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Connecting the frayed ends of reading, writing, and living

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    • Book Reviews: India Currents’ Best Of
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      • Summer Recommendations for You (2017)
      • GR8 Reads of 2013
      • These Are a Few of My Favorite Books (2011)
      • Best Books of 2010
      • The India Currents Book Awards (2009)
      • Bibliophilia: Our Loves & Lusts (2007)

Category: Appeared in Booklist/ALA

My Imaginary Mary

My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

It’s aliiiiiiiive! New York Times bestselling authors of My Lady Jane are back with the electric, poetic, and (almost) historical tale of the one and only Mary Shelley.

Ada Byron, fantasy, Mary Shelly, science, The Lady Janies, writing
The Road to After by Rebekah Lowell

The Road to After by Rebekah Lowell

This poignant debut novel in verse is a portrait of healing, as a young girl rediscovers life and the soothing power of nature after being freed from her abusive father.

domestic abuse, family, fresh start, novel in verse
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

In this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Métis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person—and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth.

Indigenous, physical violence, racism, sexual assault, sexual identity, teen alcohol use
The Silence that Binds Us by Johanna Ho

The Silence That Binds Us by Johanna Ho

Johanna Ho has written an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel that will inspire all to speak truth to power.

academic, activism, grief, healing, suicide
A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan

A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan

New from the author of Counting Down with You comes a sparkling YA romance about an aspiring screenwriter who falls for the indie film star who goes undercover at her school.

Bangladeshi, competition, film, NYC
It's All in How You Fall by Sarah Henning

It’s All in How You Fall by Sarah Henning

Gr. 7-10 Fifteen-year-old Caroline “Caro” Kepler is an award-winning gymnast whose promising career abruptly ends after her chronic back pain … More

Austen, crush, gymnast, sports
A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell

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 … More

diverse characters, gaslighting, magic, siblings

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. … More

The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee

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. … More

1700s, adventure, family, mental illness
When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord

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 … More

parents, Performing Arts, singing, Theatre

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