Smackdown Books 2021

Ordinary Hazards
We Dream of Space
If These Wings Could Fly
We Are Not Free
The King of Jam Sandwiches
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
The Companion
Punching the Air
Show Me a Sign
Land of the Cranes
Furia
Dragon Hoops
When Stars Are Scattered
Snapdragon
The Radium Girls: The Scary But True Story of the Poison That Made People Glow in the Dark
American as Paneer Pie
Tune It Out
The Gilded Ones
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Drum Roll.... and its Nevermoor!

At Harry Ainlay, we vote for Nevermoor for this round. We found this novel was a text that will engage younger readers who are familiar with other dystopian worlds created in other series like Harry Potter, Divergent, Hunger Games, etc. It is accessible to younger readers who are intimidated by more complex fantasy/dystopian texts but a bit simplistic for more advanced YA readers. We found some scenes were intriguing and cinematic.

Drum Roll Please had strong characterization and was diverse, but fell flat at the end of the novel which made it lose credibility.






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