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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Tumbling gives you an inside view into the world of competitive gymnastics, as twelve Olympic hopefuls compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. The competition is cutthroat and nail biting as you follow the rankings after each event. If you’re a gymnastics fan, Tumbling will get you even more revved […]
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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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Audrey is 14 and dealing with social anxiety after a bullying incident. Now she stays close to home, wears dark glasses, and only ventures out to see her therapist Dr. Sarah. Her brother’s friend Linus takes an interest in Audrey and helps her to find her way again. Finding Audrey is Sophie Kinsella’s (Confessions of a […]
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Jesse Andrews’ Me and Earl and the Dying Girl first came out in 2012. I didn’t read it then, but it made many best-of lists that year. It probably got a little overshadowed by another cancer book you may have heard about. (This is not like that book) Anyway- now it is going to be […]
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In Saint Anything, Sydney’s older brother Peyton goes to prison after a drunk driving accident – leaving her family shattered and Sydney feeling invisible. She changes schools for a chance to start over and bonds over pizza, French fries, music and lollypops with siblings Mac and Layla. Meanwhile, Sydney’s mom obsesses over Peyton and Peyton’s […]
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