Young Adult – YOUNG ADULTING

Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia, Illus. by Gabriel Picolo

July 16, 2019

Review by Juhyun Tony Bae

Even though we see reboots frequently in superhero comics, it’s a difficult task for any author to create a fresh start for any character with significant history. The reincarnation needs to be modernized and have some originality to justify it in the first place, while still honouring the old character so it doesn’t disappoint veteran fans. … More Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia, Illus. by Gabriel Picolo

No One Here Is Lonely by Sarah Everett

July 9, 2019

Review by Emily-Anne Mikos

When technology begins to bridge the gap between life and death, how far can one go before they lose sight of reality entirely? … More No One Here Is Lonely by Sarah Everett

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

June 27, 2019

Review by Kelsey Elisabeth Moorhouse

Have you ever found yourself wondering how it would feel to be half-dragon and a teenager? Well Seraphina, the sixteen-year-old heroine of Rachel Harman’s debut novel of that name, could teach you a thing or two. … More Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Confessions of a Teenage Leper by Ashley Little

June 25, 2019

Review by Louise Brecht

Abby Furlowe’s in shock. She’s seventeen. She’s naturally blonde. She’s a self-absorbed beauty queen who’s spent a lot of time mapping out her senior year at her Texas high school: cool besties, hot guys, great parties, good grades. … More Confessions of a Teenage Leper by Ashley Little

All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil

June 18, 2019

Review by Shyamala Parthasarathy

Queer in every sense of the term, Michelle Ruiz Keil’s All of Us with Wings is an ethically handled rape-recovery narrative which redefines what family and home mean. On the run from her past, seventeen-year-old Xochi becomes the governess of precocious twelve-year old Pallas. … More All of Us with Wings by Michelle Ruiz Keil

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

June 13, 2019

Review by Laura Anne Harris

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson is one joyous beam of light that takes the reader on a truly transformative journey during which empathy wins. This instant classic is exciting, mysterious, and a deeply emotional novel that, “will remake the world.” … More I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy

June 11, 2019

Review by Lauren Maguire

Space battles, sword fights, heroes, villains, epic quests, evil corporations, and magical fireworks: Once and Future has them all. Unknown to her, teenage Ari Helix is the forty-second reincarnation of King Arthur and, after finding Excalibur on the ruins of Old Earth, she is sought out by a backward-aging, teenage Merlin whose mission is to prepare her for the dangers to come. … More Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy

YOUNG ADULTING

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