Grieshaber
- Sep 28, 2017
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
Moxie girls fight back! Inspired by her mother (a Riot Grrrl from the 90s), quiet, “good girl”, Viv, decides to take matters into her...
Grieshaber
- Sep 27, 2017
A List of Cages
So far, Adam Blake is winning the contest of My Favorite Male YA character of 2017. He is adorable, friendly to all, smiley, funny,...
O'Daniels
- Sep 27, 2017
City of Angels by Kristi Belcamino
Set in the summer of 1992, just a few short months before the Rodney King verdict and LA Riots, in the seedy underbelly of LA’s streets,...
Grieshaber
- Sep 26, 2017
The Wendy Project by Melissa Jane Osborne *art by Veronica Fish
When a book is as beautiful as this one, you’ve got to read it twice. I read it on Wednesday in a series of short bursts, being...
O'Daniels
- Sep 21, 2017
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) by Sarah J. Maas
Can I tell you a secret? I was thinking that Maas was crazy for dedicating an entire book to a character we didn’t even hear a peep from...
Grieshaber
- Sep 19, 2017
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
First of all, how cute is this cover?! I have two words for this book: TOTES ADORBS. From the beginning when we meet Dimple and her...
Grieshaber
- Sep 19, 2017
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Sigh. THIS BOOK. This beautiful, beautiful, little book. I absolutely adored it. My only complaint is that I wish I would have saved it...
Grieshaber
- Sep 13, 2017
Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis
I am a Mindy McGinnis fan. I’ve read two of her five books, A Madness So Discreet (a current Gateway nominee) and Female of the Species...
O'Daniels
- Sep 12, 2017
The Duke of Bannerman Prep by Katie A. Nelson
Goals and dreams get you places. Determination, grit, perseverance, intelligence, and sometimes a few bribes, shady deals with shady...
Grieshaber
- Sep 11, 2017
Vicarious by Paula Stokes
Look! There’s an arch on the cover! It’s not very often that our own STL gets to be the setting of a YA novel so it was a no brainer...
O'Daniels
- Sep 8, 2017
Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
This book was emotional and raw and unfortunately, doesn’t offer a new premise to YA readers. BUT you should still read this, preferably...
Grieshaber
- Sep 8, 2017
Bull by David Elliott
Impressive verse retelling of the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Author, David Elliott, writes the POVs of each of the seven...
Grieshaber
- Sep 7, 2017
And Then There Were Four by Nancy Werlin
The title of this book instantly appealed to me as it is obviously reminiscent of Agatha Christie’s classic, And Then There Were None. ...
O'Daniels
- Sep 6, 2017
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
Alex, Approximately is the perfect antidote to a heavy read. Summer-loving, resort beach town, adorable boys. Perfection. Bailey is...
Grieshaber
- Sep 5, 2017
Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
Ramona Blue, you guys. Wow. This book blew me away. Julie Murphy navigates her fully developed characters through many, many issues and...
