Kamille Bernaud and Julia Lazarrett are close friends on the verge of adulthood. They’re hoping to have fun before Kamille turns 22 and must choose a husband. It’s the law in Kalgratt—a custom Julia (who appears white) accepts but Kamille (who presents Black) detests. While visiting a traveling circus, the pair become separated. Kamille sees…
Readers not closely familiar with the series opener are also likely to flounder as Haddix closes this duology with continuing underdeveloped plotlines that are made harder to follow by time-travel rules of Byzantine complexity. There’s also some distracting hand-wringing over tangential issues—namely, children’s addiction to smartphones and the pitfalls of AI. Stuck in an increasingly…
“Neighbors point, shout. / Hook up hoses, open valves— / let’s put this fire out!” A series of poems follow a crew of firefighters as they answer an alarm, rescue a puppy, and douse fires before returning to their firehouse for a much-deserved meal at day’s end. Cronin’s poems are paired with Marin’s illustrations, set…
Ever since she was small, Gemma Carroll has spent time in quaint Dove Crossing’s cemetery. As a Seer, Gemma is able to interact with the Ethereals—the five ghosts who have been trapped in the graveyard since their deaths, inexplicably unable to move on. They include Jimmy Waterford, who died 100 years ago at age 15.…
This stand-alone follow-up to Falling Like Leaves (2025), which centered on Ellis, follows Sloane, who loves wintertime but tries to avoid painful memories of her late father, who shared her enthusiasm for Christmas. Sloane’s mom, the mayor of Bramble Falls, surprises everyone by deciding to capitalize on the town’s popularity—videos of the Falling Leaves Festival…
In the 1964 film A Hard Day’s Night, it’s Ringo who wanders the back streets of London with camera in hand. The other Fabs, though, were just as interested in photography, chronicling their travels and lives on film. Paul McCartney was technically the best behind the lens, as witness his fine 2023 portfolio 1964: Eyes…
Comment here to discuss the recent trend of long Play Store review times for app submissions and updates. Do not make a new post about this subject, as it will be removed. This is an unofficial developer community, so we are not on the Play team and cannot help your app/update pass review. No, we…
According to a new report, WhatsApp has added a new feature via a server-side update, which means you don’t have to have a specific app version to get it. This is apparently rolling out to both Android and iOS. The idea is that WhatsApp will prevent you from logging in until you update your phone’s…
Xiaomi started a trend last year with the 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max – not a huge trend, but a trend nonetheless. Other Chinese smartphone makers are now starting to get inspired by the idea of having a screen on the rear of some of their devices. And today it’s Honor’s turn to join…
TL;DR Google’s October System Services update adds NFC support to Find Hub-compatible trackers, letting you tap a tag to quickly access its details or identify a lost tag. Setting up Find Hub trackers is getting easier, with options to name tags, choose categories, and enable features like Left-Behind Reminders during registration. The update also adds…