Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson

e-ARC, 403 pages Release Date: May 4, 2021Published by: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: April 28- May 19, 2021Stand-alone (Companion to other Matson novels)Source: 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: For…

Love in English by Maria E. Andreu

e-Audio, 06:18:31Narrated by: Frankie Corzo Release Date: February 2, 2021Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: May 4-7, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Bullying, CheatingFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, YA     Sixteen-year-old Ana has just moved to New Jersey from Argentina for her Junior year of high school. She’s a poet…

Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne

e-Audio, 02:05:50Narrated by: Mahogany L. BrowneRelease Date: January 12, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: February 1-2, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Bullying & Sexual AssualtFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Novels in Verse, Coming of Age, Realistic Fiction, Diverse Author, POC on Cover, POC MC, YA   A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age…

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

e-Audio, 11:04:32Narrated by: Carla VegaRelease Date: February 2, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: February 6-10, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Parental abuse (Verbal) & FatphobiaFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Body Positivity, Romance, Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors, POC MC, POC on Cover, Coming of Age, YA   Coming of age as a Fat brown…

Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe

e-Audio, 08:06:29Narrated by: James FouheyRelease Date: October 13, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: January 13-15, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: For Readers Interested In: Coming of Age Stories, Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA      Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at the prestigious FATE academy, the…

I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee

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:…

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 432 pages Release Date: May 5, 2020 Published by: Quill Tree Books Read from: April 29-May 3, 2020 Stand-alone Source: 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: Parental Death, Grief, Plane Crash, Stalking, Sexual Assault…

The How and the Why by Cynthia Hand

ARC, 446 pages            Release Date: November 5, 2019 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: November 25- December 5, 2019 Stand-alone Source: 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:  For fans of: Contemporary, Coming of…

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