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 Jocelyne Gregory
When Super Sons: The PolarShield Project begins, global warming has gone haywire, causing flooding and storms that destroy lands and crops. Millions of people are forced to leave their homes behind and travel further inland. Enter Project PolarShield, a government program, assisted by Wayne industries (Batman’s company), to create a dust shield over the polar caps and stop the global meltdown. … More Super Sons: The PolarShield Project by Ridley Pearson, illus. by Ile Gonzalez
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 Laura Ward
Ghosts, a family curse, and two young girls dedicated to finding the truth is what The Ghost Road is all about. … More The Ghost Road by Charis Cotter
Review by Juhyun Tony Bae
If you like reading sci-fi/fantasy you’re probably familiar with stories that grapple with immortality—you might even find the line, “death gives life meaning,” a tad cliché. With Neal Shusterman’s Scythe traveling that heavily-trodden dystopian road, for me, the question of the novel’s success came down to the story’s handling of the ideas and its ability to pave its own path. … More Scythe by Neal Shusterman
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
Review by Joseph Pooley
Pure imagination, concentrated, distilled, and injected directly into your brain. That’s Furthermore. Alice in Wonderland, but turned up to eleven. That’s Furthermore. A bright and dazzling merry-go-round that spins you around at ludicrous speeds and leaves you laughing and stumbling, dizzy but elated. That’s Furthermore as well. … More Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
It is with great pleasure that we are announcing the launch of Young Adulting, an online magazine that celebrates, engages with, and reviews contemporary literature for young adults (YA), middle-grade (MG) and new adults (NA). … More Launch Announcement
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