by envisionmg | Jul 29, 2022 | Alissa Reviews
Naomi Krupitsky’s novel The Family is an engaging, engrossing story about two young girls who grow up together in Brooklyn in the 1940s. Sofia and Antonia are neighbors and best friends whose immigrant fathers work in “The Family.” Sofia and Antonia do not understand...
by envisionmg | Jul 27, 2022 | Fiction, Staff Review
Ray is a talented young black musician who inherits an old violin from his grandmother. The violin turns out to be a very rare and priceless instrument. He is well on his way to achieving international success when the violin is stolen. The suspects are many,...
by envisionmg | Jul 25, 2022 | Angelina Recommends, Audiobooks
By: Hallie Rubenhold Narrated by: Louise Brealey Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins “Five devastating human stories and a dark and moving portrait of Victorian London – the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper. Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine,...
by envisionmg | Jul 20, 2022 | Shilpa Reviews
Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman Nominated for the MCBA 2023, this middle grade historical fiction book is based on the Chernobyl Disaster of 1986 in Pripyat, Ukraine (then part of the USSR). It’s a glimpse into life under a communist regime and also sheds light on...
by envisionmg | Jul 18, 2022 | Michelle Recommends, YA Fiction
The Last Dragonslayer “In the good old days, magic was indispensable. But now magic is fading: Drain cleaner is cheaper than a spell, and magic carpets are used for pizza delivery. Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs Kazam, an employment agency for...
