Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy

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…

Color Me In by Natasha Diaz

ARC, 365 pages            Release Date: August 20, 2019 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: August 16-21, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Traded with Emma at Miss Print TW: Police Brutality For fans of: Coming of Age, Contemporary, Romance, Person of Color MC, Realistic Fiction, YA      Debut YA author Natasha Diaz pulls from her personal experience…

I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn

e-ARC, 308 pages            Release Date: May 28, 2019 Published by: Scholastic Read from: July 8-11, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Publisher & Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher & Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: N/A For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic…

Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan

e-ARC, 320 pages            Release Date: April 30, 2019 Published by: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Read from: April 19-22, 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: Cheating…

Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable (illustrated by Ellen T. Crenshaw)

ARC, 320 pages Release Date: March 12, 2019 Published by: First Second Books Read from: March 2-3, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Homophobia, Transphobia, Catholic Religion  For fans of: Contemporaries, Realistic Fiction, Coming…

Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon

ARC, 370 pages Release Date: January 15, 2019 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: January 13-18, 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: Love Triangles For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Diversity, LGBTQIAP+, Coming of Age,…

Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes

e-Audio,  pages Release Date: September 18, 2018 Published by: Random House Books for Young Readers Read from: December 23-27, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW:  For fans of: Reading Freedom, Middle Grade, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction,        When twelve-year-old June Harper’s parents discover what they deem an inappropriate library book, they take strict parenting to a whole new level. And…

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