It was 100% nostalgia that prompted me to put this contemporary YA on my list. I was totally that girl in middle school that wrote love letters I never intended to send. So, when I was looking for a short audio book that would be kind of a palette cleanser, I checked this out expecting… Continue reading Audiobook Review: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
Tag: young adult contemporary
Audiobook Review: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
I picked out a stack of audiobooks for a road trip with a fellow librarian, and we just kept striking out. We tried 031398147541 by Melissa de la Cruz and hate the narrator. I’ve heard great things about The Sky is Everywhere, and I loved Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun (my review) but the… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
2015 New Releases in LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction
I’m continuing my habit of rounding of LGBTQ young adult fiction titles traditionally published (ie, that will likely receive professional reviews and be available for purchase through a library vendor). Here’s part 1 and part 2 of 2014 LGBTQ YA releases. I maintain this list as a guide to queer YA based on my presentations on readers’… Continue reading 2015 New Releases in LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction
Book Review: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
I’ll admit that when Niven and the Random House marketing team pitched this one at ALA annual last summer, I was skeptical. This was perhaps at the height of my annoyance at every contemporary YA as being pitched as “for fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell.” But while I thought certain elements of the… Continue reading Book Review: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Audiobook Review: The Chance You Won’t Return by Annie Cardi
This book has one of the quirkiest and most off beat premises. It’s about a girl who faces two dilemmas: conquering her fear of learning how to drive and dealing with her mom, who happens to think she is Amelia Earhart. I absolutely loved it. The Chance You Won’t Return by Annie Cardi Published: April 22nd… Continue reading Audiobook Review: The Chance You Won’t Return by Annie Cardi
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