FAT CAMP | James Sabata 07.09.2018 | Independently Published Rating: 4/5 stars Since 1985, over 500 overweight teenagers have come to Camp Wašíču, looking to lose weight, gain self-confidence, and turn their lives around. Phillip McCraken arrives, weighing in at almost 400 pounds, but the baggage he carries from the past affects him much more … Continue reading Book Review: Fat Camp
Tag: Coming of Age Story
Book Review: White Ivy
WHITE IVY | Susie Yang 11.3.2020 | Simon & Schuster Rating: 4/5 stars Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar, but you would never know that by looking at her. She was raised outside of Boston, where she learned to pilfer items from yard sales and second-hand shops by her grandmother. Thieving is Ivy’s … Continue reading Book Review: White Ivy
Book Review: Unspeakable Things
UNSPEAKABLE THINGS | Jess Lourey 01.01.2020 | Thomas & Mercer Rating: 4/5 stars Cassie McDowell is growing up in the small Minnesota town of Lilydale in the 1980s. She lives on a farm, loves going to school, and has a crush on the nicest boy in class. Behind the rosy exterior there is more to … Continue reading Book Review: Unspeakable Things
Book Review: The Saturday Night Ghost Club
THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB | Craig Davidson 07.09.2019 | Penguin Books Rating: 4/5 stars Niagara Falls in the 1980’s is a seedy, slightly haunted place where Jake Baker is growing up. The summer Jake turns twelve he forms a close bond with his uncle, Calvin, who is filled to the brim with eccentric tales … Continue reading Book Review: The Saturday Night Ghost Club