Five books — all written by women — that have launched into COVID-19’s world, that I hope you’ll enjoy as much as I have.
Read moreOn My Nightstand: January 2019
As far as reading is concerned, the year is off to a great start. Here’s what I read to wrap up 2018 and kick off 2019.
Read moreReview: Blanca & Roja
In Blanca & Roja, Anna-Marie McLemore blends familiar fairytales The Swan Princess and Snow White and Rose Red into a rich, luxurious story of friendship, love and self-acceptance that is told with her signature style of magical realism.
Read moreBook Review: I'm Not Missing
A debut novel from an award-winning poet, I’m Not Missing is a must-read for any teen who’s felt the pain of lost friendship and the challenge of finding herself.
Read moreBook Review: Summer of Salt
I loved Katrina Leno's Summer of Salt so much that, when I finished, I hustled to the library to check out all of her other work!
Read more4 YA Books I've Loved This Year
I write monthly YA reviews for BookPage, and I've been so lucky to receive a string of incredible novels over the past few months. In case you needed a reason to hightail it to your local independent bookstore, here are my 2018 reviews...so far.
Read moreBook Review: Where My Body Ends and the World Begins
This moving coming-of-age novel deftly weaves together a pivotal moment in Chicago’s history and one young man’s tentative journey toward self-forgiveness into a powerful exploration of loss, community, and the resilience of the human mind and body.
Read moreBook Review: They Both Die at the End
In an alternate present-day New York City, Mateo and Rufus both receive the same call from Death-Cast in the early morning hours, letting them know they’ll be dead by midnight. The two teens have never met, but when they connect on the Last Friend app, they set out to help each other pack the experiences of a lifetime into one last day and form a deep bond that soon goes beyond friendship.
Read moreBook Review: The Library of Fates
Aditi Khorana’s second novel, The Library of Fates, is a lovely coming-of-age story rooted in Indian folklore and infused with romance.
Read moreBook Review: The Art of Starving
Like Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why (and more so the recent Netflix adaptation), The Art of Starving teeters on the edge of romanticizing tragedy.
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