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,…
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…
Hardcover, 234 pages Release Date: September 25, 2018 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: October 21-23,2018 Stand-Alone Source: Library TW: For fans of: Diverse Characters, Realistic Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Contemporary, MG Jilly thinks she’s figured out how life works. But when her sister Emma is born Deaf, she realizes how much she still has to…
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…
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…
e-ARC, 447 pages Release Date: October 16, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: October 10-13,2018 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: Tackles Islamophobia, racism and xenophobia. If these things are harmful to read…
ARC, 447 pages Release Date: October 2, 2018 Published by: Katherine Tegen Read from: September 29- October 5,2018 Stand-Alone Source: TxLA TW: N/A For fans of: Diverse Characters, LGBTQIAP+, Little to no Romance, Horror, Fantasy, Multiple POVs, Sparkly Covers, Stand-alones, YA Beware of the woods and the dark, dank deep. He’ll follow you home, and…
PG-13, 2 Hours 12 minutes Release Date: October 19, 2018 Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right. (From IMDb) *MY THOUGHTS* …
ARC, 428 pages Release Date: September 4, 2018 Published by: Margaret K. McElderry Books Read from: September 6-8,2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA TW: Racism, Racist Slurs, Gun Violence For fans of: Novels in Verse, Banned Books, Contemporary Someone will shoot. And someone will die. #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins tackles gun violence and white supremacy in…
TV-MA, 60 minutes Release Date: September 9, 2018 A clever bookstore manager relies on his savvy Internet know-how to make the woman of his dreams fall in love with him. (From IMDb) *MY THOUGHTS* I didn’t even know about this adaptation until just a few days ago and I’m not sure how. It…
