Book Reviews

Long Lost by Jacqueline West

Long Lost by Jacqueline West

  • Mystery
  • A book within a book
  • Spooky
  • Death and Danger
  • Sister relationships
  • Moving to a new town
  • Old Library
  • Detective work
  • Supernatural events
Long Lost by Jacqueline West

The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox

  • Magic
  • Mystery
  • Secret Passageways
  • Spies
  • World War 2
  • Historical Context
  • Mechanical Monsters
  • Spooky, Creepy moments
  • Great Simile and Metaphor 
Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded

Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded

by Sage Blackwood

  • Magic
  • Map in the front
  • Independence
  • Disrupting the system
  • Dragons
  • Adventure
  • Leaving your comfort zone
The Girl Who Drank the Moon<br />
 by Kelly Barnhill<br />

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

  • Magic
  • Disaster
  • Corruption
  • Moral choices
  • Relationship with Mothers
  • Swamp creatures
  • Dragons
  • Disrupting the System
The Stars Did Wander Darkling<br />
 by Colin Meloy

The Stars Did Wander Darkling
by Colin Meloy

  • Spooky/Creepy/ Horror
  • “Zombie like”
  • Goonies meets Stranger Things
  • Summer of Strange events
  • Moving away
  • Kids trying to save adults
  • Suspense
  • Supernatural
Real Friends

Real Friends

by Shannon Hale (Author), LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)

  • Healthy Friendships
  • Sister Relationships
  • Graphic Novel
  • Toxic friends
  • Losing best friends
  • Sharing friends
  • Dealing with bullying
The Okay Witch

The Okay Witch

The Okay Witch

by Emma Steinkellner

  • Mother-Daughter relationships
  • Historical Context
  • Finding yourself
  • Adventure
  • Power Within
  • Magic
Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded

The Tryout

  • Finding yourself
lumberjanes

Lumberjanes

  • Friendships
  • Summer Camp
  • Monsters/ supernatural
Gotham Academy

Gotham Academy

  • Mystery
  • Danger
  • Batman Universe