Category Archives: *Young Adult

Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick

Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023.  9781665902373  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Stevie has … Continue reading

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Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us by Berna Anat

Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us by Berna Anat. Quill Tree Books, 2023. 9780063067370 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? Anat … Continue reading

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Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno

Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno. Delacorte Press, 2023. 9780593433287 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery What did you like about the book? Having gotten into a prestigious private school in Massachusetts … Continue reading

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Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli. Balzer + Bray, 2023. 9780063045873 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction What did you like about the book?  Imogen takes her allyship seriously, attending Pride … Continue reading

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The Night in Question by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson.

The Night in Question: An Agathas Mystery by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson. Delacorte Press, 2023. 9780593645833 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery What did you like about the book?  In … Continue reading

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Revelle by Lyssa Mia Smith

Revelle by Lyssa Mia Smith. Balzer + Bray, 2023. 9780063239265 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Paranormal romance What did you like about the book? It’s Prohibition and the magical island of Charmant … Continue reading

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For Lamb by Lesa Cline-Ransome

For Lamb by Lesa Cline-Ransome. Holiday House, 2023. 9780823450152 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback ARC Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book?  This story takes place in Jackson, Mississippi in … Continue reading

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Songs of America by Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw

Songs of America (Young Readers Edition): Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation by Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw. Delacorte Press, c2019, 2023. 9780593178799 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover What … Continue reading

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The Cherished by Patricia Ward

The Cherished by Patricia Ward. HarperTeen, 2023. 9780063235113 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Horror What did you like about the book?  When Jo’s estranged paternal grandmother Maur dies, she inherits a … Continue reading

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Queen Bee by Amalie Howard

Queen Bee: An Anti Historical Regency Romp by Amalie Howard. Joy Revolution, Penguin Random House, 2023. 9780593483503 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Romance What did you like about the book?  Revenge … Continue reading

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