Title: DEAR DWAYNE, WITH LOVE Author: Eliza Gordon Pub. Date: January 23, 2018 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Pages: 380 Formats: Paperback, eBook, audiobook Find it: Amazon, Audible, B&N, TBD, Goodreads Wannabe actress Dani Steele’s résumé resembles a cautionary tale on how not to be famous. She’s pushing thirty and stuck in a dead-end insurance job, and her relationship status is holding at uncommitted. With unbearably perfect […]
Lola Dutch by Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright
January 29, 2018 by ·
I don’t have a daughter, but if I did, I would want her to exactly like Lola Dutch! I love her!! This has to be one of the cutest books I have ever read! Not only are the illustrations charming and the message delightful, the cover turns into a dollhouse play sheet! Complete with a […]
Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
January 22, 2018 by ·
Let’s Talk About Love Claire Kann Published by: Swoon Reads Publication date: January 23rd 2018 Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo “Dave called in sick. Alice, I want you with Takumi today. As long as you keep the volume low, you can play music […]
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez
January 16, 2018 by ·
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say was an absolute joy to read! This book deals with so many relevant topics that plague our country today. Immigration, language barriers and bullying in schools are issues so many of our children face daily, characters such as Stella can help children see they are not alone. Diverse books are so essential in schools […]
BATMAN: NIGHTWALKER by: Marie Lu
January 2, 2018 by ·
BATMAN: NIGHTWALKER (DC Icons #2) Marie Lu January 2, 2018 Random House Books for Young Readers 272 pgs. Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, TBD These DC Icon books just get better and better! After the amazing release of Wonder Woman Warbringer, I was itching for Batman Nightwalker as soon as I saw the cover! The cover is perfect. I am a […]
My Favorite YA Books of 2017
December 31, 2017 by ·
I am so lucky to be a YA Librarian, I am so fortunate to preview and read so many wonderful books everyday. It was a great year in YA, especially in the DIVERSE BOOKS GENRE!! I love that there are more and more books by POC being published and hitting the BEST selling lists, receiving […]
Space Boy and the Snow Monster by Dian Curtis Regan and illustrated by Robert Neubecker
December 22, 2017 by ·
Mateo loved this book! He loves monsters so this Snow Monster is his favorite monster at the present time!! I loved the illustrations, the pace of the book and the fun adventure that unfolds. We have read it a few times and after I read it to him, he proceeds to tell me his version of […]
Akata Witch & Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor
December 18, 2017 by ·
Akata Witch transports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New York, but living in Aba, Nigeria, twelve-year old Sunny is understandably a little lost. She is albino and thus, incredibly sensitive to the sun. All Sunny wants to do is be able to play football and […]
Bang by Barry Lyga
November 24, 2017 by ·
One shot ruined his life. Another one could end it. Sebastian Cody did something horrible, something no one—not even Sebastian himself—can forgive. At the age of four, he accidentally shot and killed his infant sister with his father’s gun. Now, ten years later, Sebastian has lived with the guilt and horror for his entire life. […]
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
November 23, 2017 by ·
Moxie girls fight back! Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with her small-town Texas high school that thinks the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes and hallway harassment. But most of all, Viv Carter is fed up with always following the rules. Viv’s mom was a punk rock […]
