We’re seeing stars! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY by Jenny Tinghui ZhangISBN 9781250811783 | on sale 4/5/22 An Indie Next pick! “Zhang delves into the history of violence and prejudice against Chinese people in the U.S. with her debut, a lyrical and sweeping Bildungsroman…The result is fierce and […]
Tag: Kirkus Reviews
Author Spotlight: John Scalzi (3/9/22)
Hugo award winner and New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi’s latest standalone sci-fi adventure starts in the COVID-19 swept streets of New York City before introducing readers to a whole new dimension. With humor and tension, this newest escapist story is both uplifting and thrilling with massive dinosaur-like creatures–the world’s most dangerous pandas–and an […]
YA Spotlight (3/7/22)
Tomorrow we wish a happy Book B-day to a romantic fantasy about two people competing for glory and each other’s hearts, and a gripping thriller about one girl righting the deadly choices that were never hers to begin with. A FAR WILDER MAGIC by Allison Saft “While there are heavy topics, this fantasy fills a […]
Starred Review Round-Up (3/1/22)
We’re seeing stars! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: SWEEP OF STARS by Maurice BroaddusISBN 9781250264930 | on sale 3/29/22 “The first of this Afrofuturist trilogy takes off with an epic array of characters and plotlines that will enmesh readers in the politics and power struggles set across the stars.”–Library Journal, starred review “[A] […]
YA Spotlight (2/28/22)
In today’s YA Spotlight, we have an emotional story following a family on the run, a journey of learning to be yourself filled with fandom and friendship, and an epic love adventure taking place in a magical yet haunted forest. THIS GOLDEN STATE by Marit Weisenberg “A teen tries to unravel her parents’ secrets, truths […]
Historical Spotlight (2/22/22)
This historical spotlight features a fast-paced reimagining of what happened during Agatha Christie’s 11-day disappearance, from an affair to murder + a deep dive into the history of real-life heiresses and what it meant for women of the time to be surrounded by fortune, gossip, and scandal. THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR BY NINA DE GRAMONT 2 […]
YA Spotlight (2/22/22)
Today’s YA spotlight is all about first love with a saxophonist falling for her small town’s resident bad boy and their fight for love, and an Alaska born girl heading to the beach during her parents’ divorce as she’s welcomed by the superhot boy next door. FULL FLIGHT by Ashley Schumacher “Told in alternating first-person […]
Day’s YA: I KISSED SHARA WHEELER
I KISSED SHARA WHEELER by Casey McQuiston97812502444515/3/22Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley When Chloe Green moved from LA to Alabama with her moms, she knew it would be four tortuous years. Four years of homophobic comments and close-minded puritanical leadership at Willowgrove Christian Academy. But the end—and the valedictorianship—are in sight. The […]
YA Spotlight (2/14/22)
Today we are spotlighting stories that take you to the stars from 17 acclaimed authors across the Latinx diaspora, and a girl on a glittering fantastical island who realizes her life isn’t what it seems. RECLAIM THE STARS: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space by Zoraida Córdova 3 starred reviews! “There is a little something […]
2022 YA Starred Reviews Round-Up (so far)
These YA reads are all pretty stellar, but don’t just take our word for it check out what Booklist, Publishers Weekly, BCCB, and Kirkus Reviews have to say in their starred reviews! WAKING ROMEO by Kathryn Barker9781250174109 | available now “Packed with Shakespearean references both playful and somber . . . This breathtaking, meticulously plotted […]
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