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‘To Be Honest’ Review: Body Positivity, Mother-Daughter Relationships, and High School Drama
Savannah’s life has slowly changed into one she doesn’t even recognize, one with her sister going off to college and her mother losing weight and …
Baby Teeth: The Next ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’
What if you woke up one morning and realized you gave birth to a monster? Zoje Stage questions the fundamentals of parenting and mother-daughter relationships …
The Brink of Darkness: A Dark, Thrilling Return to the Lowlands
Zoe and X are divided by two worlds: Earth and the Lowlands. Faced with even more intensity and life-altering events, The Brink of Darkness follows The …
The Cheerleaders: Evil Girls, Grisly Murders, and a Hunt for a Killer
“You can’t believe everything you hear… Girls are always whittling little weapons to stab each other with.” – Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders Monica’s life came to …
Leah on the Offbeat: A Fun, Hilarious Simon Sequel
In 2015, readers fell in love with Becky Albertalli’s Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, which explored and celebrated LGBTQ teens. And with the recently …
I Felt a Funeral In My Brain
Will Walton, author of Anything Could Happen, returns with his second YA novel, I Felt a Funeral In My Brain. While seemingly different from his previous release, …
We Are All That’s Left: A Moving, Powerful Look at Family and War
Two women, two very different lives. In We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos, the complications of familial relationships and the brutality of war …
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman: Three Important and Heartbreaking Teen Perspectives
Three teenagers, three very different stories. In Gayle Forman’s latest release, I Have Lost My Way, three teenagers navigate the complications of first love, the …