The Series Review

40th OFFICIAL EPISODE CELEBRATION! Today I’ll be reviewing Spin with Me by Ami Polonsky. I loved this novel and I’m so glad I get to share it with you. I’ve been wanting to read Spin with Me for so long and I finally checked it out from the library! Essie and Ollie meet in their school. Essie has just moved to North Carolina and is not happy about it. But when she meets Ollie, she feels a sudden s...

Hey! Today I’m reviewing The Losers Club by Andrew Clements. This is one of my favorite books written by him and it’s a perfect school story. Alec is a reader. He’s always been a reader. The funny thing is, while most teachers love it when people read, Alec’s teachers send him to the principal’s office because he reads too much. Alec starts a club in the Extended Day program for kids like him who...

Hello! Today I went to the library and decided to share the books I checked out with you. This is a video episode, so it’s only available on Spotify. Head over there to see it! Current number of plays: 1.5k. Goal: 2k. We have gained so many Spotify followers in the past few weeks so thanks to everyone!!!! Email me at theseriesreview13@gmail.com send me a voice message at anchor.fm/riya-b13/message...

Hello listeners! Today I'm reviewing A Soft Place to Land by Janae Marks, the author of a great middle grade read From the Desk of Zoe Washington. If you listened to/watched my video episode, you'll know that I recently got A Soft Place to Land from the library. It's such an engaging book that I read it all in one day! Joy Taylor misses a lot of things. She misses her piano lessons. She misses the...

Today I am reviewing Both can be True by Jules Machias. They did a phenomenal job with this novel; I truly loved it. Ash is a gender fluid middle schooler, which makes school extra hard for them. Just walking into the bathroom is a huge decision for them, when they know they’ll never be able to fully commit to one gender. Meanwhile, Daniel is struggling to hide his feelings in front of everyone. H...

Hey! Today I bring my brother onto my podcast, and we discuss Katie the Catsitter: Best Friends for Never by Colleen A.F. Venable and Stephanie Yue, the second book in this series. Have a great week! Email me at theseriesreview13@gmail.com Send me a voice message at anchor.fm/riya-b13/message

Hey everyone! Today I’m posting a bit of a random episode. I had a few people say that they would really like to see a video podcast, and I’ve been wanting to make one for a long time! Today I will be organizing my bookshelf and telling you about some of my favorite books that I have. Enjoy! check out my new podcast: https://anchor.fm/lights-camera-ice-cream. My brother and I co-host it!

Hello! Today on The Series Review I will be reviewing the A Tale of Magic series by Chris Colfer. This series is the prequel series to The Land of Stories, and I highly recommend reading it after reading The Land of Stories. This series is all about Brystal and her friends as they begin to create the world that part of The Land of Stories takes place in. Full of adventures and excitement, the A Ta...

Hey everyone! Today I'm reviewing All the Answers by Kate Messner. All the Answers is an amazing fantasy novel and I love it. All the Answers follows Ava Anderson, a seventh grader struggling with anxiety and other pre-teen problems. When Ava finds a magic pencil in her family's junk drawer, she thinks that all her problems are solved. I mean, the pencil tells her everything! Now she knows that Ja...

Hello! This week I'm reviewing Ban this Book by Alan Gratz. I LOVE this book and it's definitely in my list of top 15 favorite books. It's amazing. Amy Anne Ollinger used to be quiet and shy until her favorite book in the whole wide world is BANNED at her school library. In fact, there's a whole list of banned books! Amy Anne decides to rebel and starts a banned books locker library, but things so...

Hello! Today I'll be reviewing Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter. Spilling Ink is an amazing book for anyone who likes to write. Anne and Ellen take the reader on a journey exploring all the aspects of writing, from naming your novel to creating suspense. I highly recommend this book. I've read it maybe 4 or 5 times since I got it in 2020. It's amazing! Email m...

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Hello! Today I'm reviewing Race the Night by Kirsten Hubbard. I love, love, love this book! For years, Eider has lived at the desert ranch with Teacher, Nurse, and her classmates. Ever since the world ended, she's been taught that she's special and she'll rule the world someday. But Eider can't help but wonder about Beyond. Beyond the fence. Beyond the World book lessons. Maybe the end of the worl...

Hello everyone! Today I'm reviewing Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga, and let me tell you, this is an amazing book! We recently had a unit in social studies where we learned about different religions in the Middle East, and I was instantly reminded of the book Other Words for Home. It's about a young Syrian refugee named Jude, who moves to America with her pregnant mother. She has to leave he...

Hello everyone! This week I'm reviewing Breakout by Kate Messner. This is a fantastic book and told through letters, text messages, recordings, and much more! Breakout follows Nora Tucker who lives in a teeny weeny town, Wolf Creek. Nora expects her summer to be pretty boring because nothing ever happens in Wolf Creek. Like, ever. PLOT TWIST! Two inmates break out of the huge prison in town and su...

Hello listeners! This week I'm reviewing Out of My Mind and Out of My Heart by Sharon M. Draper. I really love both of these books. You should definitely check them out. Melody Brooks, an 11-year-old girl, has cerebral palsy, which is a medical condition that affects body movement and muscle coordination. Melody is strapped into a wheelchair and can't walk or talk. Throughout these books, you'll f...

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted an episode in a while; I've been on spring break! Today I'm reviewing a GREAT book by Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz: The Chance to Fly! The Chance to Fly is about Natalie Beacon, an 8th grader in a wheelchair. Natalie loves California, her best friend Chloe, and her wheelchair racing team, the Zoomers. But one thing Natalie is totally obsessed with is musica...

Hey everyone! Today I'm reviewing Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone. This book is insanely amazing, and I love it so much. Dress Coded is about an 8th grader, Molly Frost, who starts a podcast after her friend gets dress coded for wearing a tank top. Crazy, right? Molly and her friends work to stop the dress coding, but it's hard, especially since Molly is caught up in her own drama at home. Honestl...

Hey everyone! Today I have a very special guest on the show: fellow podcaster Greta! Greta hosts The Book Huggers Podcast, which you can find here. She is an amazing podcaster and I'm so excited for her to be on The Series Review! feat. some awkward silences, laughing, me not remembering anything, and me mixing up my words and losing my train of thought. So basically, me being me and Greta being A...

Hey everybody! Today I'm reviewing the book A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass. I love this book! It's about a girl named Mia and her cat, Mango. I won't spoil it for you, but there are plenty of plot twists! I also have some updates for you in this episode. You know how to get in contact with me; please do so. Have an awesome week! Send me a voice message here This week's challenge: leave a revie...

Hi listeners! This is a bonus episode, all about the third book in the City Spies series. City Spies: Forbidden City by James Ponti did not disappoint. It's as amazing as the first two books! Instead of following Brooklyn this time, though, City Spies: Forbidden City follows Paris, a member of the City Spies. He has to go undercover on a mission involving a nuclear physicist's son, and gets to do...

Hey people! I was looking at my podcast earlier today, and I was like, "WHOA! I haven't posted since DECEMBER! What kind of podcast host am I?!" Today I am reviewing the graphic novel series Click, by Kayla Miller. This series contains 4 books currently, Click, Camp, Act, and Clash. These books follow Olive and her friends as they navigate friendships, family relationships, and more! I love this s...

Hello! No, I’m not fooling you with the title. The book I’m reviewing today is called Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jen Bigelow. It’s about a girl named Melly who is super quiet but plays the drums! Melly goes into band camp dreading it, and everything goes downhill! Until she meets Adeline, and starts to have some crush like feelings for her. This is such an awesome book! Email me at: theseriesreview...

Hello, and welcome back! So sorry for the REALLY long break; I’ve been really busy. Today I will be reviewing the Mr Terupt series by Rob Buyea. I absolutely 😍 this series and I am so excited to share it with you! This series follows seven kids who are in the same class and slowly become best friends, with help from their awesome teacher, Mr Terupt! Thanks for all your kind reviews, listeners! Em...

Hello, and welcome back to The Series Review! Today I’m reviewing an awesome book called Bea is for Blended, by Lindsey Stoddard. This is a great book about family, friendship, soccer, bullying, and women’s rights. Bea, the main character, is a strong and confident young woman, who is struggling to fit in with her new family, consisting of her stepfather, Wendell, and Wendell’s sons, dogs, and cat...