The List Book Review

The List

Patricia Forde

SOURCEBOOKS Jabberwocky

Middle Grades, Fiction, Sci-Fi

Publication Date: August 1, 2017

A powerful middle grades novel about the dangers of limiting language and speech.

Letta is a wordsmith in the city of Ark, a community created after the apocalyptic Melting. As the wordsmith, Letta and her master Benjamin control the List, the 500 words approved for use. While other are constrained to the List, as wordsmiths Letta and Benjamin also help archive all known and found words to ensure they are not used.

While the city of Ark is a safe-haven from the wild forest beyond, some known as the Desecrators aim to destroy it. When Benjamin suddenly dies, Letta is launched into the position of head wordsmith and runs into a plot to suppress the language of Ark even more. Letta must fight to save language and communication as we know it.

If you’re interested in reading The List, you can purchase a copy here on Amazon.  

*A copy of this book was provided free of charge for an honest review.

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How to Tame a Triceratops Book Review

How to Tame a Triceratops

(Dino Riders)

Will Dare

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

Children’s Fiction, Western & Sci-Fi

Publication Date: April 4, 2016

Dinosaurs meet the old west in How to Train a Triceratops! This adventurous chapter book is the perfect mashup of cowboys and dinosaurs.

Josh wants to be the best dino-rider around, just like his idol Terrordactyl Bill, but a few things stand in his way of winning the annual settlement race. First, his trusty dino Plodder is a great dinosaur. He just isn’t fast. Second, the town brute Amos has Clubber, a fast ankylosaur. With the help of his friends Sam and Abi, Josh attempts to go for greatness and enters the race. Will Josh be able to roar past the others and become a dino-riding champ?

This dino-western is a fun read that will have kids coming back for more books in the series!

If you’re interested in reading How to Tame a Triceratops, you can purchase a copy here on Amazon. 

*A copy of this book was provided free of charge for an honest review.