Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: January 8, 2019 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: December 17-22, 2018 Stand-alone Source: NCTE  TW: Death For fans of: Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, YA      Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery’s never been there, but she’s heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five…

This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow

e-ARC, 400 pages Release Date: November 6, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: December 13-17, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Death For fans of: Contemporaries, Music, Romance, LGBTQIAP+, Diverse Characters, Diverse Authors, Multiple POV’s,…

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.   …

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

Audio, 12 CD’s Release Date: October 2, 2017 Published by: Ballantine Books Read from: October 1-25, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW:  Abortions For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Adult      The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center—a women’s reproductive health services clinic—its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then,…

Odd One Out by Nic Stone

e-Audio, 7 hrs 58 min Release Date: October 9, 2018 Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: October 16-24,2018 Stand-Alone Source: Library TW:  N/A For fans of: LGBTQIAP+, Romance, Own Voices, Diverse Characters, Multiple POV, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, YA      From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes this illuminating…

Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman

e-ARC, 390 pages Release Date: October 2, 2018 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: October 17-21,2018 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: N/A For fans of: Dystopias, Science…

Swing by Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess

Hardcover, 432 pages Release Date: October 2, 2018 Published by: Blink Read from: October 17-18,2018 Stand-Alone Source: Library TW: *Spoiler* Death by Police Brutality  For fans of: Diverse Characters, Verse/ Poetry, Romance, Sports, Realistic Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Contemporary, Own Voices, YA      Things usually do not go as planned for seventeen-year-old Noah. He and his best friend…

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