Thanks to NetGalley and Little Brown Books for Young Readers for the arc of Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin! This alternate history of Hitler’s reign begins with Jewish families being stuffed into train cars. Yael, a six-year-old girl, was chosen by a doctor at a concentration camp for experimentation with melanin. As a result of the experiment, Yael can change her coloring to disguise herself. She escapes by making herself look like a Nazi leader’s daughter. She is found by the resistance. Once she is trained, Yael’s mission is to assassinate Hitler. The life or death motorcycle race and the suspenseful espionage make this an interesting take on a WWII alternate historical outcome.
Thanks to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the arc of Need by Joelle Charbonneau! Need has a weird and creepy concept that should make it a popular book. Creepiness multiplies as evidence shows that the Need website has members carrying out bad deeds so they get a reward or gift of their choosing. Members make their request first, then they are asked to carry out a deed. Action packed and full of surprises, Need is food for thought! Kaylee, the main character, has a past of crying wolf. As she is drawn into the questionable world of Need, people around her tend to believe she is just trying to get attention when she tries to make them see how awful Need is. As she struggles with her reputation, an ill brother, a closed off mother and the scary happenings around her, the mystery unravels!
