This month, in honor of the new year, we’re sharing stories of fresh starts and new beginnings! EMILY’S PICK: REWIND TO US BY MOLLY MORRIS This love story has a magical twist! Dixie Mulligan’s family has a special gift: anyone in the family can choose to relive and do over any moment from the past […]
Tag: YA romance

Happy Half Hour (12/9/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl who sacrificed everything for her love of a goddess, two people who must fake being married while on a writing retreat, and sisters who are separated by centuries but bound together by the sea. WHERE SHADOWS MEET by Patrice Caldwell | 9781250815347 | 4/1/25 MY BIG FAT FAKE MARRIAGE […]

2025 Texas Tayshas Reading List
We’re thrilled to have a title on the 2025 Texas Tayshas Reading List! THE CALCULATION OF YOU AND ME by Serena Kaylor The TAYSHAS reading list aims to motivate young adults to become lifelong readers and participate in the community of readers in Texas. Students in grades 9 – 12 are encouraged to read books […]

Happy Half Hour (12/2/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a girl who needs help from her best friend to win over the love of her life, a woman who must search for the truth about the climbing incident that killed her girlfriend, and three girls coming of age in the gritty postindustrial town of Donny, England in the 90s. ALL […]

Happy Half Hour (11/25/24)
Today, we’re chatting about two teens who must hide their relationship from their rival families, a woman who unsheathes an ancient sword and accidentally releases an immortal warrior, and six longtime friends who face an unexpected crisis while on vacation. HANGRY HEARTS by Jennifer Chen | 9781250374400 | 3/18/25 SWORDHEART by T. Kingfisher | 9781250400222 […]

Spooky Reads Staff Picks (10/30/24)
This month, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming spooky books to pick up before fall comes to an end! AMANDA’S PICK: SOMETHING IN THE WALLS BY DAISY PEARCE SOMETHING IN THE WALLS is a psychological thriller with serious horror vibes about a child psychologist who is called to a remote village to examine a teenage girl […]

Happy Half Hour (10/7/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a woman who returns to her ancestral home in Iceland to investigate a gruesome murder, a poisoned bride at a lavish destination wedding, and two academic rivals who must compete for a spot on their school’s famous zine. THE LOST HOUSE by Melissa Larsen | 9781250332875 | 1/14/25 SHE DOESN’T HAVE […]

Banned Books Staff Picks (9/26/24)
This month, we’re sharing banned books we love in honor of Banned Books Week! AMANDA’S PICK: THE TALK BY DARRIN BELL This is a graphic memoir by a Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning that offers a deeply personal meditation on the “the talk” parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality […]

Happy Half Hour (9/23/24)
Today, we’re chatting about two princes from neighboring countries who find themselves in a whirlwind romance, a man who decides to renovate a tiny cabin with no experience, and a murder in a small town eccentric bookstore. THE RULES OF ROYALTY by Cale Dietrich | 9781250887771 | 12/10/24 CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a […]

Happy Half Hour (9/16/24)
Today, we’re chatting about a partially deaf teenager searching for community amidst foreboding climate change, a séance in a Scottish castle that ends in the murder of a medium, and a man who must confront his failed marriage and the pain of his past after he returns home. DUST by Alison Stine | 9781250878731 | […]