Rachel Reads & Reviews

P.C. Hawke Mysteries

P.C. Hawke Mysteries was a middle school mysteries series by the late Paul Zindel, author of sci fi novels like The Pig-Man. It is centers on two sleuthing high schoolers whose natural curiosity and ability to see things that adults miss allow them to solve more cases than the incompetent adults. Classic stuff.

rachelbeerwoman

March 8, 2022

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#hyperionbooksforchildren, #mysteries, #p.c.hawkemysteries, #paulzindel, #rachelreads&reviews
Summer ReReads P2

In honor of International Women’s Day, I’ll go into another two of my favorite rereads with some great female leads. I shall start first with a very underrated series, The Hollywood Sisters by Mary Wilcox. Jessica Ortiz is so not on the trail for homicide. Not one bit. She is a self-proclaimed recovering shy girl…

rachelbeerwoman

March 8, 2022

Book Suggestions

#hbgilmour, #marywilcox, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #randireisfield, #scholastic, #summerrereads, #thehollywoodsisters, #twitches
Top 5 S.A.S.S. books

Oh this was really hard as it changes depends on. . . I don’t know what really. It just changes. So this is just my top 5 as of now, but all the books are good and I reread them a lot. In case you’re wondering, there is not a lot of sass in this…

rachelbeerwoman

March 8, 2022

Book Suggestions

#foreigntravel, #girloverboard, #heartandsalsa, #karitokids, #kidsgive, #nowandzen, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #s.a.s.s., #soundofmunich, #thegreatcallofchina
Top 6 Little Mix books

Best friends (Untill I find someone better) by Erin Downing I love a good anti heroine or at least morally questionable mean girl. At summer vacation, Izzy lets down her queen bee meanness but can she do the same when she gets back at school and her losery friends end up following? Well you can…

rachelbeerwoman

March 8, 2022

Book Suggestions

#aladdin, #barbaradee, #bestfriendsuntilIfindsomeonebetter, #erindowning, #frontpagefaceoff, #jennylundquist, #jowhitmore, #laurabarnholdt, #littlemix, #mix!, #plasticpolly, #rachelreads&reviews, #rulesforsecretkeeping, #simon&schuster, #traumaqueen, #tweenage
Top Candy Apple books

Does anyone remember this imprint? It was tweenage drama and fun, which I sadly think it’s defunct now, but it was all the rage in scholastic bookfair mags and my mom bought them by the bundle. So in honor of those sparkly apples, here are my faves. 1. Wish you were here, Liza/See you soon,…

rachelbeerwoman

March 7, 2022

Book Suggestions

#accidentallyfabulous, #candyapple, #denenemilner, #francescosedita, #janebmanson, #laurabergen, #lifestarringme, #misspopularity, #missyoumina, #rachelreads&reviews, #robinwasserman, #rumorhasit, #sarahhineststephan, #scholastic, #seeyousoonsamantha, #wishyouwereliza
Summer ReReads P1

I don’t know about anyone else but I am the kind of person who likes to reread and rewatch my favorite things once a year. That being during the summer because I have a lot of time to relax and enjoy. Why I chose these specifically, I don’t know really. Nostalgia probably. Also that I…

rachelbeerwoman

March 7, 2022

Book Suggestions

#annie'sattic, #annmmartin, #bscinusa, #callahancousins, #creativegirlsclub, #disneygirls, #disneyhyperion, #elizabethdoylecarey, #emmabradford, #friendshipsrings, #gabriellecharbonnet, #girlhoodjourneys, #historicalfiction, #janfields, #jillianbrooks, #katthetimeexplorer, #kidsbooks, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #macmillan, #maggicatticclub, #magicatticpress, #magicfiction, #nostalgia, #pocketbooks, #puffinbooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelveil, #realisticfiction, #scholastic, #sgayle, #sibylmiller, #simon&schuster, #stardustclassics, #summerrereads, #vcandrews, #wildlflowers, #winddancers, #wondergirls
Mysteries and Supernatural series

Mysteries Codename: Dancer by Amanda Brice What happens when you mix Dance Academy with murder, you get snarky ballerina sleuth Dani Spevak series. I like how it tries to keep it realistic like a modern day Nancy Drew, and Dani’s voice was very fun to read. Good YA mystery series. The Lying Game by Sara…

rachelbeerwoman

March 6, 2022

Book Suggestions

#agathachristie, #amandabrice, #badgirlsdon'tdie, #bantamdoubledaydellbooksforyoungreaders, #candencefleming, #carolineb.cooney, #danispevakmysteries, #dialbooks, #enolaholmes, #faceonthemilkcarton, #gemmadoyletrilogy, #harperteen, #hexhall, #impossible, #jamespatterson, #katiealender, #kierstenwhite, #lauraruby, #lilysghosts, #littlebrown, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #loisduncan, #mysteries, #nancymartin, #nancyspringer, #nancywerlin, #paranormalcy, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelhawkins, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarashepard, #scholastic, #simon&schuster, #supernaturals, #theblackbirdsisters, #thedayIdied, #thelyinggame, #thepostcard, #tonyabbot, #warnerbooks, #williammorrowbooks, #womensmurderclub
Women’s History Month Books P6

Dynamic Dames by Sloan DeForest This is a great addition to any TCM or feminist library going into 50 iconic female roles from Jane Eyre to The Bride and the actresses that portrayed them, showing how their characters influenced and widened the scope of how women can be portrayed in film and make a difference…

rachelbeerwoman

March 6, 2022

Book Suggestions

#beccaanderson, #blairimani, #dynamicdames, #feminist, #mango, #modernherstory, #neverthelesswepersisted, #nonfiction, #ourstoriesourvoices, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #runningpress, #simon&schuster, #sloandeforest, #thebookofawesomewomen, #womenshistorymonth
Books about Books

How to be a Heroine: Or What I’ve Learned from Reading Too Much by Sam Ellis I have read this at least seveb times, it’s so addictively good, reading about someone who loves books so much as well as analyzing their influence, their subtle feminism and their failings. Of the heroines and the authors behind…

rachelbeerwoman

March 5, 2022

Book Suggestions

#anathology, #asecretsisterhood, #booksboutbooks, #chatto&windus, #emilymdorikawa, #emmaclairesweeny, #garypaulsen, #heathervogell, #howtobeaheroine, #literarybooks, #marinerbooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #samellis, #shelflife, #simon&schuster, #simonandschuster, #takecourage, #themotherdaughterbookclub
Mythological Books

The Book of Goddesses by Kris Waldherr This book contains 26 goddesses from around the world with gorgeous, meticulous illustrations of each. Detailing their origins, their powers and how each could help you in your daily life. Legendary Ladies by Ann Shen This book took a lot of references from above, so much so, when…

rachelbeerwoman

March 5, 2022

Book Suggestions

#annshen, #beyondwordspublishingcompany, #capstoneyoungreaders, #chroniclebooks, #circe, #clarionbooks, #disneyhyperion, #dkpublishing, #dorisorgel, #estherfriesner, #goddessgirls, #hachettebookgroup, #inshafitzpatrick, #joanholub, #julianamoon, #katemcmullen, #kriswaldherr, #legendaryladies, #madelinemiller, #mythology, #mythomania, #nobody'sprincess, #ohmygods, #ohmygods!, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #rickriorden, #simon&schuster, #stephaniecooke, #suzannewilliams, #teralynnchilds, #thebookofgoddesses, #thekanechronicles, #wegoddesses