Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: January 8, 2019 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: December 17-22, 2018 Stand-alone Source: NCTE  TW: Death For fans of: Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, YA      Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery’s never been there, but she’s heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five…

This is What it Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow

e-ARC, 400 pages Release Date: November 6, 2018 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: December 13-17, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Death For fans of: Contemporaries, Music, Romance, LGBTQIAP+, Diverse Characters, Diverse Authors, Multiple POV’s,…

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

Audio CD, 5 Cd’s  Release Date: February 14, 2017 Published by: Bloomsbury Read from: December 6-14, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library TW: N/A For fans of: Realistic Fiction, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Contemporary, Body Image, YA      A timely and powerful story about a teen girl from a poor neighborhood striving for success, from acclaimed author Renée Watson.   …

Snow in Love by Various Authors

Paperback, 256 pages Release Date: October 30,2018 Published by: Scholastic Point Read from: December 10-12, 2018 Anthology Source: Bought TW: N/A For fans of: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Holidays, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, YA      What’s better than one deliciously cozy, swoon-worthy holiday story? Four of them, from some of today’s bestselling authors.     From KASIE WEST, a…

29 Dates by Melissa de la Cruz

e-ARC, 400 pages Release Date: December 18,2018 Published by: Inkyard Press Read from: December 5-10, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TLA TW: N/A For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Diverse Characters, Diverse Authors, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Own Voices, Stand-alones, YA       Jisu’s traditional South Korean parents are concerned by what they see as her lack of attention to her…

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…

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald by J.K. Rowling

Hardcover, 272 pages Release Date: November 16,2018 Published by: Arthur A. Levine Books Read from: November 30, 2018 Fantastic Beast the Original Screenplay, #2 Source: Library TW: N/A For fans of: Action, Harry Potter, Fantasy, YA      J.K. Rowling’s five-film Fantastic Beasts adventure series continues with the original screenplay for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.     At the…

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