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(SPOILERS) Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom - Review
Book Synopsis: The Rules Don't deceive me. Ever. Especially using my blindness. Especially in public. Don't help me unless I ask....
Lyra Thompson
Jul 19, 20244 min read
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Walls by L. M. Elliott - Review
Book Synopsis: Drew is an army brat, a hotshot athlete poised to be his high school’s star pitcher, when he has to move for the sixth...
Lyra Thompson
Jul 16, 20243 min read
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(SPOILERS) Four for the Road by K. J Reilly - Review
Book Synopsis: Asher Hunting wants revenge. Specifically, he wants revenge on the drunk driver who killed his mom and got off on a...
Lyra Thompson
Jul 8, 20244 min read
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The Case for Miracles Student Edition by Lee Strobel - Review
Book Synopsis: From the well-renowned, bestselling series exploring the life of Jesus and what it means to be a Christian, The Case for...
Lyra Thompson
Jul 4, 20242 min read
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(SPOILERS) Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose by Janet and Geoff Benge - Review
Book Synopsis: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" Jim and Pete turned to see the Auca men, their...
Lyra Thompson
Jun 13, 20243 min read
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(SPOILERS) The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages by Trenton Lee Stewart - Review
Book Synopsis: Some time has passed since the inimitable quartet of Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance have had a mission together. But...
Lyra Thompson
Jun 12, 20243 min read
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Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris - Review
Book Synopsis: 2 CHILDREN FOR SALE The scrawled sign, peddling young siblings on a farmhouse porch, captures the desperation sweeping the...
Lyra Thompson
Jun 4, 20243 min read
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The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais - Review
About the Book: Deaf teen Maya moves across the country and must attend a hearing school for the first time. As if that wasn’t hard...
Lyra Thompson
May 27, 20243 min read
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The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith - Review
Book Synopsis: Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Today should be one of the worst days of...
Lyra Thompson
May 18, 20242 min read
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Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God by Frank and Zach Turek - Review
Book Synopsis: Seven fictional stories―Captain America, Iron Man, Harry Potter, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Batman, and Wonder...
Lyra Thompson
May 13, 20243 min read
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Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Book Synopsis: During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie...
Lyra Thompson
May 8, 20243 min read
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Gamora and Nebula by Mackenzi Lee - Review
Book Synopsis: The relationship between teenage adopted sisters Gamora and Nebula is as volatile as ever. When they end up on a...
Lyra Thompson
May 1, 20242 min read
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(SPOILERS) I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - Review
Book Synopsis: protect the diamonds survive the clubs dig deep through the spades feel the hearts Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver...
Lyra Thompson
Apr 27, 20243 min read
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I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys - Review
Book Synopsis: Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a...
Lyra Thompson
Apr 25, 20242 min read
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(SPOILERS) Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer - Review
Book Synopsis: Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in...
Lyra Thompson
Apr 10, 20243 min read
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The Bronte Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne by Catherine Reef - Review
Book Synopsis: The Brontë sisters are among the most beloved writers of all time, best known for their classic nineteenth-century novels...
Lyra Thompson
Mar 29, 20243 min read
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(SPOILERS) Finding Paris by Joy Preble - Review
Book Synopsis: Sisters Leo and Paris Hollings have only ever had each other to rely on. They can't trust their mother, who hops from city...
Lyra Thompson
Mar 28, 20243 min read
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(SPOILERS) Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy - Review
Book Synopsis: For Marit Olsen, magic is all about strategy: it flows freely through her blood, but every use leaves behind a deadly,...
Lyra Thompson
Mar 24, 20244 min read
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Always Emily by Michaela MacColl - Review
Book Synopsis: Emily and Charlotte Brontë are about as opposite as two sisters can be. Charlotte is practical and cautious; Emily is...
Lyra Thompson
Mar 13, 20243 min read
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Braced by Alyson Gerber - Review
Book Synopsis: Rachel Brooks is excited for the new school year. She's finally earned a place as a forward on her soccer team. Her best...
Lyra Thompson
Mar 1, 20243 min read
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