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.
Category: Appeared in Booklist/ALA
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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