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Connecting the frayed ends of reading, writing, and living

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Category: Starred Review

Suck It In and Smile by Laurence Beaudoin-Masse

Suck It in and Smile by Laurence Beaudoin-Masse

A funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself.

influencer, popularity, self-esteem, stress
The Cartographers by Amy Zhang

The Cartographers by Amy Zhang

Struggling to balance the expectations of her immigrant mother with her own deep ambivalence about her place in the world, seventeen-year-old Ocean Sun takes her savings and goes off the grid.

anxiety, coming-of-age, frienship, New York City
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 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

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
Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera

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

creative writing, LGBTQ+, off-Broadway, second chance
Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn

Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn

Gr. 7-12 ***Starred Review*** Fifteen-year-old Amandla has always set her sights on leaving Sugar Town, a slum outside Durban, South … More

community, family secrets, girlfriends, South Africa
You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

You’d Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

Gr. 9-12 ***Starred Review*** Everyone in Mill Haven has secrets—even smart, rich Emory Ward, kid sister to the beautiful Maddie … More

community, homelessness, opioids, siblings
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