“This is the story of how my best friend disappeared. How nobody noticed she was gone except me. And how nobody cared until they found her . . . one year later.” What's it about?
Claudia and Monday are inseparable. They are so close that people don't just mistake them for sisters--they mistake them for twins. But when Claudia returns to school after summer vacation, she realizes that her best friend, Monday is absent. As days and weeks pass, Claudia gets more and more worried. The problem is that no one else seems to notice or care that Monday has gone missing. What worked? Monday's Not Coming has the rare ability to be both fast-paced and quietly thoughtful. The mystery keeps pages turning, while the issues of child welfare keep readers thinking. To top it all off, Tiffany D. Jackson ends the book with a genuinely surprising ending. What didn't? As a DC area native, the slang in this book was a bit outdated. I appreciated that the language is strongly grounded in DC's unique culture, but the dialogue felt more suited to a slightly older generation. Genre: Mystery Rating: 3 0 Life is too short to read books you don't like, so I didn't finish this one. 1 I liked it enough to finish reading the entire book. 2 I liked it enough to read all the books in the series, but it's not a favorite. 3 I LOVED this book! I want to tell everyone about it and would reread it if I had the time. --Crystal Graham Library Media Specialist
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“Why try to do right if people will always look at me and assume wrong?” What's it about?
Justyce has it all: straight As, top scores on the SAT, and a hot girlfriend. But as one of the only Black students in his school, the one thing Justyce doesn't have, is acceptance. At school, he's forced to be a representative of Blackness; back in his neighborhood, he's forced to prove he's Black enough. When Justyce is assaulted by a white police officer, he begins to question issues of race in a whole new way. What worked? Full of page-turning discussion starters, Dear Martin is a thought-provoking story that will keep you thinking long after the book is done. What didn't? At times in this book (as is so often the case in real life), Justyce is forced to bare the burden of both the racist behavior of others and the responsibility of taking the high road. This can make for some uncomfortable moments. However, even this is a strength; as the point of Dear Martin is to cause readers to wade through the murky waters of race in America. Genre: Realistic Fiction Rating: 3 0 Life is too short to read books you don't like, so I didn't finish this one. 1 I liked it enough to finish reading the entire book. 2 I liked it enough to read all the books in the series, but it's not a favorite. 3 I LOVED this book! I want to tell everyone about it and would reread it if I had the time. --Crystal Graham Library Media Specialist |
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