Love & Other Train Wrecks by Leah Konen

e-ARC, 368 pages Release Date: January 2, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: January 1-3, 2018 Standalone Source: Edelweiss For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Stand-alone, YA      A twenty-four-hour romance about two teens who meet—and perhaps change their minds about love—on a train ride to Upstate New York in the middle of a snowstorm     One train ride….

Top Elf by Caleb Zane Huett

Hardcover, 279 pages Release Date: September 26, 2017 Published by: Scholastic Press  Read from: December 13-16, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Bought/ Suggested for Purchase by my Library System! For fans of: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Holidaze, LOL, Elves, Magic, MG       The elves can’t be kept on shelves in this hilarious middle-grade debut about what happens when Santa opens a…

Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga

Hardcover, 292 pages Release Date: November 7, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: November 26-28, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Family Relationships, Diverse Characters,       Despite sending him letters ever since she was thirteen, Taliah Abdallat never thought she’d ever really meet Julian Oliver. But one day, while her…

My New Crush Gave to Me by Shani Petroff

e-ARC, 224 pages  Release Date: October 31, 2017 Published by: Swoon Reads Read from: October 26- November 3, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  Netgalley  For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, YA, Romance, Holidaze      Charlotte Charlie Donovan knows exactly what she wants for Christmas: Teo Ortiz. He s the school s star athlete, in the National Honor Society, invited to…

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…

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