My Thoughts: I so enjoyed Hunted by Meagan Spooner! Beauty and the Beast is one of my very favorite fairy tales. This fierce and feminist retelling had me hooked. It was my “gym book” and it kept me on the elliptical longer than I had planned. I just didn’t want to stop reading! Yeva’s perspective was so interesting…. Read more »
My Thoughts: I’m so glad that I got an email about You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner. I don’t know that I would have picked it up otherwise. That would have been a shame. There is so much to love in this book. Here is a brief list: Julia: I just really loved her as a character. I… Read more »
My Thoughts: I finally read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe last month. It’s one of the most beautiful and thought-provoking books I’ve ever read. I actually listened to it on audio and it was perfection. (Can Lin-Manuel Miranda narrate ALL the YA audiobooks?!?) When I got the opportunity to listen to the audiobook of The… Read more »
My Thoughts: There has been A LOT of buzz around this book. From bookish people I follow on twitter to blurbs by some of my favorite authors (Jason Reynolds, Becky Albertailli, John Green, Adam Silvera, and more) to starred reviews from at least seven professional publications, it seems everyone is talking about it. Needless to… Read more »
My Thoughts: A book blurbed by Kiersten White and narrated by Rebecca Soler? Yes, please! Obviously I jumped at the chance to listen to the audiobook of Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza. Overall, I really enjoyed this one. It’s a promising debut and start to a series. I’m interested in the world… Read more »
My Thoughts: Jennifer Lynn Barnes is one of my auto-buy authors and I super loved The Naturals and Killer Instinct. I’m not sure why I waited so long to read All In! I finally picked it up because The Naturals has become one of the most popular series in my library. Seeing my students fly through the books reminded me… Read more »
My Thoughts: This book is incredible. Seriously. So, so, so, so, beautiful. I know, I know… I’m way late to the game. It was a Printz Award Honor book in 2013 and so many people I respect were raving about it. I just never got around to reading it. I’m so glad I finally did!… Read more »
My Thoughts: I am a huge fan of the movie and musical Newsies. I’ve often wished there were YA fiction or nonfiction books like it. When I received an advanced copy of NewsPrints I knew I would have to read it. A graphic novel about a newsboy? Yes, please! Even better… Blue is actually a newsgirl in disguise!… Read more »
My Thoughts: I started A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom not really knowing what to expect. I hadn’t read anything by the author and I didn’t know much about the book (aside from the summary.) So I was surprised by what a punch this book packed. I don’t have much personal experience with bipolar disorder. I… Read more »
My Thoughts: I first heard about this book around BEA. It sounded like something that would totally be up my alley. I love contemporary with a dash of the paranormal and moral ambiguity! This story really drew me in. It starts off with an incredibly intense life or death situation and never slows down. Each… Read more »
