New YA Out Today!! SO Many great ones to choose from!! The Girl from Everywhere by: Heidi Heilig It was the kind of August day that hinted at monsoons, and the year was 1774, though not for very much longer. Sixteen-year-old Nix Song is a time-traveller. She, her father and their crew of time refugees […]
Abby and the Cute One by Erin Butler
November 18, 2015 by ·
Give me more Seconds to Juliet!!! I love Nathan!!! I have been waiting for his book FOREVER!!! Drama and romance that only Backstage Pass can deliver!! Sweet, fun, adorable romance!! I LOVED IT!!! My Favorite Band when I was in High School and my favorite band STILL!!!! 25 Years and still in love!!
5 Diverse YA Books…Straight from History, Straight from the Headlines
October 14, 2015 by ·
#WeNeedDiverseBooks We need to see ourselves in books… We need to know we are not alone… We need to teach tolerance & acceptance… We need to learn about each other without prejudice… We need to seek understanding… Out Of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez “This is East Texas, and there’s lines. Lines you […]
Review: A Million Miles Away by Lara Avery
June 18, 2015 by ·
A Million Miles Away is an emotionally beautiful, profound love story. It is one of those books that has you thinking about it days after you have finished it. Lara Avery takes grief and sadness and gives you hope. I was amazed with how much I liked it. There are so many questions you ask […]
Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry Book Blitz & Giveaway!
May 26, 2015 by ·
Amazon ** Kobo ** BAM ** Barnes & Noble ** iBooks ** IndieBound Add it to your Goodreads Now! An unforgettable new series from acclaimed author Katie McGarry about taking risks, opening your heart and ending up in a place you never imagined possible Seventeen-year-old Emily likes her life the way it […]
YA of Yesterday! #IReadYA
May 20, 2015 by ·
As librarians and book advocates, sometimes we get so excited about all the new books coming out, we may tend to leave out the Oldies but Goodies! I have so many favorites I grew up with and I am going to share a few here. The Summer of my German Solider by Bette Greene An […]
The Growing Diversity in YA Novels! #IReadYA #WeNeedDiverseBooks
May 19, 2015 by ·
In the past few years, we have seen a growing trend in diverse YA novels. We are seeing more and more books written about people with different backgrounds, ethnicity, cultures BY writers of diverse backgrounds, ethnicity, cultures and it’s ABOUT TIME! Here are a few Diverse books, rich with culture that I have really enjoyed. […]
I Read YA and That’s OKAY!!! #IReadYA
May 18, 2015 by ·
Join in the celebration as we celebrate young adult books and ALL the people who read them with #IReadYA I have never been ashamed of the fact that I love YA novels. In fact, I love them so much, I have pretty much built my career around them. I taught 8th Grade Reading for a […]
