Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert

e-Audio, 05:25:30Narrated by: Balzer + BrayRelease Date: October 5, 2021Published by: Balzer + BrayRead from: December 2-4, 2021Stand-aloneSource: Library’s OverdriveTW: Mentions of Slavery and Segregation, Mentions of Death and harm because of one’s skin colorFor Readers Interested In: Non-fiction, African American History, Fave Authors, YA      A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning…

Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett

e-ARC, 416 pages Release Date: November 10, 2020Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: November 13-27, 2020Stand-aloneSource: 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: Injury by fire (Told about on page but not in detail),…

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…

Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

E-Audio, 03:58:41 Narrated by:  Heather Alicia Simms, Chris Chalk, Bahni Turpin, Kevin R. Free, JD Jackson, Guy Lockard, January LaVoy, Jason Reynolds, Adenrele Ojo, David Sadzin  Release Date:  October 8, 2019 Published by: Atheneum Read from: November 22-24, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Library  TW:  For fans of: Contemporary, YA, Realistic Fiction, Tough Stuff      From National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes…

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

Audio CD, 13 hours           Release Date: January 9, 2018 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: July 18-30, 2019 Arc of a Scythe, #2 Source: Library TW: Death For fans of: Dystopian, Bombshell Endings, YA      Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through…

Famous in a Small Town by Emma Mills

ARC, 309 pages Release Date: January 15, 2019 Published by: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Read from: January 9-13, 2019 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:  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Snark, Slow burns, Realistic Fiction, …

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