Reading & Reviewing Diverse YA Books
Title: Daughters of Jubilation Author: Kara Lee Corthron Genres: Fantasy, Historical Pages: 352 Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Review Copy: Received ARC from publisher Availability: Available now Summary: In the Jim Crow South, white supremacy reigns and tensions […] Read More
Title: Smash It! Author: Francina Simone Genres: Contemporary Pages: 368 Publisher: Inkyard Press Review Copy: Purchased Availability: Available Now Summary: Olivia “Liv” James is done with letting her insecurities get the best of her. So she does what any self-respecting […] Read More
Title: Super Fake Love Song Author: David Yoon Publisher:G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Pages: 368 Review Copy: Digital ARC via publisher Publish Date: November 17, 2020 Publisher’s Summary: When Sunny Dae–self-proclaimed total nerd–meets Cirrus Soh, he can’t believe […] Read More
When it came time for us to pick which book we should end our group discussions on for the year, PUNCHING THE AIR by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam immediately rose to the top of our list. It’s an important, […] Read More
Title: You Should See Me in a Crown Author: Leah Johnson Genres: Contemporary Pages: 336 Publisher: Scholastic Press Review Copy: Library Availability: Available now Summary: Liz Lighty has always believed she’s too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in […] Read More
From the publisher: Dr. Yusef Salaam, a member of “The Exonerated Five” (formerly known as “The Central Park Five”) and Ibi Zoboi, author of Pride and the National Book Award finalist American Street, have collaborated on a young adult novel, Punching […] Read More