Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds, art by Danica Novgorodoff

e-ARC, 208 pages Release Date: October 13, 2020Published by: Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Read from: October 6, 2020Stand-aloneSource: NetgalleyTW: Gun Violence, DeathFor fans of: Graphic Novels, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Diverse Authors, Own Voices, Tear Jerkers, POC MC, POC on Cover, YA         Jason Reynolds’s Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor–winning,…

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

E-Audio, 10:00:48Narrated by: Ione Butler Release Date: June 23, 2020Published by: HarperAudio Read from: August 12-15, 2020The Brown Sisters, #2Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Panic Attack, Talk of Depression, Loss of family members (not on page)For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Adult, Diverse Authors, Own Voices, LOL, POC MC, POC on Cover, Body Positive, Multiple POVs, LOL, LGBTQIAP+, Neurodiverse,…

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

E-Audio, 09:42:00Narrated by: Je Nie FlemingRelease Date: June 16, 2020Published by: Hachette Audio Read from: August 7-10, 2020The Boyfriend Project, #1Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Adult, Coding, Diverse Authors, Own Voices, LOL, POC MC, POC on Cover       Samiah Brooks never thought she would be “that” girl. But a live tweet…

This is My America by Kim Johnson

ARC, 389 pages Release Date: July 28, 2020Published by: Random House Books for Young Readers Read from: July 24-31, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Traded for a physical ARC  TW: Racism, Murder, Mention of White Hate groups, past lynching, Death PenaltyFor fans of: Social Justice, The Hate U Give, Just Mercy, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Tear-Jerkers, Diverse Authors,…

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…

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

E-Audio, 08:24:07Narrated by: Logan RozosRelease Date: May 5, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: June 30-July 2, 2020Stand-aloneSource: Library (Overdrive)TW: Transphobia, Being Outed, Cyber-bullying, Drug UsageFor fans of: Romance, LGBTQIAP+, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, YA, POC, POC MC, POC on Cover         From Stonewall and Lambda Award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a…

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