BREATH OF THE DRAGON by Fonda Lee and Shannon Lee 9781250902672 1/7/2025 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Jun has always dreamt of competing in his country’s Guardian Tournament. Fought every six years, the tournament determines the country’s top warrior. Jun has spent the better part of his life training to Know More » […]
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Day’s YA: WHAT THE WOODS TOOK
WHAT THE WOODS TOOK by Courtney Gould 9781250340672 12/10/2024 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Devin Green is what some people might call a “troubled teen.” She gets in fights, talks back, and is bounced from one foster home to another. But her life is upended when she’s taken from her Know More » […]
Starred Review Roundup (8/1/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: ASUNDER by Kerstin Hall 9781250625434 | 8/20/24 “Hall (SECOND SPEAR) weaves a fascinating tapestry of mythology and divine politics that she underscores with deep, complicated relationships . . . The novel’s charming interludes between deadly situations are few but powerful. This compelling mix of horror, Know More » […]
Starred Review Roundup (5/20/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: HIP-HOP IS HISTORY by Questlove 9780374614072| 6/11/24 “A memorable, masterful history of the first 50 years of an indelible American art form . . . While the author’s knowledge of hip-hop is as deep as any musicologist, it’s his passion for certain artists and songs Know More » […]
Starred Review Roundup (5/7/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by T Kingfisher 9781250244079 | 8/6/24 “Kingfisher’s remarkable skill for crafting scene-stealing secondary characters is also on full display in ruthless cardsharp Imogen Strauss, über-competent butler Willard, merry widow Penelope Green, and the mysteriously magical horse Falada. Expertly blending humor Know More » […]
Starred Review Roundup (4/24/2024)
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 Know More » […]
Starred Review Roundup (4/10/2024)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: THE STARDUST GRAIL by Yume Kitasei 9781250875372 | 6/11/24 “Broad in scope, covering everything from the rise and fall of alien civilizations to what it means to be a person, this is a luminous work, vacillating between the highs and lows of human experience and Know More » […]
Day’s YA: CANTO CONTIGO
CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza Villa97812508757544/9/2024Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Rafael Alvarez is on top of the world. He is the lead vocalist for the best high school mariachi group in the nation, they just claimed their eleventh consecutive win at the Mariachi Extravaganza de Nacional, and he made out with Know More » […]
Day’s YA: THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE
THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE: Horror Stories by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell97812508716574/2/2024Flatiron BooksAges 12-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Since the creation of the horror genre, Black girls have been among the first to die. The casualties to make way for the white characters who get to last until Know More » […]
3 Stars for GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE
Sloane Crosley’s GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE is a deeply moving and surprisingly suspenseful portrait of friendship, and a book about loss packed with verve for life. This poignant elegy is a story of love, loss, and the moments in-between. And now GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE has received THREE starred reviews! “In this aching meditation on Know More » […]
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