Maggie Stiefvater crafts a world of miracles in ALL THE CROOKED SAINTS! In Bicho Raro, Colorado, residents are either a giver or receiver of miracles, but the process is much more complicated than one might think. See, each miracle has two steps. The chosen Saint of the Soria family performs step one of the miracle […]
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Alexandra Bracken explores demons, curses, and growing up in THE DREADFUL TALE OF PROSPER REDDING! I really enjoyed reading Alexandra Bracken’s previous Young Adult novels, so I was excited when I heard about The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding. Since I don’t read a ton of Middle Grade anymore, I wasn’t sure what to expect, […]
Anna Banks weaves a sharp, twisty tale to finish her NEMESIS duology! After hiding in the neighboring kingdom of Theoria disguised as a servant of the young King Tarik, Princess Sepora of Serubel’s true identity has been discovered. She’s gone from a refugee and friend of the king to his fiancee. The arrangement isn’t exactly […]
Adriana Mather’s supernatural mystery, Haunting the Deep will keep you on the edge of your seat! Haunting the Deep is a follow-up book to Adriana Mather’s How to Hang a Witch. In Haunting the Deep, we venture back to Salem where Samantha Mather is still emotionally recovering from the horrors of the witch trials she […]
In THE INNOCENCE TREATMENT, Ari Goelman invites one to wonder if ignorance is bliss. Lauren was happy…and unaware. She couldn’t understand if someone was telling the truth or if she was being lied to. Humor was a challenge, as well, considering she took words at face-value. With the help of a medical treatment, Lauren’s brain […]
A legendary house of horror and madcap ghost hunting come together in Hope Cook’s HOUSE OF ASH! In 1894, Mila Kenton’s life is falling to glamourous ruins. Her cruel mother has had their addict father officially declared dead and is whisking Mila and her little sister, Wynn, to Canada, where she’ll marry the richest man […]
DISAPPEARED features a dark mystery and an immigration story rolled into one! Conspiracies, criminal enterprises, and immigrant stories collide in Francisco X. Stork’s Disappeared, which follows a brother and sister from Juarez, Mexico as they discover their city’s criminal underbelly. Sara Zapata’s best friend, Linda Fuentes, went missing four months ago. She’s one of the […]
WATER IN MAY is definitely one of my top YA contemporaries of the year, with a plotline that will tug at your heartstrings. Fifteen-year-old Mari Pujols is thrilled to be pregnant. Although she knows things won’t be easy for her and her unborn child, she is convinced that the baby will give her a reason […]
Emma Young brings issues of self and identity to the forefront in clever new ways in SHE, MYSELF, AND I! Rosa’s body is giving out. Sylvia is brain-dead. Doctors believe Rosa can have a shot…if her brain is transplanted into Sylvia’s body. It’s a risky and almost unheard of procedure, but if it works, Rosa […]