by envisionmg | Jun 26, 2023 | Fiction, Max Reviews, Suspense, Thriller, YA, YA Fiction
Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive. That’s the tagline for Holly Jackson’s Five Survive, a teen thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole read. What starts off as a road trip from Philadelphia to a warm spring break destination turns into a tense...
by envisionmg | Jun 12, 2023 | Biography, Children's Literature, Discovery List, Essays, Fiction, For Kids, Middle Grade Fiction, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, YA
This Bookshelf does not existThe Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, but it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on...
by envisionmg | Jun 8, 2023 | Angelina Reviews, DVD/Movie, Fiction, Sci - Fi
Station Eleven NovelStation Eleven is a novel written and published by Emily St. John Mandel in 2014. It’s a story that takes place in the great lakes region before and after a fictional flu pandemic that has killed off most of the population. As a sub-plot the...
by envisionmg | Jun 5, 2023 | Ari Reviews, Fiction, Historical Fiction
If you are a big fan of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner , and historical fiction I would highly suggest checking out Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb. I am a big fan of Frank Sinatra and love the era of classic Hollywood so I had to read...
by envisionmg | Jun 1, 2023 | Biography, Children's Literature, Discovery List, DVD/Movie, Essays, Fiction, For Kids, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Romance, Watch List, YA, YA Fiction
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. This month-long...
by envisionmg | May 29, 2023 | Fantasy, Fiction, Max Reviews, YA, YA Fiction
At the start of every decade, ten teenage semidioses are selected by Sol to compete in a series of challenges, known as The Sunbearer Trials. The winner of these challenges will become the Sunbearer, carrying light and life to all temples of Reino del Sol to replenish...
