★★★★★ Queso, Just in Time by Ernest Cisneros is a fun and touching novel about 12-year old Queso who travels back in time to 1985 and befriends his then-12 year old father, Pancho. In the present day, Queso's father has passed away and many of Queso's memories of his father are of him being weighted… Continue reading Book Review: Queso, Just in Time by Ernesto Cisneros
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Book Review: Red River Rose by Carole Lindstrom
★★★ Red River Rose by Carole Lindstrom is a historical fiction and an adventure story set in the 1885. Rose and her family are part of the indigenous Metis community living along the Saskatchewan River in Canada. When the Canadian government wants to push the Metis off of their land to sell to settlers, Rose… Continue reading Book Review: Red River Rose by Carole Lindstrom
Book Review: When Tomorrow Burns by Tae Keller
★★★★ When Tomorrow Burns by Tae Keller is a unique, clever, and layered story about three tweens/teens navigating the ups and downs of seventh grade in modern day Seattle during a time when raging wildfires had covered the city in smoke. I will admit that, based on the title and cover art, I thought I… Continue reading Book Review: When Tomorrow Burns by Tae Keller
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