Winterhouse The Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

This is fine for any elementary school library.  A orphan girl who lives with her not so nice aunt and uncle gets to live in a magical hotel.  There is an evil entity trying to come back from the dead and has minions do their bidding and the orphan girl has to stop the dangerous entity.  Hmmmm sounds familiar to a different orphan story but in a magical school.  Still book is fine.

The Sunsets of Miss Olivia Wiggins by Laminack & Bergum

Grandmother is living in a nursing home.  Her family comes to visit.  She is unable to say anything and sits very still.  I think this book is great to help young children who visit elderly.  The images are beautiful. 

Three Hens and A Peacock by Laminack & Cole

Very cute story.  And the pictures are very expressive.  I would like to buy for my high school library for teens to read to young children.  Enjoy.

The Sister’s Grimm The Fairy Tale Detective by Michael Buckley

Imagine being abandoned by your parents and it is just you and your sister living in various foster homes.  Then meeting a grandmother, you never knew existed and learning your parents were kidnapped.  It's a whole new world where fairy tale characters live.  It's a good read and fine for any school library.

Demon Dentist by David Walliams

Think Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and get this book for an adventure.  Enjoy. 

Dr Seuss’s Horse Museum by Dr. Seuss

If you like art, add this to your collection.  Enjoy.  Also Audio book also very good.

Ish by Peter H Reynolds

It's a great book to add to any school library and incorporate it into art classes to encourage students to draw.  Enjoy. 

Imposters Shatter City by Scott Westerfeld

I introduced the first book of this new series to one of my students.  This second book in the series just came out.  I haven't bought it for my high school library yet.  The girl couldn't wait and bought it for herself already.  I'm getting the book.  The series The Uglies prior to this one is very popular and I'm glad that there is a spin off.  It's a good read and the audio book also very good.  Enjoy.

Seven Realms The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

I like this series, lots of drama, strong characters and sneaky dangerous wizards and lots of danger.

It's a good read and great for school libraries.  Enjoy.

Leaphorn and Chee The TaleTeller by Anne Hillerman

Love this series.  It's a good read.  Enjoy.  Audio book also very good. 

Alex & Eliza All For One by Melissa De La Cruz

I was fortunate to see the play Hamilton.  So the story was overlaid with the book.  The book is good.  How the author handled Mrs. Reynolds who was a women who created lots of marriage problems was handled well.  Fine for any high school library.  I would get for my high school library.

Constellation Defy the Fates by Claudia Gray

I liked this series.  If you enjoy Star Wars series, this will fit right in.  Snappy dialog, fast action and a great read if you like science fiction add this one to your reading list.  Enjoy.  Also the audio book is very good. 

Towers Falling by Jewell Parker-Rhodes

This book is fine.  A young girl living in New York City in a homeless shelter is also sheltered from the knowledge of the days the Twin Towers fell.  The story has her making friends with diverse students in a new school.  It's fine for any library.

Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen

This author has been a great author but she has just brought her game to a whole new level.  I liked what I read.  It made me uncomfortable in a good way.  I was in the desert with Wren.  I was with her when she carved a up her grandmother's piano.  I was with her when she had to fight of coyotes alone in the desert.  I was with her when she stole her first item at a drug store.  And I was with Wren as she faced the greatest challenge of her life.  It's a good read.  Read it.  Alcohol, drugs, stealing, vandalizing, lies and deceit and then there is redemption.  I'm getting this for my high school library.

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

Eh.  I wasn't really impressed.  It fell flat.    Think Lost (the TV show) meets Shirley Jackson's The Lottery  flavoring the book.  It was just didn't work.  Read it before you decide to put in your library.

Here To Stay by Sara Farizan

What I liked about the book is that it brings in problems that Middle Eastern teens may face in bullying.  What I didn't like was how the dialog seemed a little to advanced for some of the teens.
It's fine for any high school but it's not my favorite in writing.  Two girls are also bullied because they are starting to become a couple.

The Emperor of Any Place by Tim Wynne-Jones

This is one incredible story that was hard to put down.  The ghosts.  The enemies working together.  and the family secrets.  Told in two timelines, this story is captivating.  I'm getting it for my high school library.  It's an incredible read.

The Beholder by Anna Bright

This is a great book.  I'm getting it for my high school library. I am looking forward to book 2.  Enjoy.  Audio book also very good.

The Secret of Nightingale Wood by Lucy Strange

This has elements of history with in the story traveling back to a time when mental health was treated brutally.  The little girl makes friends with a women living in the woods. No one seems to know she exists.  People believe that she is making it all up.  She's a very clever little girl.  Perfect for any children's library or middle school library.

What Goes Up by Wen Jane Baragrey

It's a quirky story.  Fine for any young school library.

Float by Laura Martin

It's a cute story fine for elementary and middle school.  It's a fun read with kids who have special abilities but may not be able to control them yet.  Enjoy and makes you want to go camping too!

Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung

I wasn't really wild about this book.  I was hoping it would go one way but it went a completely different way.  Not my favorite book at all.

Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart

This is filled with lots of life challenges.  Dunkin has to take meds to keep him from hearing voices.  Lily needs to take meds to block hormones.  These two young people have family that loves them but also in family relationships that change their lives forever.  It's a good read.

Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian

I enjoyed this book.  I know that I can easily recommend this book to my high school students. It is on my list to purchase.  The audio book also very good.  Enjoy!  And Stay Sweet

Hey Kiddo by Jarrett J Krosoczka

This is a brilliant graphic novel about his life story.  Told in a moving way.  However there is a lot of  for mature reader moments.  His mom did drugs and was an addict.  His grandparents loved him but they could be real characters.  There is some drinking and smoking as well.  I am interested in getting this for my library.  I would say read before you get for your library but remember we have lots o students who are being raised by grand parents and there are not that many books about this situation for teens.  It's a good read.  Also a very good TedTalk  https://www.ted.com/talks/jarrett_j_krosoczka_how_a_boy_became_an_artist?language=en#t-561626

The Tiger At Midnight by Swati Teerdhala

I am so looking forward to book 2.  It's a great story because of the sexual tension between the two but not overdone.  A good balance between the two main characters who discover secretes between the two as they go looking for who really killed the uncle.  Hurry up and publish book 2.  It's a good read.

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

This is written with such love, that you feel like you are a part of the family.  It's a large family and you have to adore how they are connected to their neighborhood.  You would want them to be your neighbors.  It's a great read and perfect for elementary and middle school.  enjoy.

Factory Girl by Josanne La Valley

This book will haunt me for a very long time.  It's based on true events set in a fictional account.  This story is a must for everyone to read about how girls are endangered and abused in China because they are from a minority culture.  They are basically slaves and trapped with no freedom what so ever.  Overworked and not even paid.  In fact they are charged for everything.  THIS STORY WILL STAY WITH YOU.  A must read. I'm adding this to my library.

This Is Not A Love Letter by Kim Purcell

This is a brilliant book.  Sometimes hard to read because of the intense emotion which makes it brilliant.  Jessie tells the story in a timeline of what happened, her boyfriend just disappears.  No sign no clue.  Lots of secrets come out from around town.  It's an intense story.  A good one

Want Ruse by Cindy Pon

In the future there is a terrible disease that has spread.  It's been controlled but another problem to health is the air that is so polluted, people are sick and dying.  A young girl invents an filter that helps people breath.  An evil wealthy man wants it all and will kill to get it.  A great series.  A bit sexy as well.  A good read.

Bruce’s Big Storm by Ryan T. Higgins

You need to read the Bruce the Bear series.  The pictures are so entertaining and their facial expressions as events take place.  This one is another winner.  Big old Bruce learns about teamwork in this story as problems occur.  Add this one to your library.  Enjoy.

Yarn Retreat Mystery Yarn to go by Betty hechtman

I think I found a new favorite Murder Mystery series.  What I liked was that it was set in places I have lived in,  Monterey, Gilroy & even Fresno.  I liked the characters and I didn't know who did the crime even with lots of red herrings.  Great new series to entertain you.  Enjoy.

Izzy Malone The Wonderous World of Violet Barnaby by Jenny Lundquist

I liked this story and it is fine for middle school.  It's a good story about grief and loss and a new family and fitting in.  A good read and fine for any school library. 

Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich

I think this is based on a play.  I listened to the audio book and they've done a good job presenting it.  I think it's a bit edgy but fine for high school library.

The Train of Lost Things by Ammi Joan Paquette

I liked this book.  It's a good book about grief in a fantasy story.  It was published in 2018.  Fine for any middle school library. 

Want by Cindy Pon

I liked this story.  The audio book was really good.  If you have a teen who likes futuristic stories this would be the story for your reader.  Enjoy.  I'm getting for my high school library collection.

Braced by Alyson Gerber

As I was reading this story, it reminded me years ago when one of my friends in middle school had a brace.  I really had no clue what she went through.  I do know it looked uncomfortable.  I think this book should be on shelves for students to either not feel like they are the only ones with braces or if they have friends who have a back brace to understand better what it is like to wear a brace and the emotions that go with it. 

A Five ingredient Mystery S’more Murders by Maya Corrigan

I liked this murder mysteries series. Lots of twists.  Enjoy.

Temeraire His Magjesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

I liked this book.  If  you are ready to go beyond regular fantasy, try alternate history fantasy.  Besides it has dragons.  I enjoyed the relationship between the young dragon and his rider.

Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Trying to figure out life when you are young can be challenging.  Delsie and Ronin are missing parents in their lives.  They have people who love them but they are filled with so many emotions.  Have you ever had young people that were filled with so many emotions that they may have a hard time processing the all?  Read the book.  It's good.

The Eldest Curses The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare & Wesley Chu

Cassandra Clare has partnered up with Wesley Chu to create this new series.  It's entertaining and fun to read.  Magnus is just a fun character with a heart of gold.  Enjoy.  Fine for high school to add.

Sherwood by Meagan Spooner

It retells the legend of Robin Hood but Miriam has stepped into the role.  The conventions of being a woman and disguising herself as a an known to be dead was interesting.  Good for personal libraries.

Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider

If you liked Fault in Our Stars, you will get this one.  It's a good book.  teens facing the mortality of their lives.  I'm getting for my high school library.

Hope and Other Punch Lines by Julie Buxbaum

I really liked this story.  I just got it and liked how things tied together.  I'm getting for my high school library.  Enjoy.

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz

Anything by Alan Gratz is going to be good.  Add this to your reading list.  It's an important read when racial discrimination against targeted groups hurt everyone.  It's a good read.

Aladdin Far From Agrabah by Aisha Saeed

I think this story is fine for personal libraries.  It was okay. 

Caraval Finale by Stephanie Garber

Lots of twists and turns in this series.  lots of surprises.  I don't want to give anything away.  If you are a fan of this series, you'll have to find out how it ends.  Fine for any high school library.  Enjoy.

Escape from Aleppo by N. H. Senzai

The writing is fine.  It's an important book to have students read to understand why people must leave their country and how they must survive.  I'm adding this to my high school library.

The Perfect Horse by Elizabeth Letts

If you have a horse lover in your life, this would be a good gift.  Reminds me of Monuments Men as well.  It's a great book.  Maybe fine for high school.  A  lot of technical reading but well worth it to learn about this piece of history. 

A Witchcraft Mystery Bewitched & Betrothed by Juliet Blackwell

It was alright.  Not really my favorite.  Think Charmed, which is also set in San Francisco.