Schmidt, G. D. (2015). Orbiting Jupiter. Boston, MA: Clarion Books. Joseph’s younger foster brother (Jack) tells Joseph’s story. We learn...

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Marty DeVarennes and I'm excited to be nearing the end of my graduate program, with plans to...

Block, F. L. (1996). Girl goddess #9: Nine stories. New York, NY: Harper Collins. This imaginative array of nine short stories provides a...

Angleberger, T., & Rosenstock, J. L. (2010). The strange case of Origami Yoda. New York, NY: Amulet Books. Tommy needs advice, advice...

Zusak, M. (2006). The book thief. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. An unexpected narrator, Death, tells the story of 9-year old Liesel...

Alexander, K. (2014). Crossover. NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Josh Bell is the book’s narrator and protagonist, and from the outset,...

Crutcher, C. (1987). The crazy horse electric game. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books. Willie is a local hero in his small Montana town. A...

King, A. S. (2012). Ask the passengers: A novel. New York, NY: Little, Brown. Astrid feels out of pace in her dysfunctional family and in...

Myers, W. D., & Myers, C. (1999). Monster. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. Steve Harmon is in the fight of his life. Accused of...

Gephart, D. (2016). Lily and Dunkin. New York, NY: Delacorte Press. Tim is 13 years old and on the verge of changing from a boy to a...