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Parachutes by Kelly Yang
Parachutes by Kelly Yang
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Regular price: $21.70
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover / Audiobook
Narrators: Cassie Simone and Karissa Vacker
Reviewer: Melissa on May 6, 2021
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
When I first heard about Parachutes, I thought it wasn’t the book for me because of the comparison to Gossip Girl. Boy was I wrong. (Maybe I should’ve placed a little more weight with the…
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Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler
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Regular price: $22.75
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover
Reviewer: Melissa on May. 04, 2021
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Larissa, aka Lara, has only had eyes for one person throughout her high school years: Chase Harding. He’s tall, strong, hot, and the football star, but he’s also sweet. And suddenly, he’s talking to her. Maybe even flirting? No, wait, he’s…
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#OwnVoices#ARCs#Cool for the Summer#Dahlia Adler#New Releases#Recommended Reads#Recommended YA Reads#Teen LGBTQ2SIA+ Lit#YA Romance
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The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
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Regular price: $32.19
Publisher: Ember / Listening Library
Format: Paperback / Audiobook
Reviewer: Melissa on Apr. 12, 2021
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Natasha is a teen girl who believes in science and facts. She doesn’t believe in fate or destiny. And she’s definitely not the kind of girl who would fall in love with a boy she randomly meets on a crowded NYC street. Not…
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#Black Stories Matter#Nicola Yoon#Realistic Teen Fiction#Recommended Reads#Recommended YA Reads#The Sun Is Also A Star
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Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, and Joy San
Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, and Joy San
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Regular price: $12.65
Publisher: Image Comics
Format: Paperback
Reviewer: Melissa on Mar. 16, 2021
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I first heard about Tee Franklin‘s Bingo Love via someone’s Instagram list of recommended Black, sapphic stories. Written by Franklin, art work by Jenn St-Onge, and coloured by Joy San, it caught my attention because it tells a f/f romance between two…
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The Project by Courtney Summers
The Project by Courtney Summers
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Special price: $20.11 Regular price: $20.60
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover
Reviewer: Melissa on Mar. 12, 2021
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
From the very first moment that I heard of The Project by Courtney Summers, I knew I had to read it. Summers’ Canadian YA novels have always spoken to me. However, her last novel, Sadie, was better than anything she’d ever done, and I…
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Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon
Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon
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Regular price: $20.10
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Format: Paperback
Reviewer: Melissa on Feb. 3, 2021
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Ever since I heard Lily Menon (aka Sandhya Menon) was going to write an adult rom-com, I knew I had to read it. I’ve read nearly all of Sandhya’s YA novels, minus the first book in her…
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#Lily Menon#Make Up Break Up#New Releases#Recommended Reads#Romance Novel Reviews#Romance Novels#Sandhya Menon
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#BellLetsTalk Day: Recommended Books on Anxiety
#BellLetsTalk Day: Recommended Books on Anxiety
#BellLetsTalk Day: Recommended Books on Anxiety
Today, January 28th, 2021, is the 11th annual #BellLetsTalk day, which is an initiative that has always been near and dear to my heart. Since I’ve known about it, I’ve always spent time on social media sharing information and having discussions with people around mental health, reducing the stigma, and sharing my experience of being someone who has…
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#BellLetsTalk#Anxiety#Bell Let&039;s Talk Day#Contemporary YA#Mental Health and Wellness#Mental Health Reads#Realistic Teen Fiction#Recommended Reads
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You Have a Match by Emma Lord
You Have a Match by Emma Lord
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Regular price: $18.09
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover
Reviewer: Melissa on Jan. 19, 2021
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
You Have a Match, the sophomoric novel by Emma Lord, is an interesting look at what happens when Abby’s friend, Leo, asks her and their other BFF, Connie, to take a DNA kit in the hopes of finding some biological family members other than his sister,…
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#Emma Lord#New Releases#Realistic Teen Fiction#Recommended Reads#Reeses Book Club YA Pick#YA Contemporary#YA Novel Review#YA Novel Reviews#You Have a Match
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Cover Reveal: The Half Class by Debut Author Kayvion Lewis!
Cover Reveal: The Half Class by Debut Author Kayvion Lewis!
Let us know what you think of the cover for The Half-Class (The Class Chronicles, #1) by Kayvion Lewis, which releases Aug. 24, 2021!
This cover reveal is brought to you by Parliament House Press.
About The Half-Class:
By day, Evie is an outcast, a half-class. Too dark for the illustrious light class, and too fair for the lowly dark class, she is forced to walk the edge of the street with her…
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#Black Stories Matter#Cover Reveal#Kayvion Lewis#Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books For Young Adults#The Half Class#We Need Diverse Books
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Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Into the Heartless Wood by Joanna Ruth Meyer
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Regular price: $19.71
Publisher: Page Street
Format: Hardcover
Reviewer: Melissa on Jan. 9, 2021
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
I requested Into the Heartless Wood for two reasons. The beautiful, illustrated cover and because I’d previously read and loved another title by the same publisher, The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar, so I thought I’d take a chance on this dark…
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#ARCs#Into The Heartless Wood#Joanna Ruth Meyer#New Releases#Recommended Reads#Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books For Young Adults#YA Book Reviews#YA Fantasy#YA Novel Reviews
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Interview with Monica Rodden, Author of Monsters Among Us
Interview with Monica Rodden, Author of Monsters Among Us
Interview with Monica Rodden, Author of Monsters Among Us
On Tuesday, I reviewed Monsters Among Us by debut author, Monica Rodden. Today, this debut author is on YA Book Shelf to participate in an in-depth interview about her novel. We discuss everything from the marketing of her debut novel and what drew her to writing thrillers to the theme of sexual assault, her favourite Christmas bread…
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Monsters Among Us by Monica Rodden
Monsters Among Us by Monica Rodden
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Regular price: $19.44
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
Reviewer: Melissa on Jan. 5, 2021
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Monsters Among Us is not an easy book to read. I knew going into it that it dealt with sexual assault, so that wasn’t a surprise. However, the main character, Catherine, understandably has internalized a lot of the misogyny that…
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I Hate You, Fuller James by Kelly Anne Blount
I Hate You, Fuller James by Kelly Anne Blount
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Regular price: $18.65
Publisher: Entangled Crush
Format: Paperback
Reviewer: Melissa on Dec. 11, 2020
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
I haven’t read a Crush title in several years, but when Kelly Anne Blount asked whether I’d like to read I Hate You, Fuller James, I knew I had to say yes. In the past, the short and sweet YA romance novels that characterize the Crush brand…
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Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
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Regular price: $14.90
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback / Audiobook
Narrator: Jorjeana Marie
Reviewer: Melissa on Nov. 20, 2020
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Once again Nina LaCour has delivered an emotional gut punch of a book with her latest novel, Watch Over Me.
I’ve wanted to read this novel since I first heard about it, even more so when I saw it’s lovely…
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#Ghost Stories#LGBTQ Lit#Nina LaCour#Recommended Reads#Recommended YA Reads#Teen LGBTQ Lit#Watch Over Me#YA Book Reviews#YA Gothic Lit#YA Novel Reviews
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This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura
This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura
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Regular price: $12.08
Publisher: Harper Teen
Format: Paperback
Reviewer: Melissa on August 25, 2020
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Back in 2017, I read and absolutely fell in love with Misa Sugiura‘s debut YA novel, It’s Not Like It’s a Secret. So even though I didn’t know much about This Time Will Be Different, other than that it dealt with the internment of…
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When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk
When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk
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Special price: $13.35 Regular price: $20.14
Publisher: Delacorte Press / Listening Library
Format: Hardcover / eBook / Audiobook
Narrator: Imani Parks
Reviewer: Melissa on August 20, 2020
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I don’t quite remember how I heard about When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk for the first time.
I know that I saw it listed on Afoma Umesi’s list of “45…
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#Ashley Woodfolk#Black Stories Matter#Contemporary YA#Realistic Teen Fiction#Recommended Reads#When You Were Everything#YA Book Reviews#YA Novel Reviews
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You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
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Special price: $14.39 Regular price: $17.99
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
Reviewer: Melissa on August 18, 2020
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Ever since I first heard about You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson, I knew I had to read it, and not only because I wanted to make a point of reading more books by Black authors and featuring more books with…
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#QueerBlackathon#Black Stories Matter#Leah Johnson#LGBTQ Lit#Recommended Reads#Reeses Book Club YA Pick#Teen LGBTQ Lit#YA Book Reviews#YA Novel Reviews#You Should See Me in a Crown
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