Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

Hardcover, 339 pages Release Date: April 24, 2018 Published by: Harpercollin’s/ Balzer + Bray Read from: May 1-4, 2018 Creekwood, #2 (Companion Novel) Source: Library For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQIA+, Realistic Fiction, LOL, Friendship Goals,       Leah Burke—girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier’s best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens…

Moonrise by Sarah Crossan

ARC, 400 pages Release Date: May 8, 2018 (Re-release) Published by: Bloomsbury Childrens Read from: April 29-May 1, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLa For fans of:  Verse Novels, Tough Subjects, Poetry, Romance, Family, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Grief,YA  ‘They think I hurt someone.  But I didn’t. You hear? Coz people are gonna be telling you all kinds of lies. I…

White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig

e-ARC, 327 pages Release Date: April 24, 2018 Published by: Feiwel & Friends Read from: April 22-29, 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.)  For fans of:  LBGTQ+, Contemporary, Romance, Thrillers, Mysteries, Suspense, Realistic…

Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian

ARC, 356 pages Release Date: April 24, 2018 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: April 13-18, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Summer Lovin, Feminism, Stand-alones, YA      A summer read about first love, feminism, and ice cream.     Summer in Sand Lake isn’t complete without a trip…

Not if I Save You First by Ally Carter

e-Audio, 6 hours & 55 minutes Release Date: March 27, 2018 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: April 11-15, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library (Hoopla) For fans of:  Survival, Wilderness, Contemporary, Romance, Thriller      Maddie thought she and Logan would be friends forever. But when your dad is a Secret Service agent and your best friend is the…

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

Hardcover, 391 pages Release Date: April 10, 2018 Published by: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Read from: March 27, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors, Diverse MC, Realistic Fiction, Texas setting, Multiple POV, Debut Authors      For Penny Lee high school was a total nonevent. Her friends were okay, her grades were…

For Everyone by Jason Reynolds

Hardcover, 112 pages Release Date: April 10, 2018 Published by: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Read from: April 6, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Poetry, Contemporary, Non-fiction, All Ages, Stand-alone      Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this…

Tyler Johnson was Here by Jay Coles

Hardcover, 297 pages Release Date: March 20, 2018 Published by: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: March 22-24, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of:  Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Diverese Reads, Romance,Diverse Authors, #OwnVoices, Debut Authors, Sparkly Covers, YA       When Marvin Johnson’s twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep…

The Midnights by Sarah Nicole Smetana

e-ARC, 416 pages Release Date: March 6, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: N/A 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:  Contemporary, Music, Tough Issues, YA      Susannah Hayes has never…

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…

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