Olivia Dowd, By: Please try again. The fallen angels of the Order of the Blackened Denarius. Author Lisa Moore Ramée vividly evokes how terrible it feels when the principal gets on your case, you get stuck with an undesirable lab partner, or the boy you have a crush on likes your best friend. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Cancel anytime. Parents and caregivers: Set limits for violence and more with Plus. Platform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway Station is deserted. Have you ever grown apart from a friend? Why does her mother do that? There family was familiar. Graham Hancock - foreword, Narrated by: Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Two deaths on Platform Seven. Return to a planet swept by apocalyptic storms, a world tipping into war as aristocratic families move to control the shard blades and shard plates, ancient artifacts from a past civilisation that can win wars. In its introduction of Black Lives Matter, this book places that movement in a long tradition of American progressive thought, linking James Baldwin, Angela Davis, and the Black Panthers to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Even before the second chapter I knew that th... Inspiring advice from diverse authors and illustrators. Boys and girls are starting to notice each other, with all the drama that brings. Rob Halford, By: Lindsey was just so fun. Highly recommended.—Kristin Lee Anderson, Jackson County Library Services, OR. Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners. When an opportunity to design a winter garden opens up at a Victorian property in Nightingale Square, Freya jumps at the chance to make a fresh start. But are some kinds of trouble worth the risk? Middle school threatens to pull apart longtime friends Shayla, Isabella, and Julia. Return to a planet swept by apocalyptic storms, a world tipping into war as aristocratic families move to control the shard blades and shard plates, ancient artefacts from a past civilisation that can win wars. Graham Hancock, By: From the best-selling author who completed Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series comes a new, original creation that matches anything else in modern fantasy for epic scope, thrilling imagination, superb characters, and sheer addictiveness. Do you have friends you've kept even after moving or changing schools? Join now. Further complicating Shayla's growing understanding of her place in the world, there have been shootings of black people by local police, and Black Lives Matter protests in their town. Unlimited listening to documentaries, comedies and more. Girl learns to be brave in triumphant coming-of-age tale. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2020. A must-read! Enjoy when you’re online, underground or mid-flight. There's a description of a Black Lives Matter rally (in response to a police shooting) that results in unrest in the street, broken windows, and arrests. Shayla’s family is one of my favorites of all time. "Tensions are high over the trial of a police officer who shot an unarmed Black man. With his trademark enthusiasm and contagious joy, Mark Batterson helps listeners overcome feelings of guilt, fear, and doubt because in Christ there is no condemnation. Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization, earns a small affiliate fee from Amazon or iTunes when you use our links to make a purchase. All rights reserved. Get resources from Wide Open School, Online Playdates, Game Nights, and Other Ways to Socialize at a Distance, Keeping Kids Motivated for Online Learning, Set limits for violence and more with Plus. I adored it! In a spaceship that can travel at the speed of light, Ulysse, a journalist, sets off from Earth for the nearest solar system. Remind yourself, "This too shall pass," and do what you know is right. Robert Glenister, By: Reading A Good Kind of Trouble, you can't help but be entirely immersed in what it feels like to be 12. Your purchase helps us remain independent and ad-free. (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List"). £7.99/month after 30 days. When the officer is set free, and Shay goes with her family to a silent protest, she starts to see that some trouble is worth making." It has everything I want in a middle grade novel. But in junior high, it’s like all the rules have changed. They soon discover that middle school is different and conflicts with friends and crushes ensue. I personally did not like this book. They've been inseparable since elementary school, and now they have no classes together. Some discussion of shootings but no detailed description. Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. I loved this read because it had more romance and more mystery and just simply more. The seals of Shayol Ghul are weak now, and the Dark One reaches out in The Shadow Rising, book four of the Wheel of Time, as The Shadow is rising to cover humankind. Robert Jordan, Kate Reading, The Great War grips the world - and from the Western Front a strange story emerges...a story of St. George and a brigade of angels descending from heaven to fight beside the beleaguered British troops. As the Wheel turns, the winds of fate roil across the land. Shayla, always trouble-averse, ends up challenging her school's administration when black armbands are banned. Stephen Fry, By: A GOOD KIND OF TROUBLE should be required reading for middle grade students. When Robert Jordan died in 2007, all feared that these concluding scenes would never be written. We display the minimum age for which content is developmentally appropriate. By: Egwene begins to gather all manner of women who can channel: Sea Folk, Windfinders, Wise Ones, and some surprising others. Pierre Boulle, Narrated by: Every few chapters, the author gives us a sentence or two from Shayla's journal, reflections on the events of the chapter. But can there be any truth to it? Revolution. It opened difficult dialogue about race, coming of age, police relationships, friendships,etc. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2019. ReadAloud can help with your busy life by reading aloud your articles while you continue with your other tasks. The kiss is not romantic; it's presented as drama between kids who still believe the opposite sex is sort of gross. With prose so clear and precise, you feel you're actually talking with 12 year olds in the best possible way, A GOOD KIND OF TROUBLE is a warm, funny, thoughtful, and deeply important book. Shaylas experiences were too. From debut author Lisa Moore Ramée comes this funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel about friendship, family, and standing up for what’s right, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give and the novels of Renée Watson and Jason Reynolds. Main character, Shayla, and her best friends are a multiracial trio who call themselves "the United Nations." Shayla's mother has taught her to keep out of trouble. Rob Halford, Narrated by: A beautifully written, important book that follows Shayla as she navigates a new school, changing friendships, and becoming more aware of the injustices of the world. Super Unoriginal and Unrealistically Dramatic... Books That Promote Diversity and Inclusion. There is also a powerful subplot concerning Shayla's changing perception of her lab partner, Bernard, an African American boy, who she sees as a bully at the beginning of the novel and slowly comes to see as having been boxed into that role by systemic bias. But this time it's different. Since 1990, when Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time® burst on the world with its first book, The Eye of the World, listeners have been anticipating the final scenes of this extraordinary saga, which has sold over 40 million copies in over 32 languages. Known as 'The Metal God' by his devoted, global fan base, Rob Halford has always subverted the norm, and Confess will offer listeners a compelling and honest look at the struggles he has faced with addiction and his sexuality, as well as an exploration of his music and his many brushes with controversy.