Review by Peter Takach
Imagine if you were twelve years old and had to live in a van on the streets of Vancouver with your mother and your pet gerbil. Starting seventh grade at a new school would be hard enough without having to constantly lie to teachers, police, and your new best friends about your living situation. … More No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen
Review by Valeria De La Vega
It is said that sometimes, if you answer the right questions, you can fall in love with someone in just one day. People make life changing decisions in a matter of minutes that alter the course of your life; however, not all problems can be solved in less than 24 hours, can they? … More The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Review by Jennifer Irvine
Create strong, capable girls, include diverse characters, throw in some bullying to overcome, include a missing or dead father, and round it out with a mystery to solve. All of these elements and more keep The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane rolling along like a well-played English football. … More The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel
Review by Emily-Anne Mikos
In The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas helped readers find their voice. Now, in her second novel On the Come Up, she tells readers it’s time to use that voice to make some noise. … More On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Review by Jennifer Irvine
Murder, kidnappings, mischief, and a large dollop of teenage angst overflow from The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious), the second book in the Truly Devious series. … More The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
Review by Lauren Hathaway
Fifteen-year-old Janna Yusuf can sort every person in her life into one of three simple categories: saints, misfits, and monsters. There are those who are holier-than-thou, like her brother’s fiancé, Sarah. There are the people who don’t quite fit in, like Janna. And then there are the monsters masquerading as saints, like Farooq: the boy who is revered by his community for his piousness but has also sexually assaulted Janna. … More Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali
Review by Tessa Mouzourakis
The ominous, ever-present and seemingly infinite spiral of thoughts that plague those struggling with illnesses like anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression are represented by a broad orange corkscrew on the cover of John Green’s newest book, Turtles All the Way Down. It is an appropriate cover, as the YA megastar John Green attempts many metaphorical translations of obsessive thoughts in his compelling narrative of sixteen-year-old Aza Holmes, an Indianapolis teen living with anxiety and OCD. … More Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
