The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

ARC, 370 pages Release Date: July 31, 2018 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: July 14-17, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TLA TW: Abortion and Statutory rape. (These things are NOT depicted in the story, but hints at them are there.) For fans of: Thriller, Mystery, YA      There are no more cheerleaders in the town of Sunnybrook.     First…

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

e-Audio, 2 hours & 53 minutes Release Date: April 17, 2018 Published by: Little Brown Books for Young Readers / Blackstone Publishing Read from: June 23-29, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: Police Brutality & Death of a Child For fans of:  Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Grief, Cultural Fiction, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Tear Jerkers      Twelve-year-old Jerome is…

Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordova

e-ARC, 417 pages Release Date: June 5, 2018 Published by:  Sourcebooks Fire Read from: June 14-18, 2018 Brooklyn Brujas, #2 (Companion to Labyrinth Lost)  Source: Publishers (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:  Romance, Supernatural, Brujas,…

Save the Date by Morgan Matson

ARC, 417 pages Release Date: June 5, 2018 Published by:  Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: June 2-8, 2018 Companion to Matson’s other novels Source: Publishers (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: …

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 Wish Granter by C.J. Redwine

e-Audio, 9 hours Release Date: February 14, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: November 9-11, 2017 Ravenspire, #2 Source:  Library/ Overdrive For fans of: Magic, Romance,       The world has turned upside down for Thad and Ari Glavan, the bastard twins of Súndraille’s king. Their mother was murdered. The royal family died mysteriously. And now Thad sits…

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

ARC, 320 pages Release Date: October 24, 2017 Published by: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Book Read from: October 22-23, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary, Family, Diversity, Realistic Fiction, YA A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun….

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