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 […]
New From V.C. Andrews…SAGE’S EYES
January 26, 2016 by ·
V.C. Andrews® Pocket Books January 26, 2016 ISBN 9781451650914 $7.99 My parents watch me obsessively for signs of evil. They don’t let me out, they keep me away from other people. And I’m beginning to think maybe they’re right to. Sixteen-year-old Sage is a lonely child, dreaming of hemlock and mysterious ancestors she knows nothing […]
American Library Association 2016 Youth Media Award Winners
January 11, 2016 by ·
Last night while everyone was watching the Golden Globes Awards, I was obsessively trying to predict this years ALA Youth Media Award Winners… (while watching the GGA) 🙂 ALA Youth Media Awards IS the Librarian’s Award Show. I have to say that I am thrilled with the outcome! I am ecstatic with the diversity among […]
YA SPOTLIGHT! THE GIRLFRIEND REQUEST by Jodie Andrefski
January 6, 2016 by ·
He walked over to where I still sat at my desk. Only inches away, he reached out his hand toward me. My breath caught until he reached past me to the computer. “You wanted to see the pictures, right? Here, I just finished uploading the rest of them so I can show you.” As I […]
Favorite YA Book Covers of 2015!
December 21, 2015 by ·
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
December 6, 2015 by ·
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 […]
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 […]
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely
October 13, 2015 by ·
I was so excited when I heard of this collaboration between Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely. All American Boys hits all the hot buttons of society today. Told in alternating points of view, in clear black and white, AAB is sure to be censored, sure to be challenged, sure to be a classic. Powerful and […]
