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We Speak in Storms by Natalie Lund (from a Two Thumbs Up reviewer)

Saturday, Mar 14, 2020 at 1:01pm

It's been more than 50 years since a tornado tore through a drive-in movie theater in tiny Mercer, Illinois, leaving dozens of teens -- a whole generation of Mercerites -- dead in its wake. So when another tornado touches down in the exact same spot on the anniversary of this small-town tragedy, the town is shaken. For Brenna Ortiz, Joshua Calloway, and Callie Keller, the apprehension is more than just a feeling. Though they seem to share nothing more than a struggle to belong, the teens' paths continue to intersect, bringing them together when they least expect it, and perhaps, when they need it most. Both the living and the dead have secrets and unresolved problems, but they may be able to find peace and move forward--if only they work together.

We Speak In Storms is an amazing book about the struggles of fitting in in the small and somewhat haunted Mercer, Illinois. This amazing book is something that I recommend for anyone who likes reading since it is approximately 450 pages long!

-Philopateer, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer

Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up

The Year They Fell by David Kreizman (from a Two Thumbs Up reviewer)

Friday, Mar 13, 2020 at 3:39pm

Josie, Jack, Archie, Dayna, Harrison were in separable in preschool, that was before high school parties, and football. They have a lot to figure out, after being out of each others lives for so long. They are all brought back together after their parents die in a plane crash. They have to turn to each other, because they are the only ones that understand the pain and hurt. They will have to face what split them apart in the first place. Their answers may be what they need to start a new family. They only have each other to turn to and relate to.

The Year They Fell is an amazing book about Josie, Jack, Archie, Dayna, and Harrison.

-Lexi, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer

Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up

When We Were Lost by Kevin Wignall (from a Two Thumbs Up reviewer)

Sunday, Mar 08, 2020 at 12:48pm

When We Were Lost is about 19 teenagers who somehow survive a plane crash on a Costa Rica bound plane. Joel takes on the role of being the leader. His only goal is for everyone to be organized for when a rescue party arrives. No one knows where they are, and no one is coming to rescue them. To add to the disaster, Joel’s decisions are causing more and more people to die. He is just determined to wait until they get rescued. Then there’s Tom who never wanted to go on the trip in the first place. But now him and the other kids are left to figure out a way to survive, and hopefully before they begin turning on one another. Tom begins to see that he might have to face Joel and pull off a miracle because he needs to get all the survivors to safety.

For anyone who enjoyed The Lord of the Flies or enjoy a good book about survival, When We Were Lost is definitely for you. It’s very hard to put down, and it’s always taking a turn, but not always for the better.

- Kaydee , a Two Thumbs Up reviewer

Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up

Sorry for Your Loss by Jessie Ann Foley (from a Two Thumb Up reviewer)

Sunday, Mar 01, 2020 at 1:17pm

As the youngest of eight, painfully average Pup Flanagan is used to flying under the radar. He’s barely passing his classes. He lets his longtime crush walk all over him. And he’s in no hurry to decide on a college path. The only person who ever made him think he could be more was his older brother Patrick. But that was before Patrick died suddenly, leaving Pup with a family who won’t talk about it and acquaintances who just keep saying, “sorry for your loss.” When Pup excels at a photography assignment he thought he’d bomb, things start to come into focus. His dream girl shows her true colors. An unexpected friend exposes Pup to a whole new world, right under his nose. And the photograph that was supposed to show Pup a way out of his grief ultimately reveals someone else who is still stuck in their own. Someone with a secret regret Pup never could have imagined.

Sorry for your Loss is a good book, but there is some info missing. Jessie Ann Foley is not clear on certain details, for example: characters. I had to keep looking back at the family tree at the start of the book because I had no idea who some of the Flanagan family members were. I would rate this book 6/10. I would recommend this book to anyone 12+ (swears, intenseness) who loves dramas.

- Marlee, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer

Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up

Fugly by Claire Waller (from a Two Thumbs Up reviewer)

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020 at 6:58pm

Fugly

$27.99

Fugly is an eye opening book about identity, appearance, choices, friendship, trust, and the dangers of the internet. Beth, a nineteen year old college student, hates the real world where she is judged for being overweight and shy, but lives for the online trolling empire that she's created. She destroys the social media profiles of the Beautiful People, strangers who have everything she doesn't and loves the anonymity that comes with it. Then she meets Tori, another troller wo may even be more skilled that Beth. Tori becomes her best friend, her partner in crime, and her girlfriend? But she also meets Amy, a kind and extroverted Beautiful Person who befriends her at the university library for reasons that Beth can't quite understand. For a while, things are as close to perfect as they'll ever be. However things get messy fast when Beth's online world crashes into her real one. Beth discovers the cost of her secret identity and has to decide who she wants to be in the real world.

I really enjoyed this book and the messages it portrayed. I also absolutely loved the fact that Beth clearly isn't straight but the author made 0 mention of that, didn't use it as some sub-plot/conflict, and wrote about it in a way you would with a hetero relationship. This book is paving the way in many positive ways

- Rowan, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer

Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up
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