Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

e-Audio,  10:50:29 Narrated by: Lauren Ambrose,  Vikas Adam, and Michael Crouch  Release Date:  June 4, 2019 Published by:  Balzer + Bray Read from: July 27-31, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive/ Libby)   TW: Death For fans of: Romance, Historical Fiction, YA, LGBTQIAP+, Multiple POVs, Positive Body Rep, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alone      It’s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens,…

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

Audio CD, 5 Cd’s  Release Date: February 14, 2017 Published by: Bloomsbury Read from: December 6-14, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: N/A For fans of: Realistic Fiction, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Contemporary, Body Image, YA      A timely and powerful story about a teen girl from a poor neighborhood striving for success, from acclaimed author Renée Watson.   …

To Be Honest by Maggie Ann Martin

e-ARC, 304 pages Release Date: August 21, 2018 Published by: Swoon Reads Read from: August 21-August 26, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Eating Disorders For fans of: Romance, Realistic Fiction, LOL,…

The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding

e-Audio, 224 pages Release Date: April 3, 2018 Published by:  Sky Pony Press Read from: May 20-22, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQIA+, Body Positivity, Coming of Age, YA      Seventeen, fashion-obsessed, and gay, Abby Ives has always been content playing the sidekick in other people’s lives. While her friends and sister…

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 368 pages Release Date: March 6, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: March 18, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of:  Verse, Diverse Reads, #OwnVoices, Poetry, Contemporary, Body Image, Debut…

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

e-Audio, 320 pages Release Date: January 30, 2018 Published by: Berkley Books Read from: February 9-11, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Diversity, Sparkly Covers, LOL, Debut Author, Adult      A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in a fun and flirty…

Girls Like Me by Lola St. Vil

ARC,  302 pages Release Date: October 4, 2016 Published by: HMHM Books for Yooung Readers Read from: October 7, 2016 Stand-alone Source: Publisher For fans of: Body imagery, Verse, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, YA      Fifteen-year-old Shay Summers is trying to cope with the death of her father, being overweight, and threats from a girl bully in school. When…

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