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#CoverStories Day 19: #River - Alistair Cleary is not a typical would-be-13-year-old boy. In this story, secrets are thrust into him for safe-keeping whether he likes to or not, because people see something in him. There is a sense that he can be trusted, and that he has vision as can be attested by his short story about aliens who visit Earth and pretend to be sixth-graders. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-8mD

I've only read the first book of this middle grade trilogy but it left an impression. It was moody, and made fantastical thinking feel creepy and potentially dangerous. So different from most kids' books! Books 2 & 3 are on the TBR!
#20series20days @Andrew65

#bookhaul from the #library 😁
Bottom two are some interesting looking nonfiction borrows, and top three I bought for a total of $0.20 (two ten cents and one from the free cart!!)
Most excited for The Riverman- has a gorgeous cover 💖📚

The last installment of #24HourReadingRoom #24HRR this has been interesting and a great way to see what books are in the wild that I haven‘t stumbled on. I‘m late getting this to it‘s owner but I think I need to read this, it‘s the first of a SERIES! And look at this curious cover... 🌳 🚲

This was a very interesting book. I will definitely recommend it to my middle grade students. I was completely captivated by the story. While reading I was not quite sure what to believe, but I enjoyed speculating on possibilities. The ending did not really clear it up for me; it was ambiguous. I will need to go on and read the other books in the trilogy.

When am I going to learn to stop being a pre-judging judgy mcjudgerson? I‘m nearly 43, so I typically avoid middle grade books. I am so glad I gave this a chance. It‘s an exquisitely well-written mystery/fantasy and now I must read the rest of the trilogy. The characters are believable, some a little scary, and the plot was original. I wish this had been around when I was the target age. I‘d have loved it then, too.

“If only I could read my life backward, I thought.”

Me, too, Alistair. Me, too. (For the record, as a child, I read CYOA books the way Charlie does, too.)

Starting this tonight with my reading buddy who doesn‘t seem to understand how to share the bed. She jumped up and tried to lay on my legs. Umm...#Bailey, dearest, it‘s a queen sized bed. Scooch over! #dogsoflitsy

When your book & real life meet up. 🙂

"He's not a bad guy, deep down," I said.

My dad slipped the key into the door. "Deep down, no one is. But you make choices."
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Not even a hundred pages in, and I'm feeling like this might be my favorite quote from this book.

I know this is not a totally legitimate to love a book but this cover is just my kind of jam. 😂😂

I would pick this up just for the quirky cover illustrations. An unexpected middle grade book with an interesting concept,(with a blend of darkness) it tells of a boy who gets caught up in a world of stories and imagination. I really liked the voice of the protagonist, the book was well written, kept me reading on. The ending was somewhat ambiguous, I'm not sure what to make of it. Guess I need to pick up the 2nd book of this trilogy to find out.

I blogged over at www.yayeahyeah.com about books to read if your book club likes MG - I think this would be an especially fascinating one!

Weird and twisty story where you are not sure where the imagination of a 12 year old ends and the mystery begins.

This weird and wonderful MG series isn't that well known, but it should be! It's whimsical and humorous, but slightly twisted at the same time. Shades of Edward Eager, Roald Dahl, and other timeless classics...plus flying polar bears.