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…

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan

Audio, 11 CD’s  Release Date: October 10, 2017 Published by: Listening Library (Disney-Hyperion) Read from: October 2- 8, 2017 Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #3 Source:  Library For fans of: Action, Adventure, Mythology, Bombshell Endings, Sparkly Covers, Series, Series Enders      Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin’s…

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…

Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

Audio, 419 pages  Release Date: September 19, 2017 Published by: Jimmy Patterson Books (Little Brown and Company) Read from: September 16- October 2, 2017 Stalking Jack the Ripper, #2 Source:  TxLA  For fans of: Action, Adventure,  Historical, Suspense, Mystery, YA      Bone white. Blood red. Along this path, you’ll soon be dead.     Following the horrifying revelation of Jack…

Solo by Kwame Alexander

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, 4 hours Release Date: August 1, 2017 Published by: Zondervan Read from: September 6-8, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Library (e-Audio through…

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller

ARC, 334 pages Release Date: August 29, 2017 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Read from: August 20-24, 2017 Mask of Shadows, #1 Source:  Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of: Action, Assassins, Romance, Gender Diversity, Series…

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