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What was Mrs. Brew Reading?
What was Mrs. Brew Reading?
Gallant by VE Schwab
using BECPL Overdrive ebook
Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home; it doesn’t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile, or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways.
Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets, and she is determined to uncover them. When she crosses a ruined wall at just the right moment, Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant—but not. The manor is crumbling, the ghouls are solid, and a mysterious figure rules over all. Now Olivia sees what has unraveled generations of her family, and where her father may have come from.
Olivia has always wanted to belong somewhere, but will she take her place as a Prior, protecting our world against the Master of the House? Or will she take her place beside him?
*Summary from Goodreads.com
What was Mrs. Brew Listening to?
What was Mrs. Brew Listening to?
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
using BECPL Libby app audiobook
(see the Library Catalog menu option above for information about LIbby!)
Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream.
There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day.
Elatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect facade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family.
*Summary from Goodreads.com
What was Mrs. Brew Reading?
What was Mrs. Brew Reading?
The Castle in the Sea
by Mardi McConnochie
Quest of the Sunfish Bk 2
Bk 1, The Flooded Earth was great!!! Had to read bk 2!
From the FMS Library Collection
Checkout my summer reading slideshow above for book one information. I don't want to ruin the story for you!
What was Mrs. Brew Listening too?
What was Mrs. Brew Listening too?
Dead Wednesday by Jerry Spinelli
using BECPL Libby app audiobook
(see the Library Catalog menu option above for information about LIbby!)
Worm Tarnauer has spent most of eighth grade living down to his nickname. He prefers to be out of sight, underground. He walked the world unseen. He's happy to let his best friend, Eddie, lead the way and rule the day.
And this day--Dead Wednesday--is going to be awesome. The school thinks assigning each eighth grader the name of a teenager who died in the past year and having them don black shirts and become invisible will make them contemplate their own mortality. Yeah, sure. The kids know that being invisible to teachers really means you can get away with anything. It's a day to go wild!
But Worm didn't count on Becca Finch (17, car crash). Letting this girl into his head is about to change everything.
*Summary from Goodreads.com
What Mrs. Brew
What Mrs. Brew
Was Reading
Was Reading
Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell
Fantasy
Nick's childhood was wonderous! Her mother was an inventor and her father made a nice living selling her mother's inventions and toys. NIck spent most of her time in her mother's workshop helping her create her amazing machines. Their land, Esting, ruled over the Fey and benefited from their magic, including Nick's mother.
The uneasy peace between Esting's people and the Fey was changing.The Fey and their magic & technology was protrayed as evil and dangerous. Nick's mother and many others are getting a disease that can be caused and cured by a Fey herb and many are dying as the tensions between the lands grows and access to the cure is denied.
Nick's mother dies from the disease and her father remarries. Her new stepmother brings with her 2 very spoiled stepsisters. Nick's hope that her stepsisters will be her new family and friends are dashed immediately as they destroy her most beloved possessions, her mothers books and inventions.
Soon after, Nick reads a letter left by her mother to open on her 16th birthday. This letter could be just the thing she needs to reconnect to her mother and escape her life serving her stepmother and her awful stepsisters.
***Recommended for***
those who love Cinder by Marissa Meyer and, if you read Mechanica (and the sequel), you will probably like Cinder!!
What Mrs. Brew
What Mrs. Brew
was Reading
was Reading
Linked by Gordon Korman
Realistic Fiction/Mystery
Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika. Nobody can believe it. How could such a symbol of hate end up in the middle of their school? Who would do such a thing?
Because Michael was the first person to see it, he's the first suspect. Because Link is one of the most popular guys in school, everyone's looking to him to figure it out. And because Dana's the only Jewish girl in the whole town, everyone's treating her more like an outsider than ever.
The mystery deepens as more swastikas begin to appear. Some students decide to fight back and start a project to bring people together instead of dividing them further. The closer Link, Michael, and Dana get to the truth, the more there is to face-not just the crimes of the present, but the crimes of the past.
*Summary from Goodreads.com
What Mrs. Brew
What Mrs. Brew
was Reading
was Reading
Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart
Young Adult - Realistic Fiction
Ava has just gotten out of the hospital after a tragic fire from which she was the only survivor. She has come home to live with her aunt & uncle whose only daughter died in the fire along with Ava's parents.
Aunt Cora has set everything up for Ava to return to school and "normal life". Even getting her into a new school so she can start fresh. She's also part of a therapy group with other burn victims to help her heal mentally and move on to her new life.
But how can Ava have a "normal life" with all of the damage that was done to her body in the fire? High school is bad enough for everyone, but can Ava make it through the 2 weeks she promised Aunt Cora? Will she be able to survive let alone make friends?
What Mrs. Brew
What Mrs. Brew
was Reading
was Reading
The List by Patricia Forde
Science Fiction
This book reminds me of The Giver by Lois Lowry. It takes place in the future after "The Melting", a natural disaster caused by global warming.
The survivors and their descendants have built a safe life in Ark with the very basic of comforts. A group called the Desecrators lives outside the town of Ark. They are to be feared since they bring thoughts, ideas, and words of the past that John Noa says were the cause of "The Melting".
Letta, the wordsmith's apprentice, is drawn into a mystery after the death of the wordsmith. As she becomes the one in charge of the List of words for Ark, she uses the words of the past, with those that still speak it, to discover the truth about the wordsmith's death and what really happened after "The Melting".
Update:
I finished it and loved it! Now I'm reading book 2: The Lie!
Finished book 2 and it was great too!!
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