Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow

e-ARC, 368 pagesRelease Date: June 25, 2024Published by:  Balzer + BrayRead from: June 4-20, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-ARC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Gun Violence, Physical abuse, AbortionFor…

This is Me Trying by Racquel Marie

e-Audio, 09:21:03Narrated by: Racquel Marie & Robb MoreiraRelease Date: June 4, 2024Published by:  Recorded Books, Inc. (Feiwel and Friends)Read from: June 17-18, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: off-page teenage boy’s death by suicide (method is never disclosed), grief over loved one who died by suicide, grief over paternal death by car accident, intrusive thoughts and behaviors…

Louder Than Words by Ashley Woodfolk & Lexi Underwood

e-Audio, 07:10:36Narrated by: Lexi Underwood & Mark Turetsky Release Date: June 4, 2024Published by: Scholastic Inc. Read from: June 16-17, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby Content Warning: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Self harm, OutingFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, YA, Stand-alone, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black)       This amazing collaboration brings together two inspirational…

Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus

e-Audio, 07:12:58Narrated by: Natalie NaudusRelease Date: June 4, 2024Published by: Blackstone PublishingRead from: June 15-16, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I did receive an e-book ARC from the author via email, but then I found out she had an audio coming out the same day and since she’s one of my favorite authors I waited for the…

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

e-Audio, 12:03:30Narrated by: Laura Knight KeatingRelease Date: 6/4/24Published by: Hachette Audio (Little Brown Books for Young Readers) Read from: June 9-11, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Infidelity, Emotional Abuse, Car Accident, Medical Content, CursingFor Readers Interested In: YA, Heist Stories, Romance, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Humor       The Inheritance Games meets Ocean’s 11 in this thrilling…

Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé & Adiba Jaigirdar

e-Audio, 08:23:20Narrated by:  Farah Kidwai, Sandra Okuboyejo, & Shahjehan KhanRelease Date: June 4, 2024Published by: Feiwel & FriendsRead from: June 6-8, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher’s audio app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Racism, Child death,…

Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle Valentine

e-Audio, 08:16:38Narrated by:  Valerie Rose Lohman & Alex FinkeRelease Date: June 25, 2024Published by: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersRead from: June 1-8, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher’s audio app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

Wish You Weren’t Here by Erin Baldwin

e-Audio, 08:41:17Narrated by:  Valerie Rose LohmanRelease Date: June 4, 2024Published by: Books on TapeRead from: June 4-5, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher’s audio app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Cursing, Cancer, Death, Medical…

Hurdles in the Dark by Elvira K. Gonzalez

e-Audio, 08:56:46Narrated by: Elvira K. Gonzalez Release Date: May 28, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: May 21-31, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Minor/Adult Relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, IncarcerationFor Readers Interested In: Non-fiction, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health, YA, Memoirs       A Mexican-American teen girl dreams of winning an athletic scholarship against all odds in a Texas border…

Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell

e-Audio, 10:36:24Narrated by: Julie Lumsden, Katie Anvil Rich, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, & Jordan Waunch Release Date: June 4, 2024Published by: HeartdrumRead from: June 3-4, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher’s via an audio app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning:…

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