A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

e-Audio, 08:33:58Narrated by: Frankie CorzoRelease Date: November 10, 2020Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio Read from: November 24-25, 2020Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Death of a grandparent (Not shown, just talked about) For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Foodie Favorites, Adventure, Sparkly Covers, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Diverse Authors, Own Voices, POC MC, Realistic Fiction, POC on Cover, YA      …

Snapped by Alexa Martin

E-Audio, 11:21:27Narrated by: Soneela Nankani & Cary HiteRelease Date: October 20, 2020Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: October 27-28, 2020Playbook, #4Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Death of a parentFor fans of: Realistic Fiction, Adult, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Diverse Author, Ethnic Diversity, Own Voices, Romance, Series     With the stakes this high, it’s…

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

E-Audio, 08:19:15Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt Release Date: September 15, 2020Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: October 23-27, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Death (not pictured),Violence, mentions of sexual abuse, rape, assaults, child abuse, kidnapping, stalking, and addiction to opioidsFor fans of: Realistic Fiction, Music, Contemporary, Thriller, Good Audios, Sparkly Covers, DEAR, Diverse Authors, Diversity, Favorites, Own, Own…

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

e-ARC, 288 pages Release Date: September 29, 2020Published by: Crown Read from: September 27-October 12, 2020Dear Martin, #2Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: Gun violence, Incarceration, Racial profiling, Police Brutality, Domestic abuse,…

Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith

E-Audio, 09:19:37Narrated by: Theo Germaine & Phoebe StroleRelease Date: May 26, 2020Published by: HarperTeen Read from: July 17-18, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Transphobia (violence, insults, & internalized), Homophobia (insults & internalized), Assault, Suicide Idealization For fans of: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQIAP+, Multiple POV, #OwnVoices, YA         Debut author Tobly McSmith delivers a coming-of-age…

Running by Natalia Sylvester

e-ARC, 336 pages Release Date: July 14, 2020Published by: Clarion Books Read from: July 8-15, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Edelweiss/Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss/Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) TW: For fans of: Political YA, POC MC, POC on Cover, Contemporary,…

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

E-Audio, 09:31:04Narrated by: Marisa BlakeRelease Date: May 19, 2020Published by: Dreamscape Media, LLC Read from: July 7-9, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Molestation, Gang Violence, DeathFor fans of: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary         A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico border.     Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña have no false illusions about…

Stamped by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi

E-Audio, 04:11:29Narrated by: Jason ReynoldsRelease Date: March 10, 2020Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: July 5-7, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Slavery, Racism, N-WordFor fans of: Non-Fiction, Jason Reynolds, Social Justice, Cultural     A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism–and antiracism–in America      This is NOT a history book.   …

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