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…

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…

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