Hardcover, 528 pagesRelease Date: March 19, 2024Published by: Candlewick PressRead from: April 18-19, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Texas Library Association ConferenceTW: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Body shaming, Death, Chronic illness, Bullying, CancerFor Readers Interested In: Novels in Verse, Mental Health Rep (Eating Disorder- Anorexia Nervosa), Realistic Fiction, MG Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu…
e-Audio, 07:46:46Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon Release Date: June 27, 2023Published by: HarperTeenRead from: June 30, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Fatphobia, Car Accident, Bullying, Toxic FamilyFor Readers Interested In: Body Positivity, Religious Diversity (Jewish), Contemporary, Romance, YA They say that those who can’t do, teach. Lahey Johnson is notorious for helping her friends and…
e-Audio, 07:12:02Narrated by: Marcella Cox & Daniel K. IsaacRelease Date: May 30, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: May 30-31, 2023Stand-aloneSource: PRH AppTW: Fatphobic Comments, Racism, Body ShamingFor Readers Interested In: Romance, Sports, Fake Dating, Foodie Favorites, Body Positivity, Racial/Ethnic Diversity A swoony, heart-melting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about…
e-Audio, 12:27:30Narrated by: Kelsey Navarro Release Date: November 15, 2022Published by: HarperAudioRead from: November 28-29, 2022Spoiler Alert, #3Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Fat Shaming from the Director, Sexism,. Parental Abandonment, Cheating from a Past Romance, Depression, Anxiety, Foster Care Experiences Recounted, Death of a parent MentionedFor Readers Interested In: Fat Leads (both the main characters!), Romance, Contemporary, Realistic…
E-Audio, 10:00:48Narrated by: Ione Butler Release Date: June 23, 2020Published by: HarperAudio Read from: August 12-15, 2020The Brown Sisters, #2Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Panic Attack, Talk of Depression, Loss of family members (not on page)For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Adult, Diverse Authors, Own Voices, LOL, POC MC, POC on Cover, Body Positive, Multiple POVs, LOL, LGBTQIAP+, Neurodiverse,…
E-Audio, 08:19:13Narrated by: Joy NashRelease Date: July 7, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: July 18-20, 2020Faith Herbert Origin Story, #1Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Violence, FightingFor fans of: Fantasy, LGBTQ, Superheroes, YA From Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’, comes the first in a two-book origin story…
Hardcover, 336 pages Release Date: June 16, 2020Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: June 11-19, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Fatphobia, some queerphobia & families who aren’t acceptingFor fans of:…
E-Audio, 10:40:55 Narrated by: N’Jameh Camara Release Date: November 12, 2019 Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: January 1-11, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Violence, Drug Use, Hurried Weight Loss (to make weight for the ring), Dsyfunctional Family (Alcoholic mother) For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Sports, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, YA A. S. King…
E-Audio, 10:17:23 Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh Release Date: November 5, 2019 Published by: HarperAudio Read from: December 18-22, 2019 The Brown Sisters, #1 Source: Library TW: For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Diversity, #OwnVoices, Diverse Author, POC on cover, POC MC, Between the Covers, Rom Coms, Adult, Body Image Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek…
E-Audio, 06:20:54 Narrated by: Phoebe Strole Release Date: October 1, 2019 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: November 20-22, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: For fans of: MG, Best Friends, LGBTQIAP+, Body Positivity, Contemporary, Coming of Age The first middle grade novel from Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’ (now a popular…
