A YA novel from USA Today bestselling author Sarina Bowen. Never ask a question unless you’re sure you want the truth. I’ve been listening to my father sing for my whole life. I carry him in my pocket on my mp3 player. It’s just that we’ve never met face to face. My mother would […]
THE FALL OF INNOCENCE by Jenny Torres Sanchez
June 8, 2018 by ·
Jenny Torres Sanchez (www.jennytorressanchez.com) is a full-time writer and former English teacher. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, but has lived on the border of two worlds her whole life. She is the author of Because of the Sun; Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia; and The Downside of Being […]
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
May 23, 2018 by ·
Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable—more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried. When she doesn’t show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn’t just leave […]
From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon
May 22, 2018 by ·
Three starred reviews for this charming romantic comedy about an aspiring teen filmmaker who finds her voice and falls in love, from the New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi. Aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra has stories she wants to tell and universes she wants to explore, if only the world would listen. So […]
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
May 20, 2018 by ·
“Books were what made my days bearable. They were what helped me sleep at night without my homesickness choking me.” When Amal’s ordinary life in her quiet Pakistani village is disrupted and she is forced to stay home from school to help her mother take of her siblings, Amal holds on to the hope that […]
Don’t Forget Me by Victoria Stevens
May 18, 2018 by ·
Seventeen-year-old Hazel Clarke is no stranger to heartbreaks, and being sent to live with a father she’s never met is the latest in a string of them. Even the beauty of eastern Australia isn’t enough to take her mind off her mother and the life she had to leave behind in England. But when Hazel […]
Ghost Boys by: Jewell Parker Rhodes
May 12, 2018 by ·
“Only the living can make the world better.” A 12 year-old-boy is shot in the park by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real one. The boy is named Jerome and he is black. Now in the after-life, Jerome sees that devastation and hatred his death has caused his community. It […]
Fatal Throne by Candace Fleming
May 11, 2018 by ·
A fascinating collection of stories written by some of the best writers we have in YA today as they tell the tales of King Henry VIII’s six wives. Each queen is compelling and her story is told in a unique and captivating voice, with a rebuttal from King Henry written by National Book Award Winner […]
THE HARPER EFFECT by: Taryn Bashford
May 8, 2018 by ·
Title: THE HARPER EFFECT Author: Taryn Bashford Pub. Date: May 15, 2018 Publisher: Sky Pony Press Formats: Hardcover, eBook Pages: 408 Find it: Amazon, B&N, TBD, Goodreads Sixteen-year-old Harper was once a rising star on the tennis court–until her coach dropped her for being “mentally weak.” Without tennis, who is she? Her confidence at an all-time low, she secretly turns to her childhood friend, next-door […]
