

Together at Midnight by Jennifer Castle
After witnessing a tragic accident, Kendall and Max are both haunted by a question. What does it mean to be kind and why is kindness...
Jan 2, 2019


The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Mike, Mel, Henna, and Jared are four relatively normal teenage kids. They tackle the usual teenage problems--family stress, unrequited...
Nov 17, 2018


Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Wow! I have such mixed feelings about this book. It was a hard read for me, but such a mind expanding experience. The writing was...
Nov 9, 2018


Refugee by Alan Gratz
We are afraid of what we don’t understand. We also tend to vilify what makes us afraid. As refugees flee their various countries, many...
Nov 9, 2018


A Taste for Monsters by Matthew J. Kirby
After phosphorus contamination leaves her face severely disfigured, Evelyn has been scrambling to survive the streets of London. She...
Oct 21, 2018


Retribution Rails by Erin Bowman
In this companion book to Vengeance Road, Erin Bowman brings us back to the lawless West. By now, the railroad is cutting through the...
Oct 5, 2018


Girl on a Wire by Gwenda Bond
Jules Maroni feels like she was born on the high wire. She dreams of doing her pirouettes on high wires around the country, but she needs...
Sep 28, 2018


Olivia Twist by Lorie Langdon
I love retellings--fairy tales, classics, alternate histories--I’m drawn to all of them. Some are more satisfying than others, but I...
Sep 20, 2018


Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
Amalia longs to escape her tyrannical uncle and leave the small town of Dustwalk. When she poses as a boy and enters a shooting contest...
Sep 20, 2018


The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
It’s true. I made it through high school, college, and years of working with children’s and young adult literature without reading The...
Sep 9, 2018

