Short Story: Dad’s Cat by Sarah W.

A psychological pseudo-horror story about a family whose trauma seems to coincide with the arrival of a strange cat.

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Short Story: The Watch by Sarah W.

A middle-aged man reminisces about an unforgivable act he committed as a child in this psychological short story about shame, resentment and memory.

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Book Review: Lost by Hans-Ulrich Treichel

Title: Lost

Author: Hans-Ulrich Treichel

Genre: Literary Fiction

Number of Pages: 136

Rating: B+

Recommended?: Yes

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Book Review: Hunger Moon by Sarah Lamstein

Title: Hunger Moon

Author: Sarah Lamstein

Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction

Number of Pages: 110

Rating: B+

Recommended?: Yes

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Book Review: Hazard by Frances O’Roark Dowell

Title: Hazard

Author: Frances O’Roark Dowell

Genre: Middle Grade Realistic Fiction/Books in Verse

Number of Pages: 160

Rating: B+

Recommended?: Yes

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Book Review: Everywhere Blue by Joanna Rossmassler Fritz

Title: Everywhere Blue

Author: Joanna Rossmassler Fritz

Genre: Middle Grade Realistic Fiction/Novel in Verse

Number of Pages: 256

Rating: C+

Recommended?: No

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Book Review: Counterfeit Son by Elaine Marie Alphin

Title: Counterfeit Son

Author: Elaine Marie Alphin

Genre: YA Thriller

Number of Pages: 192

Rating: B+

Recommended?: Yes

TW: Pedophilia, Child Abduction, Child Murder

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Book Review: How to Become a Planet by Nicole Melleby

Title: How to Become a Planet

Author: Nicole Melleby

Genre: Middle Grade Realistic Fiction

Number of Pages: 288

Rating: A-

Recommended?: Yes

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Book Review: Uncle Vampire by Cynthia D. Grant

Title: Uncle Vampire

Author: Cynthia D. Grant

Genre: Realistic YA Fiction

Number of Pages: 173

Rating: B

Recommended?: Yes

TW: Child Sexual Abuse, Incest, Gaslighting

Book Review: Family Life by Akhil Sharma

Title: Family Life

Author: Akhil Sharma

Genre: Literary Fiction

Number of Pages: 219

Rating: A-

Recommended?: Yes

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