The book eating girl

This book follows the three Widdershins sisters. Brave, adventurous Betty, curious, adorable Charlie and proper, quiet Fliss.  All Betty wants and has ever wanted is to have an adventure and leave Crowstone island.  But when an attempted adventure goes wrong, Betty and her sisters find themselves in possession of some magical objects: a carpet bag with powers of teleportation, a set of nesting dolls with powers of invisibility and a mirror with powers of communication. Along with receiving these items, they learn of the family curse - that prevents them from ever leaving their island home at the cost of death by the next sunset. So they set out to break the curse and stumble upon a mysterious prisoner, Colton, who claims that he knows the secret to the curse, and they then find themselves in great danger.  In order to stay alive and break the curse - they begin to unravel a mystery that goes back centuries and battle with sorcery of a dangerous kind. About The Author: Mic...

Soon to be 12 years old, Amara is visiting New York for the first time with her Dad for her birthday. She lives in Oregon, with her parents and is about to be a big sister. Amara is extremely excited to finally be going to New York, to connect with her roots and her father's side of the family. Before leaving, she finds out that the day she was born was the same day that her Grandma Grace passed away and that her Grandpa Earl and her father have not talked for 12 years since. So she is determined to make things right between them. But New York is not everything she expected it to be, it's super busy, noisy, cold, and her cousins can be pretty mean sometimes. In the end, though, her vacation is one to remember.  She truly learns to connect with her heritage and the people she loves. About The Author Renée Watson is a New York Times bestselling author, educator, and community activist. Her children's picture books and novels for teens have received several awards and internat...

This book is about 7th grader Jordan Banks, a budding artist who loves nothing more than drawing cartoon strips about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school that he has been dreaming of, his parents decide to register him in an extremely fancy, prestigious private school that is known for its academics and various facilities. As it turns out, Jordan is one of the very few kids of colour in his entire grade. His days now start with a small apartment in Washington heights, from where he goes to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School. While being bullied and trying to fit in, Jordan eventually finds himself torn between two worlds. And middle school is already hard enough being the new kid! He makes new friends, Liam and Drew. Jordan learns to navigate his new culture at school, while keeping his other friends and staying true to himself.  About The Author: Jerry Craft is an author and illustrator who has worked on numerous picture books, graphic novels, and middle g...

Alfie Monk is just like any 11-year-old boy - except that he's a thousand years old and can remember the last Viking invasion and most historical events that normal people learn about in school. When he was 11 (a long long long time ago) he used one of the 2 remaining life pearls that he and his Mam owned. The life pearl turns you into a Neverdead - which means you become ageless (not immortal) and stay the same age at which you used it forever. His Mam is a Neverdead, so is his cat Biffa and his Da was also a Never dead. So when tragedy strikes and everything in Alfie's world that he knows and loves is destroyed in a fire, Alfie has a hard time adjusting to the modern world.      When he finds his way to Aidan and Roxy (his neighbours), hope starts to enter Alfie and he embarks on an adventure of a lifetime.  To finally find acceptance, friendships that last, real birthdays, and altogether a different way to live... which means finding a way to make him start agein...

This book is about 12 years old Charlie "Chuck" Bell and the events that occur when he stays at his grandparent's house for the summer.  Charlie Bell is still recovering and mourning the recent death of his father.  When he starts making bad choices and getting into trouble, his mother decides to send him to his grandparents home for the summer to "find his smile again", and she says that it will be good for him. During his stay, his cousin Roxie introduces him to basketball, which becomes Charlie's whole world. He starts working towards becoming the ultimate player and legend. Basketball helps him sort out his feelings towards his best (girl) friend CJ, and other worries, and he finds something that he is really passionate about.  The sport, the advice he gets from his grandfather and Roxie, teaches him how to rebound - on and off the court.  My Rating: 4/5 About The Author: Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and  New York Times  Bestselling a...