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Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything

By Alyson Stoner

5 stars

I've adored Alyson since they were "the little white girl in the Missy Elliot video", and loved them through Cheaper By the Dozen 1 & 2, Camp Rock 1 & 2, and the bits of Phineas and Ferb I've watched over the years. I was the peak demographic for these as they came out. Getting to hear about their life experience growing up in the industry was great from their own words, and with their own voice. It's always hard rating an autobiography because how do you rate someones life story? Alyson does a great job detailing what they went through and how they've ended up where they are now, along with the trials and tribulations that comes with being a former child star and that it definitely isn't all it's chalked up to be. I can't wait to see where they go in their life from here and hope they're able to continue to find the stability and normalcy they clearly desire as noted from the later chapters.
Game Changer

By Rachel Reid

4 stars

I never thought I'd become an audiobook girlie, but here I am, one book into a queer sport series all because I didn't want to wait for the e-book and the audiobook was ready to borrow! This was such a cute story about Kip, a smoothie store employee, and his relationship with Scott, the Admirals hockey team captain. It follows the trials and tribulations of their relationship and the hardships around fame, being closeted, and life goals. If you're interested in reading Heated Rivalry before watching like I am, this is technically book one, and only Ilya appears in this book as a background character so you can skip to Heated Rivalry first, but this was absolutely adorable to listen to and I'm glad I started here. Lost one star because the narrator sounds like Kronk from the Emperors New Groove, and it was not so great listening to his description of spice. This has a lot of spice in it if that is your jam.
Katie the Catsitter

By Colleen AF Venable

5 stars

A graphic novel set in New York City where superheroes exist! Katie begins catsitting for her neighbours 217 (!!) cats to help her raise money to see her best friend on camp. While saving up, she uncovers the secret identity to who she thinks is a supervillain. She also learns how to care for all 217 cats into a well oiled machine for each night she's there ending in a a rescue mission utilising each cats unique skillset she's learned about while cat sitting. A fun adventure and first entry into a series.
Upstaged

By Robin Easter

5 stars

A great read about a non-binary character going to theatre camp for the last time before going to high school and their experiences with their best camp friend. An emotional whirlwind with great characterisation, I definitely cried reading this one.
Four Eyes

By Rex Ogle

5 stars

I really resonated with this story about discovering needing glasses for the first time and how it impacts your life. While I got my first pair younger than Rex did, I still had the same experience of how bad my vision had actually been. While Rex was also dealing with divorced parents who had vastly different income brackets, a dad who had little interest in him, and the big changes of moving to middle school, his vision was low on his list of experiences he was ready to manage. A fantastic read!
Mixed-Up

By Kami Garcia

4 stars

A great graphic novel about a girl discovering she's dyslexic and how it impacts not only her ability to read in school, but how it impacts her friendship when it comes to something they're all a fan of with the release of a wordy guide book!
Speechless

By Aron Nels Steinke

4 stars

I enjoyed this look into a middle school aged character dealing with selective mutism. It's well written and well illustrated to help protray the story.
Puzzled: A Memoir of Growing Up with OCD

By Pan Cooke

5 stars

As someone who doesn't have OCD, I really enjoyed how Pan conveys his experience with it and how isolating it can be. I did tear up a bit near the end. I like the use of a jigsaw puzzle as a metaphor for how Pan experienced his OCD as well. It helped me understand how he was feeling better. Definitely a good read if you are looking to diversify your reading library to include more neurological conditions for your young readers to try out - as it is a graphic novel, it is also accessible to readers of all levels.
Crown of Midnight

By Sarah J Maas

4 stars

I was drawn in to continue this series at the end of book 1, and yet again this ends on another cliffhanger! I really enjoyed the character growth in this book and the set up for further books in the series. This was another solid addition to the series.
That's A Great Question, I'd Love To Tell You

By Elyse Myers

4 stars

I've loved Elyse as an online personality for quite some time so getting to hear her tell her story in audiobook form just made sense. With the ups and downs life has to offer, she really highlights how so much of life can't be planned but should be enjoyed as it happens.
Strange Houses

By Uketsu

4 stars

I really liked how the story unfolded combining different elements and bringing it all together while also leaving many parts up to speculation. I also liked the use of the floor plans to help push the narrative along.

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Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything

Game Changer

Katie the Catsitter

Upstaged

Four Eyes

Mixed-Up

Speechless

Puzzled: A Memoir of Growing Up with OCD

Crown of Midnight

That's A Great Question, I'd Love To Tell You

Strange Houses

Hillmorton High School

34,067 pages read and 1,988 team points

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