TGIF, YA pals! A beautiful and magical escapist read… GIRL, SERPENT, THORN by Melissa Bashardoust9781250196149Available July 7, 2020 from Flatiron BooksAges 12 – 18Available to download as an e-galley from Edelweiss Soraya lives in a massive castle and spends her days wandering through hidden tunnels and tending to her rose garden. It may sound ideal, […]
Tag: fairy-tale
Most Downloaded E-Galleys on Edelweiss
Pile on to that virtual TBR with one of our most downloaded Edelweiss e-galleys! A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD by Therese Anne Fowler From the author of A WELL-BEHAVED WOMAN and Z comes a stunning page-turner about two very different families living side by side in an idyllic neighborhood–and the summer that changes their lives forever. THE […]
Day’s YA – ECHO NORTH
Happy Friday, YA librarians! Spring is around the corner (or so they say…), but the setting in this fairy tale retelling is as frigid as they come. Bundle up! ECHO NORTH by Joanna Ruth Meyer9781624147159Ages 14 And UpAvailable now from Page Street Kids As a child, Echo Alkaev was brutally attacked by a wolf. Her […]
YA Books for Adults
If you’re an adult who reads YA, we’ve got great news! Our friends over at Booklist published an article featuring 10 YA books that are perfect for adult readers, including SADIE by Courtney Summers and THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert. Read what they have to say below, and check out the full article here. SADIE by […]
Two Stars for ECHO NORTH!
We’re thrilled that Joanna Ruth Meyer’s YA fairy tale, ECHO NORTH, has received two starred reviews! “In this reimagining of ‘East of the Sun, West of the Moon,’ a young woman ostracized for the facial scars she received from a wolf attack finds new purpose when she bargains with that same wolf to save her […]
BFYA 2019 Nominee: THE HAZEL WOOD
Congratulations to our nominee for YALSA’s 2019 Best Fiction for Young Adults list: THE HAZEL WOOD!! THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert Available now from Flatiron Books YA Ages 12 to 18 Welcome to THE HAZEL WOOD, Melissa Albert’s fierce, captivating contemporary fantasy about a seventeen-year-old girl who must venture into the world behind a […]
Happy #BookBday (5/1/18 Edition)
Look at these outstanding new releases, perfect for every patron: MOTHERHOOD by Sheila Heti A May 2018 Indie Next pick and one of PW’s Spring 2018 Literary Fiction picks with two starred reviews! “The subject of the new novel from Heti is neither birth nor child-rearing, but the question of whether to want a child, […]
Day’s YA – GIRLS MADE OF SNOW AND GLASS
Hello and happy March! We’ve almost made it to spring, but the setting in the book I want to share with you today is as frigid and wintry as they come. You may want to bundle up before reading on! GIRLS MADE OF SNOW AND GLASS by Melissa Bashardoust 9781250077738 Also available in audio. This […]
Most Anticipated Books of 2018
Best of 2017 has come and gone, now here are the most anticipated books of 2018, according to major media: Entertainment Weekly — 50 books we can’t wait to read in 2018 THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert One of the most anticipated debuts of the year — having set off an auction frenzy — […]
Happy #BookBday (11/14/17 Edition)
SMILE! It’s your #BookBday! PROMISE ME, DAD: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose by Joe Biden The vice president pens a deeply moving memoir about the most challenging professional and personal year in which he lost his son to brain cancer. “The book is a backstage drama, honest, raw and rich in detail. People […]
