Reading & Reviewing Diverse YA Books
Title: Girls of Paper and FireAuthor: Natasha Ngan Genres: FantasyPages: 400Publisher: Jimmy Patterson Books Review Copy: LibraryAvailability: Available now Summary: Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It’s the highest honor they could […] Read More
At the end of January, the Youth Media Awards were announced (see press release here). Today we’re highlighting and celebrating some of those creators and their works. Corretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award: Tiffany D. Jackson Monday’s Not […] Read More
Please welcome Malaysian storyteller, Hanna Alkaf, to Rich in Color. Her book, THE WEIGHT OF OUR SKY, is out today from Salaam Reads. A music-loving teen with OCD does everything she can to find her way back to her mother […] Read More
We have two highly anticipated books that come out this week! Are they on your TBR list? On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Balzer + Bray Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. […] Read More
Title: Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America Author: Edited by Ibi Zoboi Genres: Short Story Anthology Pages: 416 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Review Copy: Purchased Availability: Available now Summary: Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi […] Read More
Title: What If It’s Us Author: Becky Albertalli, Adam SilveraGenres: Contemporary, RomancePages: 448Publisher: HarperTeen Review Copy: LibraryAvailability: Available now! Summary: Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe […] Read More