So I saw Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters over on All The Books and Chocolate and immediately requested a copy.…
Well, That Was Unexpected is Jesse Q Sutanto's newest novel. I absolutely loved her dark comedy / family drama Dial…
In Juniors, by Kaui Hart Hemmings, teenage Lea finds herself on Oahu when her actress mother lands a new role.…
In I Believe In A Thing Called Love, by Maurene Goo, when overachieving high schooler Desi Lee gets a crush…
Teenage Riley Ozumi has been kicked out of school and turned into an unflattering meme. When she signs up for…
Perennials by Mandy Berman centers around a summer camp, and the format matches the setting. Stories are told in short,…
I was so excited to receive a copy of The Furies! The story summary, about four private-school girls and the…
I got Where'd You Go, Bernadette? in my office's Secret Santa, from a colleague who knows I like to read.…
Somehow, the teenage dialogue misses both the raw intensity of actual young adult conversations on life and meaning, as well…
In The Ghosts of Gray Fable: Chapter One: SEER, high-schooler Grace Fable can see ghosts. Mostly they’re friendly, or if…
Tamar & PJ: One Giant Adventure is a middle-grades adventure. PJ is a human teenager, and Tamar is a lonely ancient giant.…
Went to a reading/signing the other night. Mackenzi Lee: Sometimes people on Tumblr would ask if #gentlemansguidetoviceandvirtue was another tragic…
In Jane C. Brady’s YA novel Cascading Petals, our protagonist’s name is Jewel Hart, which tells you everything about how charming…
I read American Born Chinese, a graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, for my YA fiction course. This book tells…
The Book of Esther by Emily Barton is an alternate history adventure. The story had a bit of a slow…
The authors of YA fiction Gifted, Hungry, and Consider are having a signing and Q&A this Wednesday, July 13 at…