pickI finished this fun middle grade time travel novel with supper tonight. In this story, people with the ability to time travel are called Glitchers. Some, called Butterflies, do so with the intent to change history, & others train with secret government agencies to catch & stop them. Regan & Elliott have been lifelong enemies while in training but then discover they must work together in order to protect the only home they‘ve ever known.
pickI don‘t actually remember the Challenger explosion, but it was still a bit strange to listen to a story about a historical event within my lifetime. This is a story of 3 siblings with little in common except class with a teacher who is spending the weeks leading up to the Challenger launch with related lessons. I liked each sibling‘s story and how they came together in the end, but somehow I wanted more.
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I finished my December reading with the tagged audiobook, and it was a great nonfiction choice. With it, I managed to include at least one nonfiction every month this year. I had an overall great reading month with 20 completed books, making it my best #BookSpinBingo this year. That includes 5 #1001books, several MG/YA choices for the #TRS2021 list, and a few Christmas audiobooks as well.
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panIt‘s hard for me to review this clearly and explain my low rating without a major spoiler, so if you want the specifics see the comments.
The story starts with a major power outage in the desert that introduces a 96 mile trek for survival by 2 brothers. However, that power outage is a never explained plot device, and another major point that was fully revealed over halfway through completely hit me the wrong way.
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I‘ve got the house to myself, so I‘m enjoying a cup of coffee by the tree and a few more pages of this book.
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pickI listened to this on audio, but once I realized most of the chapters were written in verse I also had to download an ebook version to see the poetic form. It is an important aspect of the storytelling. Nora is already struggling to deal with one traumatic event when she faces another life changing event.
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pickThis story is told from the perspective of neurodivergent 13 year old Frankie. She‘s had a recent falling out with her best friend. Now that friend has gone missing, and Frankie is trying get her twin sister to help her solve the mystery.
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pickThis was a fun, action packed read. It includes a great group of characters. All of them come from different parts of the world with some kind of difficult background and are learning to work together as spies for MI6. In this first book, Brooklyn becomes a part of the group and they participate in an international science competition while also working to protect those involved.
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pickThis is an excellent novel in verse told from the perspectives of two cousins. Hannah‘s family has taken Cal in after his mom‘s death while his dad is in prison, and he is struggling with some really difficult things. Hannah is also a realistic character who grows through the story from someone with almost no empathy for Cal at the beginning to someone who comes to understand him and see his strengths.
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pickI appreciated the historical context of this book, and I thought it developed an interesting type of magic. I like the characters and the relationships that developed between them. However, I think everything was wrapped up a bit too quickly and neatly at the end after building real tension.
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