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The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
4.0

With The Nest Kenneth Oppel did a great job of writing a middle grade book with a high creep factor. Sixth grader Steve is battling some real challenges in his life - OCD, anxiety, a new baby brother that has been born with some unclear problems. When a queen wasp begins to communicate with him in his dreams it is as hard for the reader as it is for Steve to separate fantasy from reality. And with that separation unclear it is hard to know which decisions Steve will make as the story unrolls. A savvy 6th grader recommended this book to me and I really enjoyed it!