The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord

ARC, 384 pages Release Date: May 16, 2017 Published by: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Read from: May 17-May 21, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TLA 2017 For fans of: Grief Management, Diversity, Tear-Jerkers, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Coming of Age, Character Growth, Sprakly Covers, YA      When it all falls apart, who can you believe in?     Everything is going right for…

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: April 11, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: April 28-April 30, 2017 Companion novel: Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda  Source: Publisher For fans of: Contemporary,Romance, DEAR, Realistic Fiction, Companions, LGBTQIA+, LOL, Positive Body Rep, Diverse Reads, YA      Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her…

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer

Hardcover, 388 pages Release Date: April 4, 2017 Published by: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Read from: April 20-April 28, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Library  For fans of: Contemporary,Romance, DEAR, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, tear-Jerkers, YA      Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother’s death, she leaves letters at her grave. It’s the only way…

Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens

Hardcover, 406 pages Release Date: March 14, 2017 Published by: St. Martin’s Press Read from: March 30-April 2, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Library   For fans of: Psychological Thrillers, Adult, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers      Eleven years ago, Lindsey Nash escaped into the night with her young daughter and left an abusive relationship. Her ex-husband was sent to jail and she started…

Geekerella by Ashley Poston

e-ARC, 320 pages Release Date: April 4, 2017 Published by: Quirk Books Read from: March 30-April 2, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Netgalley  (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.)  For fans of: Marginalized Voices, Contemporary, Romance, Nerd Culture, LOL, Retellings, Rrealistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA…

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

Hardcover, 234 pages Release Date: February 14, 2017 Published by: Dutton Books for Young Readers Read from: March 27-30, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of: Marginalized Voices, Contemporary, LGBTQIA+, Mental Illness, YA      You go through life thinking there’s so much you need…     Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your…

Ronit & Jamil by Pamela L. Laskin

Hardcover, 192 pages Release Date: February 21, 2017 Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: March 2-4, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Marginalized Voices, Books in Verse, YA      Pamela L. Laskin’s beautiful and lyrical novel in verse delivers a fresh and captivating retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that transports the star-crossed lovers…

Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner

e-ARC, 416 pages Release Date: March 7, 2017 Published by: Crown Books for Young Readers Read from: February 22- 26, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (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.)  For fans of: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, DEAR, Marginazlized Voices, Sparkly Covers, Tear-Jerkers,…

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

e-ARC, 464 pages Release Date: February 28, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: February 12- 16, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (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.)  For fans of: Realistic Fiction,  Contemporary, DEAR, Debut Author, Own Voices, YA    …

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