Reading & Reviewing Diverse YA Books
Title: All of Us with Wings Author: Michelle Ruiz Keil Genres: Fantasy, LGBTQIA Pages: 360 Publisher: Soho Press Review Copy: ARC received Availability: June 18, 2019 Summary: Michelle Ruiz Keil’s YA fantasy debut about love, found family, and healing is […] Read More
Title: The Beast Player Author: Nahoko Uehashi, Translated by Cathy Hirano Genres: Fantasy Pages: 450 Publisher: Henry Hold and Company Books for Young Readers Review Copy: ARC from publisher Availability: Available now Summary: In epic YA fantasy about a girl […] Read More
Title: Internment Author: Samira Ahmed Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: 386 Review copy: Purchased Availability: On shelves now Summary: Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment […] Read More
I just realized that three of the books I’m most excited to read in the next few months all happen to be the first book in a series! I’m thrilled that once we’re finished with these, there will be more […] Read More
Today is release day for In the Key of Nira Ghani by Natasha Deen. Natasha was kind enough to answer a few questions about her writing and her newest book about identity, music, and friendship. A Guyanese girl must find […] Read More
Title: The True Queen (Sorcerer Royal #2)Author: Zen Cho Genres: Fantasy Pages: 384 Publisher: Ace Books Availability: Available now Summary: When sisters Muna and Sakti wake up on the peaceful beach of the island of Janda Baik, they can’t remember anything, except […] Read More