Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: MASQUERADE by O.O Sangoyomi 9781250904294 | 7/2/24 “Sangoyomi’s debut novel, a loose retelling of the myth of Persephone, takes place in fifteenth-century West Africa. It paints a vibrant picture of the people, the colors, and the sights of the era for the reader. And nothing […]
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Starred Review Roundup (3/13/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: GLORIOUS EXPLOITS by Ferdia Lennon9781250893697 | 3/26/24 “Lennon’s debut is a wonderfully odd, riotously funny story of two poetry-loving potters in 412 BCE. This superb novel builds to a page-turning crescendo that evokes the great tragedy the men stage.”—Booklist, starred review […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (2/27/2024)
LOUD: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo9780374614058 | 8/30/24 Drew Afualo is best known as the internet’s “Crusader for Women” and is at the head of a new generation of entertainment’s rising stars. LOUD is part manual, part manifesto, and part memoir. It makes it clear that behind her fearsome laugh […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (1/25/2024)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: DESPERATION REEF by T. Jefferson Parker9781250907882 | 7/16/24 Jen Stonebreaker hasn’t entered into a big-wave surfing competition since witnessing her husband’s tragic death twenty-five years ago at the Monsters of the Mavericks. Now, Jen is […]
SLJ Teen Live 2022 Cover Spotlight
Thanks for visiting our School Library Journal Teen Live virtual booth! We have some great books heading your way in the coming months—check ’em out! THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER by Stephanie Garber9781250268426 | 9/13/22Request on Edelweiss and NetGalley The fiercely-anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of […]
Three Stars for NETTLE & BONE
T. Kingfisher’s NETTLE & BONE, a subversive fairy tale about what happens when the overlooked characters of fantasy take the stage, has received three starred reviews! “Blending fairy-tale familiarity and common-sense characters, Kingfisher’s prose balances grim circumstances with humor and heart. Readers of Alix E. Harrow’s A SPINDLE SPLINTERED and Melissa Albert’s THE HAZEL WOOD […]