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March 2021 Wrap-up

Sarah's books:


Thornwood by Leah Cypess

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis: Briony is Sleeping Beauty's forgotten little sister. In this retelling, she tells of how the story really happened, and touches on the power of sisterhood.


We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

Rating: 5/5 stars

Synopsis: Running away across the country doesn't cure grief. In this book Mira deals with devastating loss, and figuring out her new life.


The Good Sister by Sally

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Annie's Baby by Anonymous, Edited by Beatrice Sparks

Rating: 1/5 stars

Synopsis: At 14 years old Annie finds herself pregnant, and has to figure out raising a child when she is still a child herself.


Shannon's Books:


Give Nothing Back by Heather Garvin

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis: High school and dating are hard, but even more so when your boyfriend is a modern-day pirate. Paige Lawson has just survived her most terrifying and exciting summer. Getting back to her normal life is one thing, but figuring out where the pirates fit in is another challenge entirely. Sensing Fredrick has more secrets to hide, she’s compelled to find answers—answers she’ll get with the unexpected arrival of Fredrick’s father. His presence brings new dangers, not only for Fredrick and the gang but Paige, too.


The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis: Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.


The Wicked King by Holly Black

Rating: 5/5 stars

Synopsis: Second book in The Cruel Prince Series


The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

Rating: 5/5 stars

Synopsis: Final book in The Cruel Prince Series


The Return by Nicholas Sparks

Rating: 5/5 stars

Synopsis: Trevor Benson never intended to move back to New Bern, NC. But when a mortar blast outside the hospital where he worked as an orthopedic surgeon sent him home from Afghanistan with devastating injuries, the dilapidated cabin he inherited from his grandfather seemed as good a place to regroup as any. Tending to his grandfather's beloved bee hives while gearing up for a second stint in medical school, Trevor isn't prepared to fall in love with a local . . . and yet, from their very first encounter, his connection with Natalie Masterson can't be ignored. Further complicating his stay in New Bern is the presence of a sullen teenage girl, Callie. When he discovers she was once befriended by his grandfather, Trevor hopes Callie can shed light on the mysterious circumstances of his grandfather's death, but she offers few clues -- until a crisis triggers a race that will uncover the true nature of Callie's past, one more intertwined with the elderly man's passing than Trevor could ever have anticipated.


The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis: A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world.







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