Category: Young Adult

Reviews for young adult and children’s books.

Cover for The Mine Wars by Steve Watkins

ARC Review: The Mine Wars: The Bloody Fight for Workers’ Rights in the West Virginia Coalfields by Steve Watkins

May 14, 2024

“God does not walk in these hills…The devil is here in these hills, and the devil is greed.” As a West Virginian, I have heard of the Mine Wars but like most people, I never learned about it in school because it was not a topic that is taught. If you read this book you … More ARC Review: The Mine Wars: The Bloody Fight for Workers’ Rights in the West Virginia Coalfields by Steve Watkins

Cover for Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 4 by Itaru Kinoshita

Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 4 by Itaru Kinoshita

May 6, 2024

This volume picks up right where the previous volume ended with Blue World. We learn more about the story of why Blue World doesn’t provide more information about the creatures within its walls to its guests and we learn the story of how they got Sophia, their main attraction. I liked that we got to … More Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Vol. 4 by Itaru Kinoshita

Cover for The Princess and the Grilled Cheese by Deya Muniz

Review: The Princess and the Grilled Cheese by Deya Muniz

February 29, 2024

Lady Camembert wants to live her life on her own terms. She doesn’t want to be forced to marry a man, especially since she isn’t attracted to them. After her father paces away, she journeys to the Kingdom of Fromage to start her life over as Count Camembert. While she is supposed to keep a … More Review: The Princess and the Grilled Cheese by Deya Muniz

Cover for Dinosaur Sanctuary Volume 3 by Itaru Kinoshita

Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Volume 3 by Itaru Kinoshita

February 26, 2024

In this volume, Suzume has reached the end of her three month orientation and is now working with the department heads to try to find her permanent place among the staff. Her first assignment is taking over the zoo’s social media to try to bring in more visitors, which we don’t really get any update … More Review: Dinosaur Sanctuary Volume 3 by Itaru Kinoshita

Cover for The Fork, The Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini

Review: The Fork, The Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini

January 18, 2024

This is an anthology of three stories that take place roughly a year after Eragon and Saphira leave Alagaesia. The first story, The Fork, focuses on Eragon and his struggle to deal with all the tasks he has to do to build the new dragonrider settlement. Saphira forces him to take a break from his … More Review: The Fork, The Witch, and the Worm by Christopher Paolini

Cover for Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

Review: Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

January 6, 2024

TW: eating disorders, mentions of  bullying  Nick and Charlie’s story continues with Nick being in his final year at Truman and starting to look into universities. Charlie has got his anorexia mostly under control and has returned to school and is dealing with how to tell Nick that he is ready to take their relationship … More Review: Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

Cover for Plague-Busters! by Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal

Review: Plague-Busters!: Medicine’s Battles with History’s Deadliest Diseases by Lindsey Fitzharris

December 14, 2023

Medical Historian and author Lindsey Fitzharris is back and talking about plagues, but geared towards children. This book takes a look at six of history’s most deadliest plagues and how the world dealt with them. Each chapter explores a different disease, its symptoms, the history of finding a cure, and ends with a section on … More Review: Plague-Busters!: Medicine’s Battles with History’s Deadliest Diseases by Lindsey Fitzharris