Lyra ThompsonAug 25, 20202 min readRomeo and What's Her Name by Shani Petroff - ReviewBook Synopsis: Understudies never get to perform . . . which is why being Juliet's understudy in the school's yearly "Evening with...
Lyra ThompsonAug 25, 20202 min readEnchantee by Gita Trelease - ReviewBook Synopsis: Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries—and magicians... When...
Lyra ThompsonAug 25, 20202 min read(SPOILERS) Beyond The Break by Heather Buchta - ReviewBook Synopsis: Manhattan Beach native Lovette has two rules in life. One: no surfing. Not after her brother's accident. Two: absolutely,...
Lyra ThompsonAug 25, 20201 min readHarry Potter: The Prequel by J. K. Rowling - ReviewThis book was a very short, 800-word story about Sirius Black and James Potter, set very soon after they've left Hogwarts. My review: 3/5...
Lyra ThompsonAug 25, 20201 min read(SPOILERS) Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry - ReviewBook Synopsis: Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit that...
Lyra ThompsonAug 24, 20203 min readBook Recommendations For Different GenresBelow is a list of my favorite books or authors from all the different genres I read: Contemporary Fiction: Wonder by R. J. Palacio If...
Lyra ThompsonAug 23, 20202 min readEverybody Knows Your Name by Andrea Siegel - ReviewBook Synopsis: Meet Magnolia. Her father’s dead, her boyfriend’s ditched her to commit himself more fully to surfing, and her mother’s...
Lyra ThompsonAug 22, 20202 min read(SPOILERS) The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen - ReviewBook Synopsis: Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. But she does remember the stories her mom...
Lyra ThompsonAug 22, 20202 min read(SPOILERS) Allies by Alan Gratz - ReviewBook Synopsis: June 6, 1944: The Nazis are terrorizing Europe, on their evil quest to conquer the world. The only way to stop them? The...
Lyra ThompsonAug 22, 20202 min readThe Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart - ReviewBook Synopsis: Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper...