Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian

ARC, 356 pages Release Date: April 24, 2018 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: April 13-18, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Summer Lovin, Feminism, Stand-alones, YA      A summer read about first love, feminism, and ice cream.     Summer in Sand Lake isn’t complete without a trip…

Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett

ARC, 419 pages Release Date: April 3, 2018 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: March 25-28, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Publisher For fans of:  Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Adventure, YA       Ever since last year’s homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other. It doesn’t hurt that their…

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

ARC, 320 pages Release Date: October 24, 2017 Published by: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Book Read from: October 22-23, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary, Family, Diversity, Realistic Fiction, YA A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun….

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

ARC, 208 pages  Release Date: October 17, 2017 Published by: Crown Books for Young Readers Read from: October 15, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary, Family, Diversity, Own Voices, Realistic Fiction, Tear-Jerker, YA      Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race…

Far From the Tree by Robin Benway

ARC, 375 pages  Release Date: October 3, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: October 2- October 7, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary, Family, Diversity, YA      A contemporary novel about three adopted siblings who find each other at just the right moment. Being the middle child has its ups and downs. But for Grace, an only…

Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

Audio, 419 pages  Release Date: September 19, 2017 Published by: Jimmy Patterson Books (Little Brown and Company) Read from: September 16- October 2, 2017 Stalking Jack the Ripper, #2 Source:  TxLA  For fans of: Action, Adventure,  Historical, Suspense, Mystery, YA      Bone white. Blood red. Along this path, you’ll soon be dead.     Following the horrifying revelation of Jack…

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: August 8, 2017 Published by: Little Brown Read from: August 6-8, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TxLA 2017  For fans of: Grief, Finding Yourself, Mental Illness, LGBTQIAP+, POC MC, Diversity, Diverse Families, Realistic Fiction, YA       When Suzette comes home to Los Angeles from her boarding school in New England, she isn’t sure if she’ll ever…

The Secret History of Us by Jessi Kirby

ARC, 274 pages Release Date: August 1, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: August 2-6, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  #BooksforTrade  For fans of: Grief, Finding Yourself,       Gorgeously written and emotionally charged, The Secret History of Us explores the difficult journey of a teenage girl who must piece her life together after losing her memory in a near-fatal accident.   …

Little Monsters by Kara Thomas

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: July 25, 2017 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: July 25-August 2, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TLA 2017 For fans of: Contemporary, Thrillers, Realistic Fiction, Bombshell Ending, YA      For fans of Pretty Little Liars, Little Monsters is a new psychological thriller, from the author of The Darkest Corners, about appearances versus reality and the…

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