Category Archives: Contemporary

Steal This Country: A Handbook for Resistance, Persistence, and Fixing Almost Everything by Alexandra Styron

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Stephanie Tournas

 Steal This Country: A Handbook for Resistance, Persistence, and Fixing Almost Everything by Alexandra Styron. Viking, 2018. ISBN 9780451479372 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about the book? This … Continue reading →

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Prince in Disguise by Stephanie Kate Strohm

Posted on January 5, 2019 by kyurenka

  Prince in Disguise by Stephanie Kate Strohm, Disney-Hyperion, December 2017 (Hardcover), October 2018 (Paperback). ISBN: 9781484775677. Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Contemporary YA Romance What did you like about the book? Dylan is … Continue reading →

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Four Three Two One – by Courtney Stevens

Posted on December 9, 2018 by kyurenka

  Four Three Two One – by Courtney Stevens, HarperTeen, 2018. 9780062398543 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Contemporary Fiction What did you like about the book? On a normal June day, twenty-three people … Continue reading →

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Any Second by Kevin Emerson

Posted on December 2, 2018 by kyurenka

 Any Second by Kevin Emerson, Crown Books, 2018. 9780553534825.  Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Genre:  Contemporary YA Fiction What did you like about the book? The world can change in a moment. Eli is … Continue reading →

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The Healer by Donna Freitas

Posted on November 1, 2018 by kyurenka

 The Healer by Donna Freitas, HarperTeen, 2018. 9780062662118. Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Genre:  I’m still having a really hard time categorizing this one – Contemporary YA Fiction/Inspirational/Light Magical Realism – honestly there’s probably … Continue reading →

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Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Posted on October 30, 2018 by kyurenka

  Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman, Simon & Schuster, October 2018. 9781481481960. Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Contemporary Dystopian YA Fiction What did you like about the book? Everyone will remember … Continue reading →

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Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live In A Castle – Hilda Eunice Burgos

Posted on October 16, 2018 by kyurenka

    Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live In A Castle – Hilda Eunice Burgos, Tu Books, 9781620143629, 2018 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Contemporary fiction What did you like about the book? What I … Continue reading →

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Lions & Liars – Kate Beasley, illustrations by Dan Santat

Posted on October 10, 2018 by kyurenka

      Lions & Liars – Kate Beasley, illustrations by Dan Santat, Farrar Straus Giroux, (9780374302634), 2018 Format:  Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Humor/Contemporary fiction  What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Posted on October 9, 2018 by kyurenka

  Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, afterward by Viviana Mazza. Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018. 9780062696724. Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Contemporary Fiction What did … Continue reading →

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The Leading Edge of Now – by Marci Lyn Curtis

Posted on September 17, 2018 by kyurenka

 The Leading Edge of Now – by Marci Lyn Curtis, Kids Can Press Loft (KCP Loft), 2018. 9781771389990 (hardcover) 9781525301391 (softcover). Format: Paperback Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Genre:  Contemporary YA Fiction What did you like … Continue reading →

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