Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

e-Audio, 7.5 hours  Release Date: October 10, 2017 Published by: Dutton Books for Young Readers Read from: October 22-25, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  Library (Overdrive)   For fans of: Contemporary, NeuroDiversity, Realistic Fiction, YA      Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most…

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

ARC, 208 pages  Release Date: October 17, 2017 Published by: Crown Books for Young Readers Read from: October 15, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary, Family, Diversity, Own Voices, Realistic Fiction, Tear-Jerker, YA      Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race…

Far From the Tree by Robin Benway

ARC, 375 pages  Release Date: October 3, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: October 2- October 7, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary, Family, Diversity, YA      A contemporary novel about three adopted siblings who find each other at just the right moment. Being the middle child has its ups and downs. But for Grace, an only…

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Audio, 13 CD’s Release Date: July 29, 2014 Published by: Penguin Group US Read from: August 4-September 17, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  Library For fans of: Thrillers, Romance, Mystery, Contemporary, Adult, Bombshell Endings, Books to TV, Multiple POV’s, Realistic Fiction      Sometimes it’s the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal. . . .      A…

Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith

I don’t normally talk about the audio books I listen to because most of them are backlist, but I really want to start! So, I’m starting Listen Up to write short reviews on the books that I listen to!  Audio, 10.5 hours Release Date: May 2, 2017 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: August 7-15, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Library …

The Authentics by Abdi Nazemian

Hardcover, 278 pages Release Date: August 8, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: August 19, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  Library For fans of: Coming of Age Novels, Diverse Reads, Diverse Authors, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones,       The Authentics is a fresh, funny, and insightful novel about culture, love, and family—the kind we are born into and the…

Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: August 8, 2017 Published by: Little Brown Read from: August 6-8, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TxLA 2017  For fans of: Grief, Finding Yourself, Mental Illness, LGBTQIAP+, POC MC, Diversity, Diverse Families, Realistic Fiction, YA       When Suzette comes home to Los Angeles from her boarding school in New England, she isn’t sure if she’ll ever…

The Secret History of Us by Jessi Kirby

ARC, 274 pages Release Date: August 1, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: August 2-6, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  #BooksforTrade  For fans of: Grief, Finding Yourself,       Gorgeously written and emotionally charged, The Secret History of Us explores the difficult journey of a teenage girl who must piece her life together after losing her memory in a near-fatal accident.   …

Little Monsters by Kara Thomas

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: July 25, 2017 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: July 25-August 2, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  TLA 2017 For fans of: Contemporary, Thrillers, Realistic Fiction, Bombshell Ending, YA      For fans of Pretty Little Liars, Little Monsters is a new psychological thriller, from the author of The Darkest Corners, about appearances versus reality and the…

Take Me Away