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How to Become a Planet by Nicole Melleby | ARC Review

25th May 2021
How to Become a Planet by Nicole Melleby
- Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers, May 25th 2021
- Genre: Middle Grade
- Format: Hardcover (eARC)
- Page Count: 288 pages
- My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Click on the cover for my review on Goodreads.

It’s a space-themed MG book, so of course I loved it. 🚀🪐☄️

Pluto Timoney (12) loves astronomy because her mom loves it. But she misses the last month of her seventh grade after being diagnosed with depression and anxiety and Pluto wonders if she’ll ever be the same again. Or would she be like Pluto the planet becoming a non-planet?
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In the Role of Brie Hutchens… by Nicole Melleby | ARC Review

24th May 2020
In the Role of Brie Hutchens… by Nicole Melleby
- Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers, 2020
- Genre: Middle Grade, LGBTQ+
- Format: eARC
- Page Count: 272 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐️⭐ (4/5)
Brie Hutchens lied to her mom in a panic when she almost got caught looking up naked photos of her favorite actress. Being a mediocre student at a Catholic school, her lie of being chosen to crown Mary was unlikely to come true. And it certainly did not help when Kennedy, the perfect girl in her class, gave Brie butterflies in the stomach.
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