Johanna Ho has written an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel that will inspire all to speak truth to power.
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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
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), … More
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 … More
Lessons in Fusion by Primrose Madayag Knazan
Gr. 8-12 Sixteen-year-old Sarah (SAH-rah) Dayan-Abad of Winnipeg has her own cooking blog where she showcases her own fusion recipes … More
When Loose Ends Meet 