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Book Thoughts: Island of Stars (Brownell)

Island of Stars (Brownell) | keenlykept.com

Type: chapter bookAges: 9+ (younger okay if listening to a parent read)Author: Carrie BrownellIllustrator: Joe Hox I purposely kept my bullet points above to be a little vague, because there are delicious twists I wouldn’t want to give away! If…

Book Thoughts: Sweep (Auxier)

Sweep (Auxier) | keenlykept.com

Type: chapter bookAges: 11+Author: Jonathan Auxier Auxier has seamlessly meshed historical fiction with fantasy in this page-turner. Many true elements of the Victorian Age come out in the story, such as the dangerous and thankless jobs orphaned children did every…

Book Thoughts: Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury)

Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury) | keenlykept.com

It’s not often I review an “adult” book in this space, but as it’s assigned in a 6th grade curriculum I’ve been reviewing through, here we are. Relatedly, I don’t usually count all the bad words for teen/adult books, but…

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