negrito (2023) by Dolores Alcatena→| Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein
It was just a colour out of space—a frightful messenger from unformed realms of infinity beyond all Nature as we know it; from realms whose mere existence stuns the brain and numbs us with the black extra-cosmic gulfs it throws open before our frenzied eyes.—H. P. Lovecraft, “The Colour Out of Space” Comic and graphic … Continue reading The Colour Out of Space (2024) by H. P. Lovecraft & Sara Barkat→| Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein
Information Goodreads: Sunny Figures It OutSeries: Sunny #6Age Category: Middle GradeSource: LibraryPublished: 2025 Summary Sunny enjoys hanging out with Tony. But her best friend Deb thinks the tw…| Pages Unbound | Book Reviews & Discussions
Note to Reader: One of Jane Austen’s earliest surviving letters is dated 23 August 1796 and was sent to her sister Cassandra from Cork street in London, where the twenty-year-old budding auth…| This Reading Life
Title: Flip Author: Ngozi Ukazu Publisher: First Second Publication date: September 23, 2025 Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Bookshop | Goodreads | StoryGraph Summary Chi-Chi’s one problem is that she constantly has crushes on rich white boys who don’t know she exists. When her promposal to Flip Henderson (the most popular guy in school) […] The post Review: Flip appeared first on Between the Shelves.| Between the Shelves
Brief thoughts on the books I read in August, including books by E.K. Johnston, Intisar Khanani, Rboin Wall Kimmerer, and Nnedi Okorafor. Continue reading →| alibrarymama
My brief thoughts on the books I read in June – so many books I loved! These are mostly fantasy as usual, with a smattering of contemporary middle grade, adult romance, and one historical tee…| alibrarymama
Something wonderful has happened since I turned 70. Really. I got in my skin. I finally got in. I mean, I’ve been trying to get in my skin for years. But there was always an arm or leg stuck outside, restless... The full Old With Jokes by Leanne Grabel can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
Recensione dal fumetto inedito pubblicato su Internazionale| Q Code Magazine
This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki is a tense look at private schools, secrets, and the lengths people will go to keep them. The post Review: This Place Kills Me appeared first on Between the Shelves.| Between the Shelves
Graveyard Shift by ML Rio ★★★★ I know this book has pretty low rating on goodreads, but as someone in microbiology I am SO excited when I realized how this book will go into detail about some weird…| The Literary Huntress
In the excellent new middle grade graphic novel Creaky Acres (Kokila, 2025), a parental job change means ten-year old Nora has to leave her friends, her school, and her beloved high-end horse facil…| What's Not Wrong?
Ho scoperto Alison Bechdel nei primi anni dell’università, quando le prime lesbiche sono entrate nella mia vita e io nella loro: fino ad allora ne avevo sentito solo parlare, forse ne avevo avvistata qualcuna nel mio paese e dintorni ma non avevo mai condiviso con loro una quotidianità. E ammetto che devo ringraziarle per tante […] L'articolo Alla scoperta di Alison Bechdel: fumettista e icona queer proviene da Alice Fadda.| Alice Fadda
My brief thoughts of the 15 books I read in May – from middle grade to adult, including lots of fantasy, some romance, and one deeply thoughtful nonfiction title.| alibrarymama
My brief thoughts of the 14 books I read in April, including three re-reads of beloved books. Continue reading →| alibrarymama
It’s the first hour of Easter, and with this, I have four posts to write. Given how slow I’m typing, it will be a long day, but even like the steps of a turtle, I have faith I will make it. I…| Mybookworld24
My brief thoughts of the 16 books I read in March – so many books I loved!| alibrarymama
Quante cose è il nostro corpo? Se nasci o ti identifichi femmina, il tuo corpo non è solo un corpo. Fin da bambina comprendi che è qualcosa da tenere sempre composto, che dovrebbe essere leggiadro e elegante. Deve essere in ordine, pulito, conforme a ciò che la società ha deciso per te. Capirai che quel […]| Alice Fadda
The Kiss Bet by Ingrid Ochoa Publisher: Webtoon (Webtoon Unscrolled) Release Date: February 25, 2025 Available through Bookshop Sub-genres: YA romcom, school life, & contemporary romance [Recei…| 24hryabookblog
Middle grade fiction is such a terrific place to find interesting characters and challenges. These three brand new books have an amazing variety of those! | The Book Search
I might have mentioned before that I'm not typically a fan of graphic novels. I like creating my own mental images of characters and settings and so I don't usually choose graphic novels. BUT, holy cow, these two new ones have such interesting story lines and the art work is SO compelling, you have to look for them!| The Book Search
Still reading for the CYBILS award, but coming down the end of the pile. Today I found this really great one lurking!| The Book Search
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Like Steve Reich’s Different Trains, Jordan Mechner’s graphic memoir Replay is a work of introspection that looks to history and tragic synchronicity.| PopMatters
Dryad, volumes 1-2by Kurtis J. Wiebe The Glass family has spent thirteen years hiding peacefully in the sleepy forest settlement of Frostbrook where Morgan and Yale planted roots and raised their t…| LessthanThreeD
Rat Queens, volumes 7-8by Ryan Ferrier 7: A vengeful presence from the past forces the Rat Queens to face their own demons in order to save everything they’ve ever loved! Can the Queens hold their …| LessthanThreeD
Giant Days, volumes 9-14by John Allison 9: It’s the end of second year, and everything is happening so fast! Moving out, breaking up, breaking hearts, breaking…bones? Best-Mates-for-Life Esther, Da…| LessthanThreeD
Check out this wonderful graphic novel for teens about the resurrection of Jesus Christ: The Third Day: The Gospel of Luke Chapters 22-24| Thinking Kids
Quick The Marble Queen sketches 🌹⚔️ You can pre-order the graphic novel here| Gabrielle Kari
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! If you love sword lesbians two queens in love you should preorder mine and Anna Kopp’s graphic novel releasing in March! -> The Marble Queen Preorder and if you preorder you can pick up some extra goodies Summary: A sapphic YA graphic novel with sword fighting, political intrigue, and magic where the princess needs a marriage alliance for the welfare of her kingdom, but she unknowingly accepts a proposal from a mysterious country, having come not from the prince, but h...| Gabrielle Kari
Canadian-South African comics creator Maya LeMaitre has published a book of comics about a teenager from Earth named Mimi who moves to Mars with her family. The book, which is suitable for all ages, explores how Mimi adapts to her new home and features LeMaitre's signature watercolour art and sense of whimsy.| brainwavez.org
For this post, I’m sharing details of my most recent article, “Snapping the Quijote: Examining L2 Literature, Social Media, and Digital Storytelling through a Cervantine Lens”, which was publ…| Rebecca M. Bender, PhD