The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

e-ARC, 416 pages Release Date: May 26, 2020Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: June 6-7, 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: For fans of: Contemporary, Coming of Age, Realistic Fiction, Novels…

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 432 pages Release Date: May 5, 2020 Published by: Quill Tree Books Read from: April 29-May 3, 2020 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: Parental Death, Grief, Plane Crash, Stalking, Sexual Assault…

Kent State by Deborah Wiles

e-ARC, 144 pages            Release Date: April 21, 2020 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: April 21, 2020 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: School shooting, Death, True Events…

White Rose by Kip Wilson

ARC, 343 pages            Release Date: April 2, 2019 Published by: Versify Read from: April 7-8, 2019 Stand-alone Source: NCTE 2018  TW: Religious Discrimination For fans of: Historical Fiction, Verse, YA      A gorgeous and timely novel based on the incredible story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college student who challenged the Nazi regime…

People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins

ARC, 428 pages Release Date: September 4, 2018 Published by: Margaret K. McElderry Books Read from: September 6-8,2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA TW: Racism, Racist Slurs, Gun Violence For fans of: Novels in Verse, Banned Books, Contemporary      Someone will shoot. And someone will die. #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins tackles gun violence and white supremacy in…

The Opposite of Innocent by Sonya Sones

e-ARC, 272 pages Release Date: September 4, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: August 31- September 2, 2018 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: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Rape For fans of: Verse novels,…

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

e-ARC, 368 pages Release Date: March 6, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: March 18, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of:  Verse, Diverse Reads, #OwnVoices, Poetry, Contemporary, Body Image, Debut…

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