The Eccentric Bookshelf

Author: Remi

  • Mexikid by Pedro Martín

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    “Mexikid” is a poignant graphic memoir written by Pedro Martín. It recounts Pedro’s and his family’s story of picking up his grandpa in Mexico and the obstacles they faced along the way. His family drives a cheap RV to Mexico. Throughout the novel, Pedro is able to find out more about his grandpa, and he…

  • Graceling: The Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds

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    Graceling: The Graphic Novel is (obviously) the graphic novel adaptation of the book Graceling written by Kristin Cashore. The graphic novel has been transformed and illustrated by Gareth Hinds. The novel is about Katsa, the niece of a king and a graceling. She is one of very few people in her world to possess an…

  • The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

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    “The Ogress and the Orphans” by Kelly Barnhill is a stunning, fantastical novel that recounts the story of a town and its inhabitants. In the beginning, the townsfolk were kind and loving, enjoying the company of their neighbors and friends. Everyone pitched in to ensure the town’s happiness. However, when the library burned down, everything…

  • The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

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    “The Best We Could Do” by Thi Bui is a memoir in graphic novel form. It recounts her parents’ experiences and recollections escaping from Vietnam to America, as well as their childhood and life in Vietnam. Thi Bui’s parents fled from Vietnam after South Vietnam lost the war against the Communist North. Her parents left…

  • Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier

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    The tale of Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier is a wonderfully unique one, filled to the brim with action and emotion. This novel is about a ten-year-old blind orphan named (you guessed it!) Peter Nimble. Peter has had a horribly hard and sorrowful life. When Peter was less than a year…

  • Big Announcement!

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    Hello! If you’ve been following along or checking the widgets on the side, you would know that I pretty recently started a YouTube channel where I animate these book reviews. If you’ve ever thought hmm, I wish I could see what that looked like on a screen… well now you can! Just go to this…

  • The Secret of Lillian Velvet by Jaclyn Moriarty

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    The Secret of Lillian Velvet is an absolutely mind-blowing and amazing novel by Jaclyn Moriarty. This book is about (obviously)Lillian Velvet. Lillian Velvet is a very lonely child for a number of reasons: the only person she’s lived with in years is her strict, cranky, mean, grandmother, she is homeschooled and her grandmother won’t let…

  • Spy School by Stuart Gibbs (updated)

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    Spy School by Stuart Gibbs is undoubtedly one of my favorite series. This book is about a normal twelve-year-old boy named Ben who attends a normal middle school. However, Ben has one incredible skill; He has level 16 math skills and that’s why, on one fateful day, he gets chosen to join a spy school.…

  • A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig

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    A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig is a story that will heal and break your heart in one chapter. It will give you hope only for it to be lost on the next page. This is a story about a poor little boy named Nikolas. Nikolas doesn’t have much in his life, his only…

  • The Key to the Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd

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    Emma Pearl Casey has lived at her family’s cemetery in the magically haunted town of Blackbird Hollow her entire life. However, when money starts to run short and her grandma can’t afford to keep the cemetery running, she’s forced to sell it off to Warren Steele, a shady businessman in the local area. However, Emma…