Two Summers by Aimee Friedman

Two Summer Adventures, One fantastic book. What if one summer you find out everything you have ever known to be true was all a lie? What if the boy you were crushing on actually liked you back?  What if the way you felt about your family, friends and life changed in the blink of an […]

Fallout (Lois Lane #1) by Gwenda Bond

I always wanted to be Lois Lane. I loved Superman as a wee girl.  I thought Christopher Reeve was the most beautiful man alive! Fallout is about a teenage girl named Lois Lane, she is an army brat and quite a busy bee. She is courageous, smart, independent and a super hero herself!  Strong heroines […]

Don’t Get Caught by Kurt Dinan Release Day!

  Title: Don’t Get Caught Author : Kurt Dinan Release Date: April 1, 2016 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Praise for Don’t Get Caught “Don’t Get Caught is just everything I love about young adult fiction. It’s funny and awkward and exciting and full of revelations and surprises.” -Josh Berk, author of The Dark Days of Hamburger […]

Summerlost by Ally Condie! Release Day, Review & GIVEAWAY!

  Letter from Ally:   Dear Readers,   I think most of us have had our hearts broken. Sometimes we can see it coming, and sometimes it comes down with the unexpected force of a sudden gale of wind or a rising of waters that we thought were still and safe. Loss is universal to […]

Review & Excerpt Tour! WALK THE EDGE by Katie McGarry

Gah! Katie McGarry does it again! The Brooding Bad Boy and a Brainy Betty are my absolute favorite type of couple!  The chemistry between these two is palpable, you are hooked from the moment they meet!  The slow build, the perfect pace, the believable, yet heartbreaking story line made this book my favorite of Katie’s […]

The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury

An enchantingly rich re-imagining of Aladdin, I enjoyed every single word.  

Sweet Home Alaska by Carole Estby Dagg~ Author Interview!

Tell us a little about yourself and your books. After working as a librarian for many years, surrounded by books, I finally worked up the courage to write books myself. My first book, The Year We Were Famous, was based on family lore about my Great-grandmother Helga’s 4,000-mile walk with her daughter Clara across the […]

The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz

Oh how I adored this book!  It was sweet!  You can’t help but fall in love with the heroine and her search for knowledge and freedom. The life, the spirit and the soul of Joan lives in us all! The Hired Girl is a charming story filled with hope. A must have for every library […]

Favorite YA Book Covers of 2015!

I’m a Cover Girl!! I LOVE Book Covers!! I think they are so important!!  As a librarian, I tell my patrons NEVER to judge a book by its cover, but I am so guilty of doing EXACTLY that, all the time!!  Hundreds of new books cross my desk every year and it is a beautiful, […]

BOOK SPOTLIGHT! Did I Mention I Love You? By Estelle Maskame

Book Info: Title: Did I Mention I Love You? Author: Estelle Maskame Release Date: December 1, 2015 Publishers: Sourcebooks Fire Love is everything but expected. Eden Munro came to California for a summer of sun, sand, and celebrities- what better way to forget about the drama back home? Until she meets her new family of […]