jvanfosson's Reviews (171)

The Cardboard Kingdom

Chad Sell

4.0

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

American Born Chinese

Gene Luen Yang

4.5

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair

Anne Lamott

4.0

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers

Anne Lamott

4.5

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington

Walter Naegle, Michael G. Long, Jacqueline Houtman

2.5

informative inspiring medium-paced

3 Adventures on Deckawoo Drive: 3 Books in 1

Kate DiCamillo

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Anne of West Philly: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Anne of Green Gables

Ivy Noelle Weir

3.5

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Firekeeper's Daughter

Angeline Boulley

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Borders

Thomas King

4.0

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No