Our review for the day comes from Round 1 YA judge Clementine Bojangles, of the fabulously named blog Early Nerd Special, where she posts about books, movies, TV shows, and pop culture. Fun Fact: She also has a Sweet Valley High blog headlined A Critical Analysis of Sweet Valley's Most Famous Twins.
Earlier this year, she reviewed YA Fiction nominee The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder, about teenager Cam Cooper, whose life has been uprooted not only by a move to Maine but also by cancer. Clementine said in her review:
Although it could easily fall into the cancer-book tropes that seem to
populate much of the YA fiction about disease, Wunder gracefully
sidesteps these pitfalls and maintains a graceful balance of humor and
sadness.
Click here to read the full review.