In the YA Diversity Book Club, we chat about the latest YA books that celebrate diversity. Sandie @ Teen Lit Rocks and I chat about our featured book and highlight the author with a Q&A . We took the summer off from book club, and our first fall pick is Randi Pink’s debut novel INTO WHITE. Lots to discuss with this one! Thanks so much […]
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How to Keep a Boy from Kissing You is a super cute read about a girl who wants her first kiss to be with a modern-day Prince. Aurora Skye loves fairytales and wants that kind of mythical epic romance in real life. This Much Ado About Nothing-inspired story includes a high school production of the […]
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Hard to believe it’s been six years since the release of Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares! One of my all-time favorite YA holiday reads. Now Rachel Cohn & David Levithan are back with more holiday cheer in The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily. Even though it’s closer to Halloween than Christmas I couldn’t […]
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In Karen Fortunati’s debut The Weight of Zero, Catherine is struggling with bipolar disorder and trying to win the war with Zero (her depression). She agrees to try a new intensive outpatient program, but meanwhile stockpiles pills for Zero’s inevitable return. But what if Zero doesn’t arrive as planned- can she dare hope for the future? […]
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Stalking Jack the Ripper is the scary YA to read this fall and I’m excited to partner with JIMMY Patterson books on this prize pack giveaway! Read on to find out more about this creeptastic story that’s sure to keep you reading with the lights on. About the Book: Presented by James Patterson’s new children’s imprint, […]
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In The Art of Holding On and Letting Go, homeschooler and competitive climber Cara’s life falls off balance when the unthinkable happens. Cara is left to pick up the pieces in unfamiliar territory when she moves in with her grandparents. Detroit is much different than her California mountain cabin home, plus she has to adjust […]
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