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Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School by Michelle Icard

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Listened to this twice over the last year & feel like I could read again & still get a lot out of it. Very helpful as a parent of a teen & a tween. 
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

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adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

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funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

Depressing as f. I didn’t like Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes at all, so I was a little worried how this story would go, but I have such a soft spot for Haymitch. What a story. 
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

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adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone

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emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister

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slow-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

I really wanted to like this more after loving her previous thriller. This was just too slow-paced & sappy for me to really enjoy.
Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

A very slow start / almost a DNF / but at the halfway point it really picked up & I read it in an afternoon! Very good!