Reading & Reviewing Diverse YA Books
Title: Hope is Our Only Wing Author: Rutendo Tavengerwei Genres: Contemporary Pages: 216 Publisher: Soho Teen Review Copy: Copy from publisher Availability: Available now Summary: For fifteen-year-old Shamiso, hope is nothing but a leap into darkness. Grief-stricken and confused after […] Read More
Queer YA books, especially YA starring queer PoC characters, are my jam — and comics are no exception. With graphic novels like Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me out in the world, it truly feels like we’re in a […] Read More
Title: Full Disclosure Author: Camryn Garrett Genres: Contemporary, LGTBQIA, Romance Pages: 288 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Review Copy: eARC from publisher Availability: Available now Summary: In a community that isn’t always understanding, an HIV-positive teen must navigate […] Read More
Last year was my first NCTE annual conference and I was completely overwhelmed. Trying to balance sessions with visiting the exhibit hall and all the author signings, whew! This year, I was clearly more prepared and came in with a […] Read More
Title: We Hunt the Flame Author: Hafsah Faizal Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Genre: Fantasy Pages: 472 Review copy: Purchased Availability: On shelves now Publisher Summary: People lived because she killed. People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter, […] Read More
The end of 2019 is on its way, and I’m already looking ahead to what’s coming up next year. Here are three books I want to get my hands on in 2020–are any of them on your list? Salty, Bitter, […] Read More