Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar was a great debut and I am so happy that more authors from Central America are getting published these days. I’m always on the lookout for YA books to read from that part of the world because of the students I serve in my district. Libertad is set in 2017 […]
Review: Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay Thank you to @penguinteen for the gifted copy and for @librofm for the ALC. I have been looking forward to Randy Ribay’s book, Everything We Never Had. I’m so glad I got the opportunity to read it early! Everything We Never Had is definitely a book that […]
Arc Review: To the Bone by Alena Bruzas Pub Date: Sept. 10, 2024 If you are into historical fiction and horror, then add To the Bone by Alena Bruzas to your spooky season TBR pile. A colonial tale told from the perspective of a teenage indentured servant girl. Readers get the experience of the horrors […]
Pub Date: Sept. 3, 2024 Luminous Beings was a goofy dystopian YA graphic novel. A world full of flying zombie squirrels and protection suits. It’s a dystopian world, but the teens still have the same things to worry about like family, part-time jobs and college. A group of teens spend a night on a quest […]
Review: Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson and fine art by Ekua Holmes Welcome to my stop on the #BlackGirlBookstaTour, check out my IG account for additional content. I chose Renée Watson’s recently released Black Girl You Are Atlas to feature. You will be blown away by the poetry in this semi-autobiographical collection. […]