Jason Reynolds’ middle-grade debut As Brave as You features two Brooklyn siblings and their summer in Virginia. Genie and his older brother Ernie get to know their grandparents and learn about rural life while their parents take a vacation alone to reconnect. I could so relate to eleven-year-old Genie and his worrying ways. Without the […]
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Tell Me Three Things is Julie Buxbaum’s YA debut and there are many more than three good things to say about it! I listened to this book over Mother’s Day weekend when I wanted to read something about someone else missing their mom. And this was just the ticket. Tell Me Three Things is my […]
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In When We Collided, Jonah and Vivi fall for each other one summer. Their romance provides a distraction for Jonah, who is reeling after his father’s death, and for Vivi, who is grappling with bipolar disorder. Vivi is outgoing and vivacious and favors a bold, vintage style. She’s an instant sensation in charming Verona […]
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In Keep Me Posted, two sisters vow to keep in touch by writing letters. Cassie lives in New York with her husband and twin boys, and Sid lives in Singapore with her husband, teenage son and newborn daughter. Sid is a technophobe and urges the internet-obsessed Cassie to give snail mail a try. Cassie […]
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Andrea Dunlop’s debut Losing the Light follows two California college students studying abroad in France. They fall in love with the French culture and all their new freedom, but they also fall for the same guy. It’s a story of obsession, mystery and destructive friendships. This atmospheric book had me completely transfixed. If you’re […]
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I’m a big fan of Tim Federle’s funny Nate series so I was excited to pick up his first YA The Great American Whatever. This book is about Quinn, a guy trying to pick up the pieces of his life after the death of his older sister. Can he ever get his screenwriting mojo back, […]
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