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readingrecsfromjoy rated Wolf Hollow: 5 stars
readingrecsfromjoy rated Where Am I Now?: 5 stars
Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson
Mara Wilson has always felt a little young and a little out of place: as the only child on a …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Furthermore: 4 stars
Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
"Twelve-year-old Alice Queensmeadow, with the help of her friend Oliver, travels through the dangerous, magical land of Furthermore in order …
readingrecsfromjoy rated California, the magic island: 5 stars
Doug Hansen: California, the magic island (2016)
California, the magic island by Doug Hansen
Summoned by Queen Calafia to the island of California, twenty-six animals of the state of California introduce themselves, their homeland, …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Oddly normal: 4 stars
Oddly normal by Otis Frampton
Meet Oddly Normal, a ten-year-old girl with pointed ears and green hair - a half-witch who will be the first …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Ms. Marvel, Vol 2: 5 stars
Ms. Marvel, Vol 2 by G. Willow Wilson, G. Willow Wilson (Marvel now!)
Who is the Inventor, and what does he want with the all-new Ms. Marvel and all her friends? Maybe Wolverine …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: 5 stars
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel, #1)
"Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City -- until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: 5 stars
Bitch Planet, Vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick (Bitch Planet, #1)
2014 Best Writer Eisner Award nominee KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (X-Factor) team up …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Two friends: 4 stars
Dean Robbins: Two friends (2016)
Two friends by Dean Robbins
This story imagines what it was like when Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass got together for a cup of …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Princeless. Book One: Save Yourself: 5 stars
Princeless. Book One: Save Yourself by Jeremy Whitley
Collects issues 1-4 of Princeless, and contains a bonus story featuring Image Comics' Skullkickers by Zub and Goodwin.
readingrecsfromjoy rated Roller Girl: 5 stars
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD ASTRID HAS ALWAYS DONE EVERYTHING WITH HER BEST FRIEND NICOLE. SO WHEN ASTRID SIGNS UP FOR ROLLER DERBY CAMP, …
readingrecsfromjoy rated Princeless: 5 stars
Princeless by Jeremy Whitley
Adrienne has been on the run and working to save her sisters, but when she finds another princess locked away …
readingrecsfromjoy rated The little gardener: 5 stars
The little gardener by Emily Hughes
A little gardener who is not very good at gardening makes a wish for a little help.
readingrecsfromjoy rated Book Scavenger (The Book Scavenger series): 4 stars
Book Scavenger (The Book Scavenger series) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
For twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it's the home city of her literary …