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Sidekick Super Review: Where Sleeping Girls Lie (2025) by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
cover image of Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, published by Feiwel & Friends, 2024. The Basics Page Length: 416 Audiobook Length: ~17 hours Grade Reading Level: 9+ Target Audience Age: 14-18+ Goodreads Score: 3.97 out of 5 Common Sense Media Score: 15+ Buy it HERE Setting: Contemporary England, fictional boarding school, Alfred Nobel Academy Genre: Young Adult Mystery Thriller, Dark Academia Topics: Boarding School, Mental Health, Abuse, Suicide, Sexual As
7 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Super Review: Olivetti (2024) by Allie Millington
Check out this Sidekick Super review of Olivetti by Allie Millington, including book basics, mentor texts for writing lessons, and an outline for book talking with students!
6 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Super Review: The Case of the Scarlet Snakebite (2026) by Christyne Morrell
Check out this Sidekick Super Review of The Case of the Scarlet Snakebite by Christyne Morrell, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!
6 min read


Sidekick Short Review: Girls Who Play Dead (2025) by Joelle Wellington
Check out this Sidekick Short review of Girls Who Play Dead by Joelle Wellington. Find basic info and an outline for book talking to your students!
3 min read


Sidekick Super Review: I Killed the King (2025) by Andrea Hannah and Rebecca Mix
Check out this Sidekick Super Review of I Killed the King by Rebecca Mix and Andrea Hannah, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!
7 min read


Sidekick Short Review: The Steps (2025) by Wendelin Van Draanen
Check out this Sidekick Short review of The Steps by Wendelin Van Draanen.
2 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Short Review: The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity (2023) by Nicholas Day
Check out this Sidekick Short review of The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day
2 min read
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