When Donna Everhart writes, she builds her stories around little-known or long-forgotten pieces of the South’s history. Her newest novel,…
A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell
Sixteen-year-old Derry and her eight siblings—a diverse group that includes white, Black, Mexican, nonbinary, deaf, overweight, and queer individuals—were abandoned…
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
Clear your calendar to read Diane Chamberlain’s The Last House on the Street! You won’t want to stop once you’ve…
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
I could sum up Hell of a Book by Jason Mott, “a Jenna Bush Hager ‘Read With Jenna’ Book Club…
Over the Falls by Rebecca Hodge
Over the Falls by Rebecca Hodge is the perfect book for readers who crave adventure in nature, love realism in…
My Best Books for Youth in 2021
Click here to read about these nine books that I reviewed in 2021 for Booklist Magazine and India Currents Magazine.…
The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee
Gr. 9-12 ***Starred Review*** Following his beloved mother’s suicide, Adrian Montague—a Lord-to-be who suffers from acute anxiety—receives her personal affects.…
When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord
Gr. 8-12 Millie Price, 16, is a singer obsessed with the dream of making it on Broadway. Until then, she…
Here’s to Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Gr. 9-12 ***Starred Review*** Ben Alejo and Arthur Seuss are back in this sequel to What If It’s Us (2018),…
The Corpse Queen by Heather R. Herrman
Gr. 9-12 ***Starred Review*** In 1850s Philadelphia, Molly Green, 17, grapples with the supposed suicide of her best friend at…
When Loose Ends Meet 