Sheets by Brenna Thummler

Paperback, 239 pages            Release Date: August 28, 2018 Published by: Lion Forge, LLC  Read from: August 28, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library  TW: Death of a parent For fans of: Paranormal, Graphic Novels      Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen year old in charge of the family laundry business, her daily…

Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable (illustrated by Ellen T. Crenshaw)

ARC, 320 pages Release Date: March 12, 2019 Published by: First Second Books Read from: March 2-3, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Publisher (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.)  TW: Homophobia, Transphobia, Catholic Religion  For fans of: Contemporaries, Realistic Fiction, Coming…

New Kid by Jerry Craft

ARC, 256 pages Release Date: February 5, 2019 Published by: HarperCollins Read from: February 1, 2019 Stand-alone Source: NCTE 2018  TW: N/A For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, POC Characters, Own Voices, MG      Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new…

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Hardcover, 320 pages Release Date: September 25, 2018 Published by: Graphix Read from: December 2, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW:  Addiction For fans of: Graphic Novels, Memoirs, YA     Hey, Kiddo is the graphic memoir of author-illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Raised by his colorful grandparents, who adopted him because his mother was an incarcerated heroin addict, Krosoczka didn’t…

Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner

Paperback, 336 pages Release Date: September 4, 2018 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Read from: September 5-6 ,2018 Stand-alone Source: Publisher (This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: N/A For fans of: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Paranormal, Graphic Novels       A middle schooler comes head-to-head with his vampire slayer crush in this laugh-out-loud funny…

Take Me Away