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Book Review: Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer
Imagine you could go back in time and relive 5 days of your life. Would you make the same choices, knowing what you know now? Would you hope you were altering the future? Would you want to maybe stay...
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Book Review: THIS BOOK IS GAY by James Dawson
I always love when a book has a cover or title that just screams PICK ME UP OFF THE SHELF! While we all know better than to (just) judge a book by its cover, a recent conversation with my teenage...
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Book Review: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
The dedication in Noelle Stevenson’s NIMONA is “to all the monster girls.” It’s an intriguing dedication and one that makes more sense as you read the story of Nimona, a shapeshifter girl who can...
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Book Review: Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler
Publisher’s description: Josh Chester loves being a Hollywood bad boy, coasting on his good looks, his parties, his parents’ wealth, and the occasional modeling gig. But his laid-back lifestyle is...
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Review From This Month’s School Library Journal: The Sleeper and the Spindle...
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Book Review: Cut Both Ways by Carrie Mesrobian
Publisher’s Description: From William C. Morris YA Debut Award nominee Carrie Mesrobian, Cut Both Ways is an unflinching look at a high school senior who must come to terms with his attraction to both...
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Review from This Month’s School Library Journal: Drowned City: Hurricane...
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Book Review: Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez
Publisher’s description: “This is East Texas, and there’s lines. Lines you cross, lines you don’t cross. That clear?” New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Smith and Wash Fullerton know about the lines in...
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Book Review: Violent Ends
Publisher’s description: In a one-of-a-kind collaboration, seventeen of the most recognizable YA writers—including Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Beth Revis—come together to...
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Book Review: The Trouble in Me by Jack Gantos
Publisher’s description: This fiery autobiographical novel captures a pivotal week or two in the life of fourteen-year-old Jack Gantos, as the author reveals the moment he began to slide off track as a...
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Book Review: Breakaway by Kat Spears
Publisher’s description: When Jason Marshall’s younger sister passes away, he knows he can count on his three best friends and soccer teammates–Mario, Jordie, and Chick–to be there for him. With a...
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Book Review: What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler
Publisher’s description: Critically acclaimed memoirist Aaron Hartzler, author of Rapture Practice, takes an unflinching look at what happens to a small town when some of its residents commit a...
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Book Review: Detour by S. A. Bodeen
Publisher’s description: Livvy Flynn is a big deal – she’s a New York Times-bestselling author whose YA fiction has sold all over the world. She’s rich, she’s famous, she’s gorgeous, and she’s full of...
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Book Review: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Publisher’s description: A new YA novel from novelist Patrick Ness, author of the Carnegie Medal- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning A Monster Calls and the critically acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy,...
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Book Review: Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt
Publisher’s description: The two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time...
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Review from this month’s School Library Journal: The Girl with the Wrong Name...
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Book Review: Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long Struggle for...
Publisher’s description: Who transformed George Washington’s demoralized troops at Valley Forge into a fighting force that defeated an empire? Who cracked Germany’s Enigma code and shortened World War...
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Book Review: What We Left Behind by Robin Talley
Publisher’s description: From the critically acclaimed author of Lies We Tell Ourselves comes an emotional, empowering story of what happens when love may not be enough to conquer all Toni and Gretchen...
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Book Review: See No Color by Shannon Gibney
Publisher’s description: Despite some teasing, being a biracial girl adopted by a white family didn’t used to bother Alex much. She was a stellar baseball player, just like her father—her baseball...
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Book Review: The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
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