Short and Sweet Review The Ocean Would Paint me Blue was such an emotional and powerful read. The story follows Jihad, a seventeen-year-old girl whose world loses its color after the sudden death of her mother. As she navigates grief, Islamophobia, and the challenges of starting at a new school, she reconnects with her love […]
Short and Sweet Review Emma doesn’t believe in love especially after her parents divorce. When Emma visits the Tanabata festival she makes a wish to prove that love is real and that it can last. Emma begins to receive letters from her greatest love and the letters are from the future. Emma thinks she’s being […]
Short and Sweet Review In Nell Strand’s family all of the woman have a magical gift that manifests when they turn 15. Nell doesn’t think these are gifts but more like curses. Her mother changes her age everyday, her sister bleeds music, and depending on how Nell feels different insects appear but the one that […]
Short and Sweet Review Sariyah has a unique ability to hear the needs of those around her, and the only people who know about her ability are her family and her best friend Malcolm. Sariyah, Malcolm, Deja, and Jude go to a music festival, and Deja ends up going missing. Earlier that day Sariyah fulfilled […]
Short and Sweet Review Jenna always feels like she’s in the shadow of her more successful cousin Jessica, when it comes to looks, grades, and overall achievements. When Jessica gets into Harvard and Jenna doesn’t, Jenna makes a wish to be Jessica Chen. When Jenna wakes up in Jessica’s body she’s happy but the longer […]
Short and Sweet Review It all starts with a science project and a bad grade. When Prudence gets a C on a joint project with Quint Erickson she’s upset, she did most of the work and doesn’t understand how things went wrong. The only chance Pru has to raise her grade is if she can […]