Attention Holiday Shoppers. Or students looking for their next good read. I finished a handful of books lately that I would like to share with you. I'm going to lead with my favorite, Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand. I am a huge fan of the middle grade novel. It's an accessible read with an enticing story. The main character, Finley, is being sent to spend the summer with her grandparents and cousins. None of whom she has ever met. Never met. Not one. Strange, no? It gets better. It's a bit fantasy, a bit romance, a lot family, and a lot of Finley having to deal with her demons. It is so good. You will not be disappointed. I'd recommend at 5th up. Take more of a look on Amazon here. I don't know why I haven't read this author sooner, but she is definitely one I've become interested in. Check out Ruta Sepetys' Salt to the Sea. It's historical fiction, set in the time of World War II, and tells several teenagers' stories from distinct points of view. Their stories overlap and converge in compelling ways. And, super bonus time, I learned something, too. The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff is apparently the largest maritime disaster on record, with close to 10,000 who perished, about 5,000 of them children. It is a graphic, haunting story that I'd recommend at 8th grade up. Oh what fun this was to read! Man, this author is having a good time, and he brings you along for the ride. The narrator/author consistently addresses the reader with his snarky, sarcastic sense of humor. It's elements of classic fairy tales mashed together slightly beyond recognition. Surprising and fun. Oh, and lots of blood, vomit, and other gore that the author obviously enjoys startling his reader with. Good times. I'd recommend at 5th and up. In A Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz (don't need to read the other one first)
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