July 2025

My teaching role has me working August 1st through June 30, which means July is pretty much non-stop reading - by the pool, at the beach, on vacation - anytime I'm not with people, I'm reading. And this July was no exception. Two re-reads, 13 Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs), and yes, more Gordon Korman. Tons of fantastic reads this month!

5 stars:

Old School by Gordon Korman

4.5 stars:

Westfallen I by Ann Brashers & Ben Brashers, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, The Free State of Jax by Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.25 stars:

Don't Forget to Breathe by Brianna R. Shrum & Sara Waxelbaum, The AI Incident by J.E. Thomas, 13 Ways to Say Goodbye by Kate Fussner, Moonleapers by Margaret Peterson Haddix

4 stars:

Level 13 by Gordon Korman, Masterminds by Gordon Korman, Masterminds 2: Criminal Destiny by Gordon Korman, Masterminds 3: Payback by Gordon Korman, Zeke the Weather Geek: There's Mud in My Flood! by Ann Malaspina &Joan Axelrod-Contrada, Westfallen II: Into the Fire by Ann Brashers & Ben Brashers, Influenced by Sarah Darer Littman & Cindy L. Otis

3.75 stars:

My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan, Totally Psychic by Brigid Martin

3.5 stars:

Donut Summer by Anita Kelly, Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers by Angela Dominguez, Totally Popular by Brigid Martin

3.25 stars:

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

3 stars:

Enough is enuf by Gabe Henry

2.75 stars:

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

Unrated Picture Books:

Rainbow Fish and the Great Escape by Marcus Pfister, 9 Little People by Regina Feldmann